Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
PruittHealth - Palmyra
1904 Palmyra Road, Albany, GA · (229) 883-0500
- Certified beds
- 250
- Residents per day
- 195
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- Pruitthealth
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- January 1, 1997
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How this home got 1 star
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
★★★★★no change
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
★★★★★1 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Georgia homes
PruittHealth - Palmyra carries 163.25 inspection points. That is fewer than 3% 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
34 health citations on record since 2022. 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.
Harm and immediate-jeopardy citations (4)
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K
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
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K
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
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K
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
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K
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Everything else, by area of care
Nutrition and Dietary9F
- E
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
- D
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
- F
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- E
Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times.
- D
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D
Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times.
- D
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Quality of Life and Care8D
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- D
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- D
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Resident Rights6E
- D
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
- E
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
- D
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- D
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- D
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- D
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation3D
- D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- D
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning2D
- 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 and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Pharmacy Service1D
- D
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Infection Control1E
- E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Inspection history
2025-11-24
8 health deficiencies · 2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Freedom from Abuse and Neglect and Exploitation (2 deficiencies)
2024-02-29
19 health deficiencies · 2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Nutrition and Dietary (6 deficiencies)
2022-04-08
7 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (4 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 41 min of nursing staff time a day, 23 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 41 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 52% of registered nurses left in the past year.
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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Fines and payment denials
$48,909 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-29 | Fine | $48,909 |
| 2025-05-29 | Payment Denial · 8 day denial | $0 |
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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 days1.2 pts worse | 3.3 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days0.3 pts better | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine0.3 pts better | 92.0% | 91.7% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine2.5 pts worse | 92.1% | 94.6% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury1.6 pts better | 1.6% | 3.2% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms1.4 pts worse | 13.1% | 11.7% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight4.4 pts worse | 9.8% | 5.4% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication5.7 pts better | 14.8% | 20.5% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication3.9 pts better | 15.9% | 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 worsened4.8 pts better | 8.9% | 13.7% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increasedAbout the same | 14.9% | 14.9% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.6 pts better | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection1.7 pts better | 0.7% | 2.4% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence7 pts worse | 22.4% | 15.4% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers3.2 pts worse | 8.6% | 5.4% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine16.5 pts better | 97.1% | 80.6% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit2.4 pts better | 8.9% | 11.3% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication1.6 pts worse | 4.0% | 2.4% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine17 pts better | 95.7% | 78.7% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission8.7 pts worse | 33.1% | 24.4% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
5 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
Show ownership list
| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
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| Burnett, Kenneth | W-2 Managing Employee · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Fallaw, Richard | W-2 Managing Employee · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Pruitt, Neil | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 91 facilities |
| Pruitt, Neil | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 91 facilities |
| Pruitt, Neil | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 91 facilities |
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Fire safety
4 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke2D
- D
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
- D
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Services1D
- D
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Egress1D
- D
Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.
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Other homes nearby
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Wynfield Park Health and Rehabilitation
Albany, GA · Ethica Health
★★★★★- Worst citation, 3 yrs
- D
- Nursing / resident / day
- 3 h 38 min
- Fines
- $0
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Lee County Health and Rehabilitation
Leesburg, GA · Ethica Health
★★★★★- Worst citation, 3 yrs
- J
- Nursing / resident / day
- 3 h 35 min
- Fines
- $16,800
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Dawson Health And Rehabilitation
Dawson, GA · Ethica Health
★★★★★- Worst citation, 3 yrs
- L
- Nursing / resident / day
- 3 h 22 min
- Fines
- $121,401