Heart of Georgia Nursing Home: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Heart of Georgia Nursing Home is a 100-bed for-profit nursing home in Eastman, Georgia. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.15 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Georgia average of 2.14, and 29.3% nursing staff turnover (Georgia average 46.0%).
Heart of Georgia Nursing Home
815 Legion DriveEastman, GA 31023
Dodge 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 Heart of Georgia Nursing Home, nurse aides logged 2.15 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Georgia average. With about 89 residents a day, that works out to roughly 191 aide hours a day, or about 24 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 19% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Georgia avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.15 | 2.14 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.03 | 0.93 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.82 | 0.50 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.00 | 3.56 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.25 | 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
29.3% of nursing staff at Heart of Georgia Nursing Home left over the year CMS measured, against a Georgia average of 46.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 26.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 11, 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 no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Heart of Georgia Nursing Home holds 3 of 5 overall; the Georgia average is 2.6.
About Heart of Georgia Nursing Home
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Az Operator LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1990
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Heart of Georgia Nursing Home
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Eastman Trails of Journey LLC Eastman | 2.1 | 100 | 1.90 | 3.26 | 50.0% | 2 | None |
| Abbeville Crossing of Journey LLC Abbeville | 15.3 | 101 | 1.99 | 3.61 | 45.5% | 1 | $87,910 |
| Bryant Health and Rehabilitation Center Cochran | 17.7 | 75 | 1.69 | 2.63 | 50.0% | 3 | None |
| McRae Manor Nursing Home MC Rae | 18.4 | 133 | 1.90 | 3.54 | 30.5% | 1 | $8,697 |
| Pinewood Healthcare Center Hawkinsville · many days without an RN | 19.2 | 102 | 1.61 | 2.88 | 22.9% | 3 | None |
| Crossview Care Center Pineview | 19.3 | 102 | 1.47 | 2.86 | 52.5% | 3 | None |
| Dublin Trails of Journey LLC Dublin | 27.5 | 105 | 1.87 | 3.25 | 49.2% | 3 | $4,963 |
| Dublinair Health & Rehab Dublin | 27.6 | 149 | 2.13 | 3.28 | 36.3% | 3 | $6,682 |
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.