Nursing home
Altamaha Healthcare Center
1311 West Cherry Street, Jesup, GA 31545 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Beacon Health Management (17 facilities) · 62 certified beds
Altamaha Healthcare Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Jesup, Georgia. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 2.95 hours per resident per day, below the Georgia average of 3.57. Its most recent inspection on Jul 31, 2024 cited 13 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $4,017In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Altamaha Healthcare Center compares
This facility vs. the Georgia and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Georgia avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.95 | 3.57 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.14 | 0.49 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.69 | 2.15 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 51.0% | 46.5% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 13.0 | 6.1 | 9.5 | above avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $4,017, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Altamaha Healthcare Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Actual harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jul 31, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jul 31, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jul 31, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jul 31, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jul 31, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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 Rights Deficiencies · Jul 31, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jul 31, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jul 31, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jul 31, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 31, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jul 31, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 1311 West Cherry Street
Jesup, GA 31545 - CMS certification #
- 115577
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 62
- Avg residents/day
- 52.0
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1994-09-01
- Chain
- Beacon Health Management (17 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Beacon Health Management
Beacon Health Management operates 17 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Beacon Health Management facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Altamaha Healthcare Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day
- Emergency In hurricane evacuation Zone B
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Altamaha Healthcare Center says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Wayne Memorial Hospital, Jesup. 1.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Harborview Health Systems Jesup, Jesup. 0.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Community Home Care, Jesup. 1.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walmart Pharmacy. 1.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 31545 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Jesup Dialysis, Jesup, 6.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Jesup Home Kidney Care, Jesup, 6.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 13 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 31545.
Hospice Of South Georgia, Inc., office in Jesup, 1.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Georgia Hospice Care, office in Jesup, 1.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Your Family Hospice, LLC, office in Hinesville, 23.4 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Sjc Medical Group Inc, Pooler. 50.4 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Hurricane evacuation zone
- Zone B on the Georgia hurricane evacuation zones. (Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency, map updated Aug 21, 2023)
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: hurricane very high, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake relatively moderate. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | See above | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here relatively low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Altamaha Healthcare Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Altamaha Healthcare Center an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Altamaha Healthcare Center staffed?
Altamaha Healthcare Center reports 2.95 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Georgia average of 3.57.
Has Altamaha Healthcare Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 13 deficiencies.
How many beds does Altamaha Healthcare Center have?
Altamaha Healthcare Center is certified for 62 beds.