Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
River Brook Healthcare Center
390 Sweat Street, Homerville, GA · (912) 487-5328
- Certified beds
- 92
- Residents per day
- 64
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- Beacon Health Management
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- May 1, 1996
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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 (already 1)
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 (already 1)
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
River Brook Healthcare Center carries 89 inspection points. That is fewer than 11% 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
19 health citations on record since 2024. 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 (2)
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G
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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G
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Everything else, by area of care
Resident Rights4D
- D
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
- D
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
- D
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
- 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.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning3D
- 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.
- D
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Pharmacy Service2F
- F
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.
- E
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Environmental2F
- F
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- D
Provide bedrooms that don't allow residents to see each other when privacy is needed.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation2D
- D
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
- D
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Infection Control2F
- F
Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
- E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Administration1F
- F
Provide a neutral and fair arbitration process and agree to arbitrator and venue.
Quality of Life and Care1D
- D
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
Inspection history
2025-09-28
10 health deficiencies · 5 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Rights (3 deficiencies)
2024-02-29
7 health deficiencies · 3 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (2 deficiencies)
2022-10-06
2 health deficiencies · 4 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Infection Control (2 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 2 h 56 min of nursing staff time a day, 24 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
2 h 56 min
Georgia average
3 h 36 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 46% of nursing staff and 70% of registered nurses left in the past year, along with 1 administrator.
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
$16,720 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-28 | Fine | $8,360 |
| 2025-09-28 | Fine | $8,360 |
| 2025-09-28 | Payment Denial · 13 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 days0.3 pts better | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days1.5 pts worse | 3.3 | 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 pts better | 98.6% | 94.6% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury0.8 pts worse | 4.0% | 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 weight4.2 pts worse | 9.6% | 5.4% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication1.3 pts worse | 21.8% | 20.5% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication14.8 pts worse | 34.6% | 19.8% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained1.3 pts worse | 1.4% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened1 pts better | 12.7% | 13.7% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased7.3 pts worse | 22.2% | 14.9% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.1 pts worse | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection4.5 pts worse | 6.9% | 2.4% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence12.1 pts worse | 27.5% | 15.4% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers1.3 pts worse | 6.7% | 5.4% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine1.5 pts better | 82.1% | 80.6% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit7.9 pts worse | 19.2% | 11.3% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission8.2 pts worse | 32.6% | 24.4% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pww Healthcare, LLC | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 100% | 9 facilities |
| Rwc Healthcare LLC | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 100% | 4 facilities |
| Beacon Health Management LLC | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 10 facilities |
| Fennell, Leslie | W-2 Managing Employee · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Wertheim, Bruce | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 11 facilities |
| Wertheim, Bruce | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 11 facilities |
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Fire safety
12 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke5D
- D
Construct fire resistant interior walls.
- D
Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.
- D
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- D
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- D
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Egress4E
- D
Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.
- D
Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.
- E
Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.
- D
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
Services2D
- D
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
- D
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Emergency Preparedness1D
- D
Conduct risk assessment and an All-Hazards approach.
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