Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
High Shoals Health and Rehabilitation
3450 New High Shoals Rd, Bishop, GA 30621 · Map
Non profit - Other · Part of Ethica Health (48 facilities) · 100 certified beds
High Shoals Health and Rehabilitation is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Bishop, Georgia. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.04 hours per resident per day, below the Georgia average of 3.57. Its most recent inspection on Mar 27, 2025 cited 2 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How High Shoals 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) | 3.04 | 3.57 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.48 | 0.49 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.15 | 2.15 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 29.7% | 46.5% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 2.0 | 6.1 | 9.5 | below 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.
What inspectors found at High Shoals 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
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 27, 2025 · 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 · Nov 16, 2023 · 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 · Nov 16, 2023 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide behavior health training consistent with the requirements and as determined by a facility assessment.
Administration Deficiencies · Nov 16, 2023 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 10 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 16, 2023 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Nov 16, 2023 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Nov 16, 2023 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Nov 13, 2022 - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Nov 13, 2022
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
- 3450 New High Shoals Rd
Bishop, GA 30621 - CMS certification #
- 115279
- Ownership
- Non profit - Other
- Certified beds
- 100
- Avg residents/day
- 85.9
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1981-04-06
- Chain
- Ethica Health (48 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Ethica Health
Ethica Health operates 48 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Ethica Health facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2021, no violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Jul 30, 2021: programmed (planned) inspection, partial (health). Case closed Feb 17, 2022. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as High Shoals Health & Rehabilitation.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- St Mary'S Hospital, Athens. 8.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 1 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- University Nursing & Rehab CTR, Athens. 7.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Guardian Home Care Of Central Georgia, Watkinsville. 6.0 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Pharmacy. 2.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 30621 as metropolitan (metropolitan high commuting).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Athens West Dialysis, Watkinsville, 5.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Davita Athens East Dialysis, Athens, 8.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Dialysis Center Of Athens, Athens, 9.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 17 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 30621.
Bristol Hospice- East Georgia, office in Watkinsville, 3.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Compassus-Athens, office in Athens, 5.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Pruitthealth Hospice-Athens, office in Watkinsville, 5.7 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Legacy Healthcare Services Inc, Winder. 19.3 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 low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave relatively low, 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 | See above |
| 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 High Shoals Health and Rehabilitation a good nursing home?
CMS gives High Shoals Health and Rehabilitation an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is High Shoals Health and Rehabilitation staffed?
High Shoals Health and Rehabilitation reports 3.04 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Georgia average of 3.57.
Has High Shoals Health and Rehabilitation had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 2 deficiencies.
How many beds does High Shoals Health and Rehabilitation have?
High Shoals Health and Rehabilitation is certified for 100 beds.