Nursing homes across Emanuel County, Georgia, graded on the federal inspection
record, nurse staffing and staff turnover. County rank is shown on each home's profile.
Emanuel County Nursing Home runs 49 certified beds as a nonprofit corporation, and its nurse staffing sits at 3.70 hours per resident day, about 4% under the national average of 3.86. Weekend coverage drops roughly 22% below its own weekday level, which is the kind of gap families notice when they visit on a Saturday. Annual turnover is 39%, better than the national 45.8%, though still meaning more than a third of staff left within the year. The current record shows 10 deficiencies, none at harm or jeopardy level and none abuse-related, with the last inspection in April 2025. CMS rated staffing 4 stars, inspections and quality measures 3 each.
Twin City Trails of Journey runs 110 certified beds in Emanuel County under for-profit LLC ownership, and the numbers tell two different stories. Inspections look solid, a recent December 2025 survey, ten deficiencies on record with none at the harm level and nothing abuse-related, plus strong marks on health inspection and quality measures. Staffing is where it slips. At 2.63 nurse hours per resident day, it sits about a third below the national average of 3.86, and weekends drop roughly 18% beneath its own weekday coverage. Annual turnover hits 60.6% against a national 45.8%, meaning well over half the nursing staff leaves each year. Fewer hands, frequent replacements.
Pruitthealth - Swainsboro runs on 3.09 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly 20 percent under the national average, and weekends drop about 16 percent below its own weekday staffing. That thin coverage shows up in the federal ratings: one out of five stars for staffing, two for health inspections, two for quality measures. The current inspection record carries six deficiencies, including one at the harm or jeopardy level and one tied to abuse, with the most recent visit dated April 2026. Turnover sits at 41.8 percent, actually a bit better than the 45.8 percent national figure, which tells you the problem here isn't retention so much as how few hands are scheduled on any given shift.