2 health deficiencies
Top issue: Freedom from Abuse and Neglect and Exploitation (1 deficiency)
1 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Services (1 deficiency)
Macon, GA
4-star overall rating with 4-star inspections with 2 recent health deficiencies with 1 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle
343 Plantation Way, Macon, GA
(478) 238-4000
Overall
4 / 5
CMS overall stars
Health inspections
4 / 5
Survey and complaint cycles
Staffing
3 / 5
RN + nurse staffing
Quality measures
2 / 5
Resident outcomes and process measures
Quick facts
Beds
66
Certified beds
Average residents
64
Average occupied residents
Ownership
Non-Profit
Publicly displayed owner type
Chain
Ethica Health
Operator or chain grouping
Approved since
2012-06-21
CMS approved date
Coverage
Medicare + Medicaid
Participation flags
Chain footprint
48 facilities
Chain averages 4 overall / 4 health / 3 staffing / 3 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
RN hours / resident day
0.57
Registered nurse staffing · state 0.49 · national 0.68
LPN hours / resident day
0.49
Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.93 · national 0.87
Aide hours / resident day
2.37
Nurse aide staffing · state 2.15 · national 2.35
Total nurse hours
3.42
All reported nurse hours · state 3.57 · national 3.89
Licensed hours
1.05
RN + LPN hours · state 1.42 · national 1.54
Weekend hours
3.10
Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.09 · national 3.43
Weekend RN hours
0.41
Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.33 · national 0.47
Physical therapist
0.08
Reported PT staffing · state 0.06 · national 0.07
Adjusted RN hours
0.62
CMS adjusted RN staffing hours
Adjusted total hours
3.74
CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours
Case-mix index
1.25
Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity
RN turnover
38%
Annual RN turnover · state 46% · national 45%
Total nurse turnover
46%
Annual nurse turnover · state 47% · national 46%
SNF VBP
Program rank
10,700
Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.
Performance score
19.44
Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.
Payment multiplier
0.9822
Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.
Program components
Readmission
0
Baseline 20.90% · Performance 21.57% · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0
Healthcare-associated infections
0
Baseline 7.52% · Performance 8.79% · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0
Total nurse turnover
5.21
Baseline 61.82% · Performance 42.37% · Measure score 5.21 · Achievement 5.21 · Improvement 4.76
Adjusted total nurse staffing
2.56
Baseline 3.36 hours · Performance 3.81 hours · Measure score 2.56 · Achievement 2.56 · Improvement 1.35
SNF QRP
| Measure | Facility | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potentially preventable 30-day readmission | 9.35% |
10.72%
1.4 pts better
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 190 · Observed rate 6.84% · Lower 95% interval 7.15% |
| Discharge to community | 55.38% |
50.57%
4.8 pts better
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 217 · Observed rate 50.69% · Lower 95% interval 48.82% |
| Medicare spending per beneficiary | 1.01 |
1.02
About the same
|
|
| Drug regimen review with follow-up | 94.12% |
95.27%
1.1 pts worse
|
Numerator 96 · Denominator 102 |
| Falls with major injury | 0.98% |
0.77%
0.2 pts worse
|
Numerator 1 · Denominator 102 |
| Discharge self-care score | 20% |
53.69%
33.7 pts worse
|
Numerator 14 · Denominator 70 |
| Discharge mobility score | 35.71% |
50.94%
15.2 pts worse
|
Numerator 25 · Denominator 70 |
| Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened | 7.84% |
2.29%
5.5 pts worse
|
Numerator 8 · Denominator 102 · Adjusted rate 7.25% |
| Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization | 8.79% |
7.12%
1.7 pts worse
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 112 · Observed rate 9.82% · Lower 95% interval 5.91% |
| Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage | 0% |
8.2%
8.2 pts worse
|
Numerator 0 · Denominator 107 |
| Staff flu vaccination coverage | 45.61% |
42%
3.6 pts better
|
Numerator 52 · Denominator 114 |
| Discharge function score | 27.14% |
56.45%
29.3 pts worse
|
Numerator 19 · Denominator 70 |
| Transfer of health information to provider | 86.05% |
95.95%
9.9 pts worse
|
Numerator 37 · Denominator 43 |
| Transfer of health information to patient | 100% |
96.28%
3.7 pts better
|
Numerator 35 · Denominator 35 |
| Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date | 8% |
25.2%
17.2 pts worse
|
Numerator 4 · Denominator 50 |
Quality measures
| Measure | Facility | State | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days | 2.0 |
2.2
0.2 pts better
|
1.9
