Azalea Health and Rehabilitation: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Azalea Health and Rehabilitation is a 89-bed nonprofit nursing home in Metter, Georgia, part of Ethica Health. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.35 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 10% above the Georgia average of 2.14, and 29.2% nursing staff turnover (Georgia average 46.0%).
Azalea Health and Rehabilitation
300 Cedar RoadMetter, GA 30439
Candler 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 Azalea Health and Rehabilitation, nurse aides logged 2.35 hours per resident per day, 10% above the Georgia average. With about 75 residents a day, that works out to roughly 175 aide hours a day, or about 22 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 15% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Georgia avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.35 | 2.14 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.50 | 0.93 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.65 | 0.50 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.50 | 3.56 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.96 | 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
29.2% of nursing staff at Azalea Health and Rehabilitation left over the year CMS measured, against a Georgia average of 46.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 8.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 11, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 6 health deficiencies (Georgia average 5.2). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $8,788 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2025 | Fine | $4,394 |
| Sep 11, 2025 | Fine | $4,394 |
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. Azalea Health and Rehabilitation holds 3 of 5 overall; the Georgia average is 2.6.
About Azalea Health and Rehabilitation
- Ownership: Non profit - Other
- Chain: Ethica Health, 50 homes
- Legal name: Candler County LTC, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 1, 1997
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Azalea Health and Rehabilitation
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Pleasant View Nursing Center Metter | 0.7 | 120 | 1.84 | 3.04 | 60.0% | 1 | None |
| Orchard Health and Rehabilitation Pulaski · abuse citation | 6.1 | 89 | 2.53 | 3.74 | 30.0% | 1 | $57,161 |
| Twin City Trails of Journey LLC Twin City | 13.7 | 110 | 1.71 | 2.63 | 60.6% | 3 | None |
| Pruitthealth - Swainsboro Swainsboro · abuse citation | 14.9 | 103 | 2.00 | 3.09 | 41.8% | 1 | None |
| Westwood Healthcare and Rehabilitation Statesboro | 16.0 | 60 | 1.81 | 3.24 | 47.9% | 2 | None |
| Eagle Health & Rehabilitation Statesboro · many days without an RN | 16.4 | 99 | 2.32 | 3.45 | 48.6% | 3 | None |
| Brown's Health and Rehabilitation Statesboro | 16.5 | 63 | 2.23 | 3.68 | 52.9% | 3 | $8,678 |
| Heritage Inn Health and Rehabilitation Statesboro | 18.0 | 92 | 1.96 | 2.95 | 40.8% | 4 | 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.