Nursing home
Sears Manor Nursing Home
3311 Lee Street, Brunswick, GA 31521 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Crossroads Medical Management (6 facilities) · 100 certified beds
Sears Manor Nursing Home is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Brunswick, Georgia. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.48 hours per resident per day, below the Georgia average of 3.57. Its most recent inspection on May 21, 2025 cited 12 deficiencies.
- 3 fines totaling $14,892In CMS records: 3 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Sears Manor Nursing Home 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) | 3.48 | 3.57 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.74 | 0.49 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.86 | 2.15 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 57.8% | 46.5% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 12.0 | 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 May 21, 2025 inspection was corrected by July 5, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 3 fines totaling $14,892, 3 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Sears Manor Nursing Home
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
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · May 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · May 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Have enough outside ventilation via a window or mechanical ventilation, or both.
Environmental Deficiencies · May 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 · May 21, 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 · May 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for 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 · May 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · May 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · May 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · May 21, 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
- 3311 Lee Street
Brunswick, GA 31521 - CMS certification #
- 115520
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 100
- Avg residents/day
- 62.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1992-05-01
- Chain
- Crossroads Medical Management (6 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
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
Explore the area around Sears Manor Nursing Home using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day
- Emergency In hurricane evacuation Zone B
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Sears Manor Nursing Home 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.
In order to better care for our residents, our facility offers a wide range of inpatient services including post-hospitalization care, rehabilitative and restorative services, specialized memory care, and palliative/ respite care.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
Our facility encompasses everyone from active seniors needing short-term rehabilitation, to individuals needing 24-hour skilled nursing care, or residents needing specialized memory care.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Southeast Georgia Health System -- Camden Campus, Saint Marys. 28.2 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Gracemore Nursing and Rehab, Brunswick. 0.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Advantage Home Health, Brunswick. 2.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Golden Isles Pharmacy. 0.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 31521 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Brunswick South Dialysis, Brunswick, 1.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Kidney Care Glynn County, Brunswick, 1.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Brunswick Dialysis, Brunswick, 2.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 2 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 31521.
Coastal Hospice Of Georgia, office in Brunswick, 3.1 miles away, straight line
Hospice Of The Golden Isles, office in Brunswick, 5.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Effingham Rehab Services, LLC, Kingsland. 28.5 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.
- Hurricane evacuation zone
- Zone B on the Georgia hurricane evacuation zones. (Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency, map updated Aug 21, 2023)
- 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)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In Brunswick, GA, risk to homes is greater than 99% of communities in Georgia and 93% 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 low, coastal flooding relatively high, wildfire relatively moderate, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake relatively moderate. 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 Sears Manor Nursing Home a good nursing home?
CMS gives Sears Manor Nursing Home an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Sears Manor Nursing Home staffed?
Sears Manor Nursing Home reports 3.48 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Georgia average of 3.57.
Has Sears Manor Nursing Home had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 12 deficiencies.
How many beds does Sears Manor Nursing Home have?
Sears Manor Nursing Home is certified for 100 beds.