0.1 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 2.0 · Observed 2.1 · Expected 2.0 · Used in QM five-star |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days | 1.0 |
2.0
1 pts better
|
1.8
0.8 pts better
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.0 · Observed 0.9 · Expected 1.6 · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 96.2% |
91.2%
5 pts better
|
93.4%
2.8 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 100.0% · Q2 96.1% · Q3 96.2% · Q4 92.9% · 4Q avg 96.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 93.1% |
95.0%
1.9 pts worse
|
95.5%
2.4 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 93.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | 2.8% |
3.2%
0.4 pts better
|
3.3%
0.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 5.9% · Q3 1.9% · Q4 3.6% · 4Q avg 2.8% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | 1.5% |
9.6%
8.1 pts better
|
11.4%
9.9 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 3.8% · Q4 1.9% · 4Q avg 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | 6.1% |
5.9%
0.2 pts worse
|
5.4%
0.7 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 4.5% · Q2 11.6% · Q3 6.5% · Q4 2.1% · 4Q avg 6.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | 23.9% |
20.7%
3.2 pts worse
|
19.6%
4.3 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 30.4% · Q2 22.7% · Q3 21.7% · Q4 20.8% · 4Q avg 23.9% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | 12.9% |
21.4%
8.5 pts better
|
16.7%
3.8 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 14.3% · Q2 11.4% · Q3 14.3% · Q4 11.6% · 4Q avg 12.9% · 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 | 26.1% |
17.9%
8.2 pts worse
|
16.3%
9.8 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · 4Q avg 26.1% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | 26.3% |
16.2%
10.1 pts worse
|
14.9%
11.4 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 18.2% · Q2 25.6% · Q3 20.5% · Q4 39.6% · 4Q avg 26.3% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | 0.9% |
1.1%
0.2 pts better
|
1.0%
0.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 1.6% · 4Q avg 0.9% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | 2.4% |
2.5%
0.1 pts better
|
1.7%
0.7 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 3.8% · Q4 5.4% · 4Q avg 2.4% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | 20.0% |
16.1%
3.9 pts worse
|
19.8%
0.2 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 18.1% · Q2 28.3% · Q3 12.0% · Q4 21.7% · 4Q avg 20.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | 2.8% |
6.2%
3.4 pts better
|
5.1%
2.3 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 5.2% · Q2 1.6% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 4.2% · 4Q avg 2.8% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 90.8% |
80.4%
10.4 pts better
|
81.7%
9.1 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 92.9% · Q2 93.9% · Q3 84.7% · Q4 91.1% · 4Q avg 90.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit | 11.2% |
12.2%
1 pts better
|
12.0%
0.8 pts better
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 11.2% · Observed 10.2% · Expected 10.1% · 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 | 97.0% |
78.2%
18.8 pts better
|
79.7%
17.3 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 97.0% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission | 31.7% |
24.2%
7.5 pts worse
|
23.9%
7.8 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 31.7% · Observed 28.8% · Expected 21.6% · Used in QM five-star |
Survey summary
Top issue: Freedom from Abuse and Neglect and Exploitation (1 deficiency)
1 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Services (1 deficiency)
No concentrated health issue counts in this cycle.
2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (2 deficiencies)
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (1 deficiency)
1 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (1 deficiency)
Fire safety
Fire Safety
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Corrected 2025-12-09
Fire Safety
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2024-10-14
Fire Safety
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2024-10-14
Fire Safety
Have properly sized and located compartments to protect residents from smoke.
Corrected 2023-07-31
Inspection history
Health
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2025-12-11
Health
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Corrected 2025-12-11
Health
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2023-07-31
Health
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2023-07-31
Penalties and ownership
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization
Operational/Managerial Control · Organization
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
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