★★★☆☆CMS 3/560 bedsGovernmentMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.15 /day
- Staff turnover
- 36%
- Serious cites
- 0
Washington County runs this 60-bed home in Sandersville itself, and the staffing reflects that. Nurses provide 4.15 hours per resident per day, roughly 7% above the national average of 3.86, and the staff tends to stay: turnover is 35.6% against a national 45.8%. The catch is weekends, when coverage drops about 12% below the home's own weekday level, so a Saturday shift runs leaner than a Tuesday one. Inspectors were last in on February 26, 2026, and found nine deficiencies, none at the harm or jeopardy level, though one was abuse-related. The county's own numbers put this home modestly ahead of average, with the weekend gap the thing worth asking about.
★★★★★CMS 5/560 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 3.71 /day
- Staff turnover
- 22%
- Serious cites
- 0
Heritage Inn of Sandersville is a 60-bed nonprofit home that just went through a March 2025 inspection with a clean slate, zero deficiencies on its current record, including nothing at the harm level and nothing abuse-related. That's rare, and it's the main reason this one grades well. Staffing sits at 3.71 nurse hours per resident day, a bit under the national average, and weekends run leaner than weekdays by about 13%, so ask how that plays out on a Saturday. The standout number is turnover: 22.2% against a national average near 46%, which suggests people actually stay. Stable staff plus a clean inspection record usually means care holds up between visits.
★☆☆☆☆CMS 1/556 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 2.58 /day
- Staff turnover
- 46%
- Serious cites
- 0
Smith Medical Nursing Care Ctr runs on 2.58 nurse hours per resident day, roughly a third below the national average of 3.86. Weekend staffing doesn't drop off from its weekday level, so coverage stays even, but even coverage of a thin schedule is still thin. Turnover sits at 45.9%, almost exactly the national rate, and the home carries 32 deficiencies on its current record, two of them serious enough to reach harm or jeopardy. The last inspection was in August 2025, so the record is recent. Quality measures score well, but staffing and health inspection results are where the trouble shows.