Nursing home
Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia
2002 Tift Avenue North, Tifton, GA 31794 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Crossroads Medical Management (6 facilities) · 178 certified beds
Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Tifton, Georgia. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.61 hours per resident per day, above the Georgia average of 3.57. Its most recent inspection on Dec 4, 2025 cited 4 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia 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) | 3.61 | 3.57 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.47 | 0.49 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.91 | 2.15 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 51.1% | 46.5% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 4.0 | 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 December 4, 2025 inspection was corrected by January 29, 2026
What inspectors found at Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia
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 safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 4, 2025 · 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 · Dec 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jul 4, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jul 4, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 4, 2024 · 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 · Jul 4, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jul 4, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jul 4, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Jul 4, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jul 4, 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
- 2002 Tift Avenue North
Tifton, GA 31794 - CMS certification #
- 115676
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 178
- Avg residents/day
- 126.8
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2002-02-28
- Chain
- Crossroads Medical Management (6 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Crossroads Medical Management
Crossroads Medical Management operates 6 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Crossroads Medical Management 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
- Website says Respite stays
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia offers a full range of healthcare services including short-term rehabilitation, rehabilitative and restorative services, long-term care, palliative/ respite care, and specialized memory care.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Irwin County Hospital, Ocilla. 17.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Harborview Tifton, Tifton. 1.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Amedisys Home Health, Tifton. 1.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Dogwood Pharmacy. 3.0 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 31794 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Tift Regional Medical Center Dialysis Center, Tifton, 0.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Tifton Dialysis, Tifton, 1.0 mile away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 15 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 31794.
Hospice Of Tift Area, office in Tifton, 1.0 mile away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Eternal Faith Hospice And Palliative Care, office in Chula, 7.4 miles away, straight line
Empyrean Hospice Of Georgia, LLC-(Adel), office in Adel, 23.7 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Primary Care And Geriatrics Associates Of Central Georgia L.L.C, Warner Robins. 79.5 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 low. By hazard: hurricane relatively moderate, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively high, 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 | 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 | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia a good nursing home?
CMS gives Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia 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 Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia staffed?
Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia reports 3.61 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Georgia average of 3.57.
Has Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 4 deficiencies.
How many beds does Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia have?
Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia is certified for 178 beds.