Nursing home
Thunderbolt Care Center
3223 Falligant Avenue, Savannah, GA 31404 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Peach Health Group (10 facilities) · 134 certified beds
Thunderbolt Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Savannah, Georgia. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall. Its most recent inspection on Dec 12, 2024 cited 28 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 $292,548In CMS records: 3 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Thunderbolt Care Center 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 | —% | 46.5% | 46.4% | — |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 28.0 | 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 $292,548, 3 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
About this facility
- Address
- 3223 Falligant Avenue
Savannah, GA 31404 - CMS certification #
- 115624
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 134
- Avg residents/day
- 15.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1997-01-06
- Chain
- Peach Health Group (10 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Peach Health Group
Peach Health Group operates 10 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Peach Health Group facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Thunderbolt Care Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Staff pay 2 federal wage cases with violations found, since 2017
- Emergency In hurricane evacuation Zone A
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Aug 31, 2019 to Aug 7, 2021. Violations found: Overtime, Retaliation against a worker. Back wages: $7,759 owed to 33 employees. DOL marked the employer as a repeat violator. Employer as DOL recorded it: Tara at Thunderbolt Transitional Care & Rehab (Tara Operation. LLC). Case 1941129.
- Findings for Mar 1, 2017 to Feb 28, 2019. Violations found: Fair Labor Standards Act (pay and hours). Employer as DOL recorded it: TARA at Thunderbolt Nursing and Rehab (3223 Falligant Avenue Associates). Case 1868289.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical Center, Savannah. 2.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 1 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Azalealand Nursing Home, Savannah. 1.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Centerwell Home Health, Savannah. 0.9 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 1.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 31404 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc - Bma Of Coastal Dialysis, Savannah, 2.1 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Derenne Dialysis, Savannah, 3.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Savannah Riverside At Home, Savannah, 4.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 16 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 31404.
Hospice Savannah, office in Savannah, 2.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Georgia Hospice Care, office in Savannah, 3.5 miles away, straight line
Compassus-Savannah, office in Savannah, 3.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Sjc Medical Group Inc, Pooler. 13.0 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
- 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 Thunderbolt, GA, risk to homes is greater than 96% of communities in Georgia and 84% 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 low, 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 | See above |
| 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 | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Thunderbolt Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Thunderbolt Care Center an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
Has Thunderbolt Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 28 deficiencies. This facility is on CMS's Special Focus list for enhanced oversight.
How many beds does Thunderbolt Care Center have?
Thunderbolt Care Center is certified for 134 beds.