Nursing home
Eatonton Health and Rehabilitation
125 Sparta Highway 16 East, Eatonton, GA 31024 · Map
Non profit - Other · Part of Ethica Health (48 facilities) · 104 certified beds
Eatonton Health and Rehabilitation is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Eatonton, Georgia. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 2.93 hours per resident per day, below the Georgia average of 3.57. Its most recent inspection on Jun 26, 2025 cited 8 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Eatonton Health and Rehabilitation 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) | 2.93 | 3.57 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.33 | 0.49 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.97 | 2.15 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 36.7% | 46.5% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 8.0 | 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.
- Every deficiency from the June 26, 2025 inspection was corrected by July 21, 2025
What inspectors found at Eatonton Health and Rehabilitation
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
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.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jun 26, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 26, 2025 · 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 · Jun 26, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 26, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 26, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jun 26, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jun 26, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jun 26, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 28, 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 · Jan 28, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 28, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 28, 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
- 125 Sparta Highway 16 East
Eatonton, GA 31024 - CMS certification #
- 115595
- Ownership
- Non profit - Other
- Certified beds
- 104
- Avg residents/day
- 75.0
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1996-02-01
- Chain
- Ethica Health (48 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Ethica Health
Ethica Health operates 48 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Ethica Health facilities →
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Putnam General Hospital, Eatonton. 1.4 miles away, straight line. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Atrium Health Navicent Baldwin, Milledgeville. 17.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- St. Mary'S Home Health Care Services, Watkinsville. 31.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 2.8 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 31024 as rural (rural area).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Renviva Dialysis Center Of North Georgia, Eatonton, 2.5 miles away, straight line
Putnam Dialysis LLC, Eatonton, 2.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Eatonton Kidney Center, Eatonton, 2.6 miles away, straight line - Hospice
- 31 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 31024.
Peaceful Purpose Hospice Of Georgia, LLC, office in Eatonton, 2.5 miles away, straight line
Primecare Hospice & Palliative, Inc, office in Milledgeville, 19.7 miles away, straight line
Affinis Hospice, LLC, office in Gray, 24.1 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Matrix Rehabilitation-Georgia Inc, Mcdonough. 48.0 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.
- 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 moderate. By hazard: hurricane relatively moderate, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake relatively low. 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 | Not in a mapped zone | |
| 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 | No plain statements of services found |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Eatonton Health and Rehabilitation a good nursing home?
CMS gives Eatonton Health and Rehabilitation an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Eatonton Health and Rehabilitation staffed?
Eatonton Health and Rehabilitation reports 2.93 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Georgia average of 3.57.
Has Eatonton Health and Rehabilitation had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 8 deficiencies.
How many beds does Eatonton Health and Rehabilitation have?
Eatonton Health and Rehabilitation is certified for 104 beds.