Nursing home
Townsend Park Health and Rehabilitation
196 North Dixie Avenue, Cartersville, GA 30120 · Map
Non profit - Other · Part of Ethica Health (48 facilities) · 124 certified beds
Townsend Park Health and Rehabilitation is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Cartersville, Georgia. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.53 hours per resident per day, below the Georgia average of 3.57. Its most recent inspection on Apr 10, 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 Townsend Park 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) | 3.53 | 3.57 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.36 | 0.49 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.66 | 2.15 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 33.0% | 46.5% | 46.4% | below 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.
What inspectors found at Townsend Park 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.
- Potential for harm
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Apr 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Apr 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Apr 10, 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 · Apr 27, 2023
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Apr 27, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 27, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 27, 2023 - Potential for harm
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 · Apr 27, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Apr 27, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Apr 27, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 27, 2023
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
- 196 North Dixie Avenue
Cartersville, GA 30120 - CMS certification #
- 115461
- Ownership
- Non profit - Other
- Certified beds
- 124
- Avg residents/day
- 120.9
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1989-11-27
- Chain
- Ethica Health (48 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Ethica Health
Ethica Health operates 48 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Ethica Health facilities →
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2022, no violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Feb 16, 2022: referral inspection, partial (health). Case closed Aug 8, 2022. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Townsend Park Health & Rehabilitation, LLC.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center, Cartersville. 1.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Cartersville Center for Nursing and Healing, Cartersville. 0.8 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Prohealth Home Health-Georgia, LLC, Cartersville. 1.4 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 1.0 mile away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 30120 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fresenius Kidney Care Etowah, Cartersville, 0.8 miles away, straight line
Fmc - Bma Of Cartersville, Cartersville, 1.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Kidney Care - Bartow County, Cartersville, 3.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 40 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 30120.
Affinis Cartersville, office in Cartersville, 1.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Willowbrook Hospice, LLC, office in Cartersville, 1.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Eternal Faith Hospice And Palliative Care, office in Cartersville, 1.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Wellstar Medical Group LLC, Kennesaw. 13.9 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 very low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado very high, heat wave relatively low, 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 | See above |
| 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 very 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 | No plain statements of services found |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Townsend Park Health and Rehabilitation a good nursing home?
CMS gives Townsend Park Health and Rehabilitation an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Townsend Park Health and Rehabilitation staffed?
Townsend Park Health and Rehabilitation reports 3.53 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Georgia average of 3.57.
Has Townsend Park Health and Rehabilitation had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 4 deficiencies.
How many beds does Townsend Park Health and Rehabilitation have?
Townsend Park Health and Rehabilitation is certified for 124 beds.