Nursing home
Oaks Health Center at the Marshes of Skidaway Island
95 Skidaway Island Park Road, Savannah, GA 31411 · Map
Non profit - Other · 23 certified beds
Oaks Health Center at the Marshes of Skidaway Island is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Savannah, Georgia. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Its most recent inspection on Jan 19, 2025 cited 5 deficiencies.
- 2 fines totaling $8,788In CMS records: 2 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Oaks Health Center at the Marshes of Skidaway Island 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) | — | 3.57 | 3.89 | — |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | — | 0.49 | 0.68 | — |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | — | 2.15 | 2.34 | — |
| Nursing staff turnover | 36.4% | 46.5% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 5.0 | 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.
- Every deficiency from the January 19, 2025 inspection was corrected by February 13, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 2 fines totaling $8,788, 2 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Oaks Health Center at the Marshes of Skidaway Island
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 · Jan 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual 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 · Jan 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 19, 2025 · 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
- 95 Skidaway Island Park Road
Savannah, GA 31411 - CMS certification #
- 115715
- Ownership
- Non profit - Other
- Certified beds
- 23
- Avg residents/day
- 12.9
- Provider type
- Medicare
- First certified
- 2006-06-28
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Oaks Health Center at the Marshes of Skidaway Island using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Transportation, pets allowed
- Emergency In hurricane evacuation Zone A
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Oaks Health Center at the Marshes of Skidaway Island says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Provides transportation.
Scheduled transportation to nearby shopping, medical appointments and other destinations
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Pets allowed.
Pets are permitted in all residences
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: two-bedroom, cottage or villa.
Townhomes feature one or two bedrooms and full kitchens, along with a spacious attached garage.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Entrance fee: charged.
90 days of nursing care in The Oaks Health Center included in your entrance fee
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- St Joseph'S Hospital - Savannah, Savannah. 6.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Riverview Health & Rehab CTR, Savannah. 4.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- St Joseph'S/Candler Home Healthcare, Inc, Savannah. 5.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Village Walk Pharmacy. 0.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 31411 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Abercorn Dialysis, Savannah, 6.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Derenne Dialysis, Savannah, 7.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Bma Of Coastal Dialysis, Savannah, 7.3 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 13 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 31411.
Spanish Oaks Hospice, Inc, office in Savannah, 4.3 miles away, straight line
Hospice Savannah, office in Savannah, 4.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Compassus-Savannah, office in Savannah, 5.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Sjc Medical Group Inc, Pooler. 16.1 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 A on the Georgia hurricane evacuation zones. (Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency, map updated Aug 21, 2023)
- Flood zone
- Zone X: 0.2% annual chance (500-year) flood area (moderate risk). (FEMA flood map)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In Skidaway Island, GA, risk to homes is greater than 98% of communities in Georgia and 89% of communities nationwide. USDA rates the whole town or city, not this address. (USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities, April 2026)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: hurricane very high, inland flooding relatively moderate, coastal flooding relatively high, wildfire relatively moderate, tornado relatively low, 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 | See above | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | See above |
| 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 Oaks Health Center at the Marshes of Skidaway Island a good nursing home?
CMS gives Oaks Health Center at the Marshes of Skidaway Island an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
Has Oaks Health Center at the Marshes of Skidaway Island had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 5 deficiencies.
How many beds does Oaks Health Center at the Marshes of Skidaway Island have?
Oaks Health Center at the Marshes of Skidaway Island is certified for 23 beds.