Cycle 1
Health 2025-04-25 · Fire 2025-04-25
4 health deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (2 deficiencies)
5 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (2 deficiencies)
Sylvester, GA
Pruitthealth - Sylvester
4-star overall rating with 4-star inspections with 4 recent health deficiencies with 5 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle
104 Monk Street, Sylvester, GA
(229) 776-5541
Overall
4 / 5
CMS overall stars
Health inspections
4 / 5
Survey and complaint cycles
Staffing
4 / 5
RN + nurse staffing
Quality measures
4 / 5
Resident outcomes and process measures
Quick facts
Facility snapshot
Beds
117
Certified beds
Average residents
105
Average occupied residents
Ownership
For-Profit
Publicly displayed owner type
Chain
Pruitthealth
Operator or chain grouping
Approved since
1997-01-01
CMS approved date
Coverage
Medicare + Medicaid
Participation flags
Chain footprint
95 facilities
Chain averages 3 overall / 3 health / 2 staffing / 4 quality stars
Changed ownership
No
Within the last 12 months
Family council
Yes
Resident and family council reported
Sprinklers
Yes
Automatic sprinklers in all required areas
Staffing
Hours and turnover
RN hours / resident day
0.68
Registered nurse staffing · state 0.49 · national 0.68
LPN hours / resident day
0.84
Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.93 · national 0.87
Aide hours / resident day
2.03
Nurse aide staffing · state 2.15 · national 2.35
Total nurse hours
3.55
All reported nurse hours · state 3.57 · national 3.89
Licensed hours
1.52
RN + LPN hours · state 1.42 · national 1.54
Weekend hours
2.98
Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.09 · national 3.43
Weekend RN hours
0.43
Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.33 · national 0.47
Physical therapist
0.02
Reported PT staffing · state 0.06 · national 0.07
Adjusted RN hours
0.73
CMS adjusted RN staffing hours
Adjusted total hours
3.80
CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours
Case-mix index
1.28
Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity
RN turnover
0%
Annual RN turnover
Total nurse turnover
29%
Annual nurse turnover · state 47% · national 46%
SNF VBP
Value-based purchasing
Program rank
1,922
Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.
Performance score
53
Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.
Payment multiplier
1.0076
Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.
Program components
How the VBP score is built
Readmission
Not reported
This facility did not meet this measure's case minimum policy requirement and therefore no measure data is publicly reported.
Healthcare-associated infections
Not reported
This facility did not meet this measure's case minimum policy requirement and therefore no measure data is publicly reported.
Total nurse turnover
8.30
Baseline 54.93% · Performance 29.76% · Measure score 8.30 · Achievement 8.30 · Improvement 7.87
Adjusted total nurse staffing
2.30
Baseline 3.64 hours · Performance 3.73 hours · Measure score 2.30 · Achievement 2.30 · Improvement 0
SNF QRP
Medicare quality reporting measures
| Measure | Facility | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potentially preventable 30-day readmission | 11.28% |
10.72%
0.6 pts worse
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 49 · Observed rate 12.24% · Lower 95% interval 7.7% |
| Discharge to community | 44.07% |
50.57%
6.5 pts worse
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 43 · Observed rate 34.88% · Lower 95% interval 29.21% |
| Medicare spending per beneficiary | 1.08 |
1.02
0.1 pts worse
|
|
| Drug regimen review with follow-up | 96.88% |
95.27%
1.6 pts better
|
Numerator 31 · Denominator 32 |
| Falls with major injury | 0% |
0.77%
0.8 pts better
|
Numerator 0 · Denominator 32 |
| Discharge self-care score | 54.17% |
53.69%
0.5 pts better
|
Numerator 13 · Denominator 24 |
| Discharge mobility score | 33.33% |
50.94%
17.6 pts worse
|
Numerator 8 · Denominator 24 |
| Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened | 3.13% |
2.29%
0.8 pts worse
|
Numerator 1 · Denominator 32 · Adjusted rate 2.65% |
| Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization | Not Available |
7.12%
|
Not Available · Eligible stays 24 · Observed rate Not Available · Lower 95% interval Not Available · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage | 0.87% |
8.2%
7.3 pts worse
|
Numerator 1 · Denominator 115 |
| Staff flu vaccination coverage | Not Available |
42%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator Not Available · No data were submitted for this measure. |
| Discharge function score | 50% |
56.45%
6.5 pts worse
|
Numerator 12 · Denominator 24 |
| Transfer of health information to provider | Not Available |
95.95%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 4 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Transfer of health information to patient | 90.48% |
96.28%
5.8 pts worse
|
Numerator 19 · Denominator 21 |
| Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date | Not Available |
25.2%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 19 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
Quality measures
Resident outcomes and process scores
| Measure | Facility | State | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 98.4% |
91.2%
7.2 pts better
|
93.4%
5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 98.9% · Q2 96.8% · Q3 99.0% · Q4 99.0% · 4Q avg 98.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 98.0% |
95.0%
3 pts better
|
95.5%
2.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 98.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | 3.6% |
3.2%
0.4 pts worse
|
3.3%
0.3 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 4.3% · Q2 3.2% · Q3 4.0% · Q4 3.1% · 4Q avg 3.6% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | 0.3% |
