★★☆☆☆CMS 2/5254 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.95 /day
- Staff turnover
- 37%
- Serious cites
- 0
Baptist Village in Waycross is a church-affiliated nonprofit with 254 beds, and the numbers behind its grade point to a home that's run steadily rather than spectacularly. Nurse staffing sits at 4.95 hours per resident day, roughly 28 percent above the national average of 3.86, and its 36.5 percent turnover beats the 45.8 percent national figure, though weekend coverage dips about 9 percent below its own weekday level, worth asking about if your family visits on Saturdays or Sundays. Six deficiencies on the current record, none at harm or jeopardy level and none abuse-related, with one fine totaling $4,017 and an inspection dated December 2025. A 5/5 inspection rating with quality measures at 3/5 suggests the place gets the basics right.
★★★★★CMS 5/592 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 3.49 /day
- Staff turnover
- 48%
- Serious cites
- 0
Waycross Health and Rehabilitation runs on thinner staffing than most homes, 3.49 nurse hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, with weekends dipping about 12% below its own weekday levels. Turnover sits at 47.8%, a bit above the national 45.8%. The inspection record is genuinely strong: a 5/5 health inspection rating with the most recent survey in May 2026, and only 7 deficiencies, none tied to abuse, though one rose to the harm level. Quality measures are where it slips, at 2/5. A non-profit with clean surveys but modest bedside hours and weak clinical measures is worth a visit, ask about weekend coverage specifically.
★☆☆☆☆CMS 1/5174 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 3.84 /day
- Staff turnover
- 45%
- Serious cites
- 0
Harborview Satilla is a 174-bed corporate-owned home in Waycross, and its record carries some weight. The last inspection, in February 2026, turned up 23 deficiencies, four of them at the level where residents were actually harmed or put in jeopardy, plus one tied to abuse. That inspection star rating sits at 1 out of 5. Staffing is close to the national average on paper, 3.84 hours per resident day against 3.86, but weekends run about 15% thinner than weekdays, and turnover comes in at 44.8%, so the coverage you see during a weekday visit isn't what a resident gets on a Sunday.