Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Pruitthealth - Blue Ridge
99 Ouida Street, Blue Ridge, GA · (706) 632-2271
- Certified beds
- 101
- Residents per day
- 85
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- Pruitthealth
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- July 5, 1989
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How this home got 5 stars
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in Georgia.
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Staffing
★★★★★no change
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★+1 star
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★5 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Georgia homes
Pruitthealth - Blue Ridge carries 20 inspection points. That is fewer than 73% of Georgia's 354 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in Georgia: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–11 pts
- 4★ 11–24 pts
- 3★ 24–39 pts
- 2★ 39–67 pts
- 1★ over 67 pts
Bars show every rated home in Georgia by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
22 health citations on record since 2023. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
No citation on record at the harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Everything else, by area of care
Quality of Life and Care6D
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- D
Ensure the activities program is directed by a qualified professional.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- D
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Resident Rights5E
- E
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- E
Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
- D
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- D
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
- D
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning5D
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- D
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- D
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Nutrition and Dietary3F
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- E
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Infection Control2D
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Environmental1F
- F
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Inspection history
2025-07-31
1 health deficiencies · 3 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (1 deficiency)
2024-03-07
11 health deficiencies · 3 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (3 deficiencies)
2023-02-09
10 health deficiencies · 2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Rights (3 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 34 min of nursing staff time a day, 43 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 34 min
Georgia average
3 h 36 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 42% of nursing staff and 17% of registered nurses left in the past year, along with 2 administrators.
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days1 pts better | 1.1 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident daysAbout the same | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine8.3 pts better | 100.0% | 91.7% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine4.2 pts better | 98.8% | 94.6% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury0.7 pts worse | 3.9% | 3.2% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms11.7 pts better | 0.0% | 11.7% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight3.4 pts worse | 8.8% | 5.4% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication6.6 pts worse | 27.1% | 20.5% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication4.2 pts better | 15.6% | 19.8% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained0.1 pts better | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened4.3 pts better | 9.4% | 13.7% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased7.3 pts better | 7.6% | 14.9% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.8 pts better | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection0.7 pts better | 1.7% | 2.4% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence0.2 pts better | 15.2% | 15.4% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers2.7 pts better | 2.7% | 5.4% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine17.4 pts better | 98.0% | 80.6% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit1.7 pts better | 9.6% | 11.3% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.6 pts better | 1.8% | 2.4% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine15.1 pts better | 93.8% | 78.7% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission5 pts better | 19.4% | 24.4% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
20 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
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| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| J Paige Pruitt Trust | Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 28 facilities |
| Lisa P Hamby Trust | Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 28 facilities |
| Lisa P Hamby Trust | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 28 facilities |
| Mohan, Amar | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 3 facilities |
| Mohan, Amar | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 3 facilities |
| Negron, Natasha | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Negron, Natasha | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Neil L Pruitt Jr Trust | Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 29 facilities |
| Neil L Pruitt Jr Trust | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 29 facilities |
| Nwp 2020 Child Tr Fbo Lisa P Hamby | Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 11 facilities |
| Nwp 2020 Child Tr Fbo Neil L Pruitt Jr | Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 27 facilities |
| Pruitt Family Trust | Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 7 facilities |
| Pruitt Family Trust | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 7 facilities |
| Pruitt, Neil | Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 0% | 91 facilities |
| Pruitt, Neil | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 91 facilities |
| Pruitt, Neil | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 91 facilities |
| Pruitthealth Consulting Services Inc | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 29 facilities |
| Small, Philip | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 27 facilities |
| Uhs-Pruitt Holdings, Inc. | Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 10 facilities |
| United Health Services Of Georgia, Inc. | Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 18 facilities |
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Fire safety
8 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke4F
- D
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- D
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- F
Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.
- E
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Emergency Preparedness2D
- D
Establish staff and initial training requirements.
- D
Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).
Services1D
- D
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems1D
- D
Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.
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