9.6%
9.3 pts better
|
11.4%
11.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 1.1% · 4Q avg 0.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | 2.4% |
5.9%
3.5 pts better
|
5.4%
3 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.4% · Q2 2.4% · Q3 1.1% · Q4 3.7% · 4Q avg 2.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | 24.6% |
20.7%
3.9 pts worse
|
19.6%
5 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 24.7% · Q2 22.6% · Q3 25.3% · Q4 25.9% · 4Q avg 24.6% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | 3.4% |
21.4%
18 pts better
|
16.7%
13.3 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 3.0% · Q2 4.4% · Q3 3.0% · Q4 3.1% · 4Q avg 3.4% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained | 0.0% |
0.1%
0.1 pts better
|
0.1%
0.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened | 5.2% |
17.9%
12.7 pts better
|
16.3%
11.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 7.7% · Q2 7.0% · Q3 2.6% · Q4 4.5% · 4Q avg 5.2% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | 4.3% |
16.2%
11.9 pts better
|
14.9%
10.6 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 10.7% · Q2 5.3% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 1.3% · 4Q avg 4.3% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | 0.7% |
1.1%
0.4 pts better
|
1.0%
0.3 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.9% · Q2 0.7% · Q3 0.6% · Q4 0.6% · 4Q avg 0.7% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | 1.0% |
2.5%
1.5 pts better
|
1.7%
0.7 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.1% · Q2 1.1% · Q3 1.0% · Q4 1.0% · 4Q avg 1.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | 12.9% |
16.1%
3.2 pts better
|
19.8%
6.9 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 11.7% · Q2 12.5% · Q3 12.6% · Q4 15.0% · 4Q avg 12.9% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | 6.5% |
6.2%
0.3 pts worse
|
5.1%
1.4 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 7.0% · Q2 6.8% · Q3 5.6% · Q4 6.8% · 4Q avg 6.5% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 94.6% |
80.4%
14.2 pts better
|
81.7%
12.9 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 92.9% · Q2 94.4% · Q3 94.4% · Q4 97.0% · 4Q avg 94.6% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit | 20.1% |
12.2%
7.9 pts worse
|
12.0%
8.1 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 20.1% · Observed 19.4% · Expected 10.8% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | 0.0% |
2.2%
2.2 pts better
|
1.6%
1.6 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 90.0% |
78.2%
11.8 pts better
|
79.7%
10.3 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 90.0% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission | 27.1% |
24.2%
2.9 pts worse
|
23.9%
3.2 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 27.1% · Observed 25.8% · Expected 22.7% · Used in QM five-star |
Survey summary
Recent inspection cycles
Cycle 2
Health 2022-12-04 · Fire 2022-12-04
0 health deficiencies
No concentrated health issue counts in this cycle.
0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.
Cycle 3
Health 2021-06-04 · Fire 2021-06-04
0 health deficiencies
No concentrated health issue counts in this cycle.
0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.
Fire safety
Fire-safety citations
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-04-25
E37 · Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Establish staff and initial training requirements.
Corrected 2025-06-09
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-04-25
K353 · Smoke Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2025-06-09
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-04-25
K232 · Egress Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Have corridors or aisles that are unobstructed and are at least 8 feet in width.
Corrected 2025-06-09
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-04-25
K331 · Smoke Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Construct fire resistant interior walls.
Corrected 2025-06-09
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-04-25
K511 · Services Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Corrected 2025-06-09
Inspection history
Recent health citations
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-04-25
F558 · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Health
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Corrected 2025-06-09
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-04-25
F677 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2025-06-09
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-04-25
F693 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Corrected 2025-06-09
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-04-25
F880 · Infection Control Deficiencies
Health
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-06-09
Penalties and ownership
What sits behind the stars
Ownership
United Health Services Of Georgia, Inc.
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization
Brown, George
W-2 Managing Employee · Individual
Compton, Julia
W-2 Managing Employee · Individual
J Paige Pruitt Trust
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization
Lisa P Hamby Trust
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization
Neil L Pruitt Jr Trust
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization
Pollock, Gerardo
W-2 Managing Employee · Individual
Pruitthealth Inc
Operational/Managerial Control · Organization
Uhs- Pruitt Holdings Inc
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization
United Health Services Inc
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization
Watson, Cynthia
W-2 Managing Employee · Individual
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