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C

64/100

Average

Orchard Health And Rehabilitation

1321 Pulaski School Road, Pulaski, GA 30451

CMS 1/5 stars #2 of 3 in Candler County (912) 685-5072
Certified beds
89
Occupancy
77%
Ownership
Non-profit
Accepts
Medicare + Medicaid

What to ask about before you visit

These are findings in the public CMS record for this home. They are not our opinion, each one comes straight from a federal inspection or enforcement file.

  • Abuse icon on record

    CMS flags this facility for citations of abuse that caused harm, or potential for harm, to residents.

  • $57,161 in federal fines

    CMS has fined this facility across 1 penalty action(s).

Our read on Orchard Health And Rehabilitation

Orchard Health And Rehabilitation runs 89 certified beds in Pulaski as a nonprofit, and its staffing sits at 3.74 nurse hours per resident day, just under the national average of 3.86, with weekends running about 14% thinner than weekdays. Turnover is genuinely better than most: 30% against a national 45.8%. The problem isn't the workforce, it's the record. Seven deficiencies are on file, four of them at harm or jeopardy level and two tied to abuse, plus a $57,161 fine. The last inspection was April 2025. Staffing and quality measures both land mid-range at three stars, but that inspection history is what drags the overall picture down. Ask about those abuse-related findings specifically before you visit.

Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.

How this grade was calculated

Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.

Inspection30/30Staffing18/30Stability13/15Outcomes9/15Enforcement5/10

A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.

Inspection safety

30/30

Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.

  • →No citations recorded in the last 3 years

Staffing

18/30

Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.

  • →4.06 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →0.36 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing drops 14% against weekdays

Staff stability

13/15

How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.

  • →30% of nursing staff left in the last year
  • →-2 for 2 administrator departures

Resident outcomes

9/15

The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.

  • →3 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating

Enforcement history

5/10

Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.

  • →$57,161 in federal fines across 1 action(s)

Grade ceiling applied

  • Capped at 64 (grade C), CMS abuse icon on record

Staffing, against the national average

Full detail

Hours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.

Total nurse hours per resident per day3.74 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBelow average
Registered nurse (RN) hours0.36 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBelow average

RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.

Weekend nurse hours3.24 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBelow average

The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.

Nursing staff turnover30.00%
National average 45.80%Better than average

The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: April 3, 2025 (1 year ago). No citations were recorded.

No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.

Who owns this home

Full record

Part of ETHICA HEALTH, which operates 50 homes. Staffing budgets are usually set at chain level, not in the building.

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Common questions about Orchard Health And Rehabilitation

What is the ElderGrade for Orchard Health And Rehabilitation? +

Orchard Health And Rehabilitation holds an ElderGrade of C (64 out of 100), which we describe as "average". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.

How many nursing hours does each resident get at Orchard Health And Rehabilitation? +

Residents receive an average of 3.74 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Orchard Health And Rehabilitation been cited for harming residents? +

No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

Does Orchard Health And Rehabilitation accept Medicaid? +

Yes, Orchard Health And Rehabilitation is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.