Nursing homes in Walker County
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3 nursing homes in Walker County, Georgia.
From CMS’s monthly release of Oct 28, 2026. The record lists 356 nursing homes in Georgia.
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What the words on these cards mean7
- Star ratings
- CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Scope and severity (A to L)
- CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7).
- Nurse staffing hours
- The hours registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurse aides worked, per resident per day, from the payroll records each home sends CMS. Source: CMS, Payroll-Based Journal.
- Fines and payment denials
- A fine (civil money penalty) is money CMS makes a nursing home pay when it falls short of federal rules. A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stop paying for new admissions until the home meets the rules again. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.430 and 488.417.
- Not published
- The source has no such field for this place. It isn’t a zero, and it isn’t a clean record. Source: How this site reads each source.
The list
- Nursing home Nhc Healthcare Rossville Rossville, Georgia 30741 2of 5CMS’s overall rating0health citations at the latest inspection cycle3.10nurse hours per resident per day Overall2 of 5Inspections1 of 5Staffing3 of 5Citations0Fines, 3 years1 10 citations in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Mar 2024. Most serious: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (K).
- Nursing home Pruitthealth - Lafayette Lafayette, Georgia 30728 4of 5CMS’s overall rating0health citations at the latest inspection cycle3.26nurse hours per resident per day Overall4 of 5Inspections4 of 5Staffing3 of 5Citations0Fines, 3 years1 8 citations in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Mar 2025. Most serious: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm (D).
- Nursing home Pruitthealth - Shepherd Hills Lafayette, Georgia 30728 3of 5CMS’s overall rating4health citations at the latest inspection cycle3.14nurse hours per resident per day Overall3 of 5Inspections3 of 5Staffing2 of 5Citations4Fines, 3 years0 12 citations in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2026. Most serious: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm (D).
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CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
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