Camellia Gardens of Life Care: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Camellia Gardens of Life Care is a 83-bed for-profit nursing home in Thomasville, Georgia, part of Life Care Centers of America. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.14 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Georgia average of 2.14, and 37.9% nursing staff turnover (Georgia average 46.0%).
Camellia Gardens of Life Care
804 South Broad Street Box 1959Thomasville, GA 31792
Thomas 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 Camellia Gardens of Life Care, nurse aides logged 2.14 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Georgia average. With about 73 residents a day, that works out to roughly 156 aide hours a day, or about 19 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 16% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Georgia avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.14 | 2.14 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.88 | 0.93 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.59 | 0.50 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.60 | 3.56 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.01 | 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
37.9% of nursing staff at Camellia Gardens of Life Care left over the year CMS measured, against a Georgia average of 46.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 20.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 2, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 health deficiencies (Georgia average 5.2). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $7,020 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2025 | Fine | $7,020 |
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. Camellia Gardens of Life Care holds 3 of 5 overall; the Georgia average is 2.6.
About Camellia Gardens of Life Care
- Ownership: For profit - Individual
- Chain: Life Care Centers of America, 194 homes
- Legal name: Life Care Centers of America, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 12, 1994
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Camellia Gardens of Life Care
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| Harborview Thomasville Thomasville · SFF candidate | 0.5 | 68 | 1.91 | 3.37 | 47.5% | 1 | $16,801 |
| Archbold Living Thomasville Thomasville | 3.0 | 64 | 2.00 | 3.39 | 50.0% | 2 | None |
| Thomasville Vistas of Journey LLC Thomasville | 3.2 | 52 | — | — | 51.9% | 1 | $10,730 |
| Archbold Living Cairo Cairo | 13.5 | 75 | 1.44 | 3.03 | 55.7% | 2 | None |
| Brynwood Health and Rehabilitation Center Monticello | 19.6 | 97 | 2.11 | 3.49 | 36.4% | 5 | None |
| Pinewood Health and Rehabilitation Whigham · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 21.1 | 142 | 1.69 | 2.79 | 63.0% | 1 | $210,094 |
| The Hospital Authority of Brooks County, Georgia Quitman | 23.9 | 188 | 2.54 | 4.00 | 30.8% | 3 | None |
| Pruitthealth - Moultrie Moultrie | 24.2 | 68 | 1.77 | 3.24 | 50.0% | 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.