Nursing home
Pinewood Health and Rehabilitation
433 North Mcgriff Street, Whigham, GA 39897 · Map
For profit - Individual · 142 certified beds
Pinewood Health and Rehabilitation is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Whigham, Georgia. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 2.63 hours per resident per day, below the Georgia average of 3.57. Its most recent inspection on Feb 19, 2025 cited 16 deficiencies. Note: it is a CMS Special Focus Facility under enhanced oversight.
- Special Focus Facility candidateCMS lists this facility as a candidate for enhanced oversight.
- 2 fines totaling $210,094In 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 Pinewood 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) | 2.63 | 3.57 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.56 | 0.49 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.56 | 2.15 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 38.6% | 46.5% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 16.0 | 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: 2 fines totaling $210,094, 2 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Pinewood 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.
- Immediate jeopardy
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Administration Deficiencies · Mar 10, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 10, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
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 · Mar 10, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Mar 10, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Administration Deficiencies · Aug 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Immediate jeopardy
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Aug 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
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 20, 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 · Aug 20, 2025 · 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 · Feb 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide a neutral and fair arbitration process and agree to arbitrator and venue.
Administration Deficiencies · Feb 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
- 433 North Mcgriff Street
Whigham, GA 39897 - CMS certification #
- 115607
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual
- Certified beds
- 142
- Avg residents/day
- 61.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1996-10-01
- Setting
- Rural
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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
- Archbold Memorial Hospital, Thomasville. 21.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Archbold Living Cairo, Cairo. 7.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Centerwell Home Health, Bainbridge. 14.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Midtown Drugs. 15.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 39897 as micropolitan (micropolitan low commuting).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Flint River Dialysis, Bainbridge, 13.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Rcg Bainbridge, Bainbridge, 14.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 6 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 39897.
Gentiva, office in Bainbridge, 14.8 miles away, straight line
Hospice Of Southwest Georgia, office in Thomasville, 19.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Andrew Scanameo, MD, Tallahassee. 29.5 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 high, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively low, earthquake very 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Pinewood Health and Rehabilitation a good nursing home?
CMS gives Pinewood Health and Rehabilitation an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Pinewood Health and Rehabilitation staffed?
Pinewood Health and Rehabilitation reports 2.63 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Georgia average of 3.57.
Has Pinewood Health and Rehabilitation had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 16 deficiencies. This facility is on CMS's Special Focus list for enhanced oversight.
How many beds does Pinewood Health and Rehabilitation have?
Pinewood Health and Rehabilitation is certified for 142 beds.