Harmony Health and Rehabilitation: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Harmony Health and Rehabilitation is a 167-bed for-profit nursing home in Fitzgerald, Georgia, part of Brighton Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.00 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 7% below the Georgia average of 2.14, and 53.9% nursing staff turnover (Georgia average 46.0%).
Harmony Health and Rehabilitation
176 Lincoln AveFitzgerald, GA 31750
Ben Hill 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 Harmony Health and Rehabilitation, nurse aides logged 2.00 hours per resident per day, 7% below the Georgia average. With about 88 residents a day, that works out to roughly 176 aide hours a day, or about 22 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Georgia avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.00 | 2.14 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.03 | 0.93 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.47 | 0.50 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.49 | 3.56 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.15 | 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
53.9% of nursing staff at Harmony 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 83.3%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 5, 2026. 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 1 fine totaling $4,017 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 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. Harmony Health and Rehabilitation holds 2 of 5 overall; the Georgia average is 2.6.
About Harmony Health and Rehabilitation
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Brighton Healthcare, 8 homes
- Legal name: Fitzgerald Opco LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 1998
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Harmony Health and Rehabilitation
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Pruitthealth - Fitzgerald Fitzgerald | 2.0 | 78 | 1.79 | 3.32 | 44.6% | 4 | None |
| Palemon Gaskins Mem Nsg Home Ocilla · many days without an RN | 7.6 | 30 | 2.16 | 4.41 | 33.3% | 2 | None |
| Pruitthealth - Ocilla Ocilla | 7.8 | 83 | 2.14 | 3.87 | 29.1% | 3 | None |
| Abbeville Crossing of Journey LLC Abbeville | 19.6 | 101 | 1.99 | 3.61 | 45.5% | 1 | $87,910 |
| Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia Tifton | 21.3 | 178 | 1.96 | 3.76 | 51.9% | 2 | None |
| Harborview Tifton Tifton | 21.5 | 100 | 1.77 | 3.54 | 50.0% | 1 | $22,032 |
| Pruitthealth - Ashburn Ashburn | 21.6 | 76 | 1.86 | 3.20 | 50.0% | 5 | None |
| Vista Park Health and Rehabilitation Douglas | 27.7 | 168 | 3.03 | 4.14 | 31.1% | 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.