★★★☆☆CMS 3/540 bedsNon-profit
- Nurse hours
- 5.95 /day
- Staff turnover
- 61%
- Serious cites
- 0
Spring Harbor At Green Island runs on unusually heavy staffing for a 40-bed nonprofit home, 5.95 nurse hours per resident day, roughly half again the national figure, and weekends barely dip below weekdays. That consistency matters more than the raw number. The tradeoff shows up in turnover: 61% of staff leave each year, well above the 45.8% national rate, so the people delivering that care keep changing. Ten deficiencies sit on the current record, none at harm or jeopardy level, though one is abuse-related, and the last inspection was in January 2026. Quality and staffing both rate 4 out of 5 stars; inspections come in at 3.
★★★☆☆CMS 3/5210 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.04 /day
- Staff turnover
- 34%
- Serious cites
- 0
Magnolia Manor of Columbus East, a nonprofit home with 210 beds, puts more caregivers on the floor than most places, 4.04 nurse hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86. Staff turnover is 33.7%, noticeably lower than the 45.8% national figure, which suggests people stick around. The trouble sits in its inspection record: 21 deficiencies, including five tied to abuse and two serious enough to risk harm or jeopardy, with $8,788 in fines. Weekends run about 14% leaner than weekdays. Quality measures score well, but a recent November 2025 inspection and that abuse count are the things I'd ask about directly before deciding.
★★★☆☆CMS 3/5196 bedsGovernmentMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 5.39 /day
- Staff turnover
- 34%
- Serious cites
- 0
Muscogee Manor runs on a city government budget, and the staffing shows it: 5.39 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 40% above the national average, with a 5/5 staffing rating and turnover at 34.1%, well below the 45.8% national figure. Weekends dip about 10% from weekday coverage, so that's worth asking about directly, but the floor is still well covered. Where the home gives ground is quality measures, which score 1/5, and 17 deficiencies on the current record, though none at harm or jeopardy level and none abuse-related. The last inspection was February 2026, so the record is recent.
★★★★★CMS 5/584 bedsGovernmentMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.42 /day
- Staff turnover
- 47%
- Serious cites
- 0
Ridgecrest runs on public money, it's city- or county-owned, which in Georgia usually means the taxpayers carry the building, not a chain. Staffing sits at 4.42 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 14% above the national average, though weekends dip about 4% below its own weekday pace. Turnover is 46.9%, essentially the national rate, so the crew is neither unusually stable nor bleeding people. Inspections are the strongest number here: a five-star federal rating, 11 deficiencies on record, none causing harm or involving abuse, and the most recent visit was December 2025. Quality measures land mid-pack at three stars, which is where the shine dulls a little.
★★☆☆☆CMS 2/5200 bedsGovernmentMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.70 /day
- Staff turnover
- 44%
- Serious cites
- 0
Orchard View runs on a city-county budget, and the numbers show where that money goes: 4.70 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 22 percent above the national average, with turnover at 44 percent, essentially even with the national rate. Weekends thin out about 11 percent from weekday staffing, which is worth asking about if your family visits on Saturdays. The tradeoff shows up in inspections. Thirteen deficiencies sit on the current record, three tied to abuse, and the health inspection rating lands at 2 out of 5, though none of those deficiencies rose to actual harm or jeopardy. The most recent inspection was March 2026. Strong daily coverage, a middling regulatory record, that's the honest split here.
★★☆☆☆CMS 2/5166 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.30 /day
- Staff turnover
- 57%
- Serious cites
- 0
Magnolia Manor of Columbus West runs 166 certified beds under nonprofit ownership, and its nurse staffing sits at 4.30 hours per resident day, about 11% above the national average. That's a real strength, but weekends dip roughly 17% below the home's own weekday coverage, so the care you'd see on a Saturday may be thinner than the weekday numbers suggest. Staff turnover is 56.9%, well above the 45.8% national average, which matters for whether your family member sees the same faces. The inspection record carries four deficiencies, all at harm or jeopardy level, three tied to abuse, plus a $34,431 fine. The most recent inspection was December 2025.
★☆☆☆☆CMS 1/5210 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.14 /day
- Staff turnover
- 60%
- Serious cites
- 0
River Towne Center runs 210 beds in Columbus under corporate ownership, and the raw staffing number looks fine at first, 4.14 nurse hours per resident day, a bit above the national average of 3.86. But that average hides a scheduling problem: weekends run about 15% thinner than weekdays, and 60.2% of staff turned over in a year against a national 45.8%, which means the people delivering care keep changing. Inspectors have cited 24 deficiencies, two serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, and fined the home $24,387. The most recent inspection was April 1, 2026. With a 2/5 inspection rating and 1/5 on staffing, a family should ask hard questions about who's actually on the floor on a Sunday.