Altamaha Healthcare Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Altamaha Healthcare Center is a 62-bed for-profit nursing home in Jesup, Georgia, part of Beacon Health Management. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.67 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 22% below the Georgia average of 2.14, and 50.0% nursing staff turnover (Georgia average 46.0%).
Altamaha Healthcare Center
1311 West Cherry StreetJesup, GA 31545
Wayne County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Altamaha Healthcare Center, nurse aides logged 1.67 hours per resident per day, 22% below the Georgia average. With about 52 residents a day, that works out to roughly 86 aide hours a day, or about 11 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 6% below the all-days figure.
CMS note: The facility reported a high number of days without a registered nurse on site.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Georgia avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.67 | 2.14 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.86 | 0.93 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.26 | 0.50 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.78 | 3.56 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.60 | 3.10 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
50.0% of nursing staff at Altamaha Healthcare Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Georgia average of 46.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 100.0%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 9, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 15 health deficiencies (Georgia average 5.2). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $4,017 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2024 | Fine | $4,017 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Altamaha Healthcare Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the Georgia average is 2.6.
About Altamaha Healthcare Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Beacon Health Management, 11 homes
- Legal name: Am SNF LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 1, 1994
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Altamaha Healthcare Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Harborview Health Systems Jesup Jesup | 0.4 | 90 | 2.05 | 3.91 | 36.1% | 4 | None |
| Jesup Ridge of Journey LLC Jesup | 2.9 | 72 | 1.99 | 3.38 | 58.8% | 1 | $45,968 |
| Coastal Manor Ludowici | 12.1 | 108 | 2.38 | 4.19 | 37.2% | 1 | None |
| Glenvue Health & Rehab Glennville | 22.6 | 160 | 2.04 | 3.42 | — | 2 | None |
| Appling Nursing and Rehabilitation Pavilion Baxley · many days without an RN | 28.7 | 101 | — | — | — | 1 | $18,966 |
| Bayview Nursing Home Nahunta | 29.3 | 63 | 2.43 | 4.11 | 44.6% | 4 | $13,520 |
| Magnolia Manor of Midway Midway | 32.9 | 169 | 1.89 | 3.55 | 27.1% | 2 | None |
| Twin Oaks Convalescent Center Alma | 33.7 | 88 | 1.94 | 3.89 | 45.0% | 5 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.