For profit - Limited Liability company ·
78 certified beds ·
Medicare and Medicaid
2
Overall CMS Rating
★★☆☆☆
Senior Care Center - St Marys is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Saint Marys, Georgia. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 2.87 hours per resident per day, below the Georgia average of 3.57. Its most recent inspection on Nov 21, 2025 cited 2 deficiencies.
1 fine totaling $4,072 in CMS records.
1 total penalty
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CMS Quality Ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars = highest quality.
Overall Rating
★★☆☆☆ 2/5
Health Inspections
★★★☆☆ 3/5
Staffing
★☆☆☆☆ 1/5
Quality Measures
★★★★☆ 4/5
Long-Stay QM
★★☆☆☆ 2/5
Short-Stay QM
★★★★★ 5/5
How Senior Care Center - St Marys 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
Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day)
2.87
3.57
3.89
below avg
RN staffing (hrs/resident/day)
0.57
0.49
0.68
above avg
Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day)
1.60
2.15
2.34
below avg
Nursing staff turnover
68.4%
46.5%
46.4%
above 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.
2.87
Total Nurse Hrs/Resident/Day
0.57
RN Hrs/Resident/Day
0.70
LPN Hrs/Resident/Day
1.60
Aide Hrs/Resident/Day
2.31
Weekend Nurse Hrs/Resident/Day
Staff Turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is ~60%.
Total Nursing Staff
68.4%
Registered Nurses
76.5%
Administrator Changes1 in last year
Recent Health Inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
Nov 21, 2025
Most Recent Inspection Date
2
Total Deficiencies Found
12
Health Inspection Score
1
Number of Fines
What inspectors found at Senior Care Center - St Marys
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
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 21, 2025
Potential for harm
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.Resident Rights Deficiencies · Nov 21, 2025
Potential for harm
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 14, 2024
Potential for harm
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.Administration Deficiencies · Mar 14, 2024
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 · Mar 14, 2024
Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 14, 2024
Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Mar 14, 2024
Potential for harm
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Mar 14, 2024
Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 14, 2024
Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 14, 2024
Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 14, 2024
Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 14, 2024
About This Facility
Address
805 Dilworth Street Saint Marys, GA 31558
CMS Certification #
115684
Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company
Certified Beds
78
Avg Residents/Day
64.0
Provider Type
Medicare and Medicaid
First Certified
2003-03-20
Setting
Rural
Location & Nearby
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CMS gives Senior Care Center - St Marys an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
Senior Care Center - St Marys reports 2.87 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Georgia average of 3.57.
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 2 deficiencies.
Senior Care Center - St Marys is certified for 78 beds.
Admissions at Senior Care Center - St Marys
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