Palemon Gaskins Mem Nsg Home: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Palemon Gaskins Mem Nsg Home is a 30-bed government-run nursing home in Ocilla, Georgia. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.16 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Georgia average of 2.14, and 33.3% nursing staff turnover (Georgia average 46.0%).
Palemon Gaskins Mem Nsg Home
710 North Irwin AvenueOcilla, GA 31774
Irwin 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 Palemon Gaskins Mem Nsg Home, nurse aides logged 2.16 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Georgia average. With about 25 residents a day, that works out to roughly 53 aide hours a day, or about 7 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 18% 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) | 2.16 | 2.14 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.75 | 0.93 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.51 | 0.50 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.41 | 3.56 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.61 | 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
33.3% of nursing staff at Palemon Gaskins Mem Nsg 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 40.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 18, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 7 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. Palemon Gaskins Mem Nsg Home holds 2 of 5 overall; the Georgia average is 2.6.
About Palemon Gaskins Mem Nsg Home
- Ownership: Government - County
- Legal name: Irwin County Hospital
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 1, 2005
- Located inside a hospital
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Palemon Gaskins Mem Nsg Home
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Pruitthealth - Ocilla Ocilla | 0.3 | 83 | 2.14 | 3.87 | 29.1% | 3 | None |
| Harmony Health and Rehabilitation Fitzgerald | 7.6 | 167 | 2.00 | 3.49 | 53.9% | 2 | $4,017 |
| Pruitthealth - Fitzgerald Fitzgerald | 8.7 | 78 | 1.79 | 3.32 | 44.6% | 4 | None |
| Harborview Tifton Tifton | 17.2 | 100 | 1.77 | 3.54 | 50.0% | 1 | $22,032 |
| Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia Tifton | 17.4 | 178 | 1.96 | 3.76 | 51.9% | 2 | None |
| Vista Park Health and Rehabilitation Douglas | 23.6 | 168 | 3.03 | 4.14 | 31.1% | 5 | None |
| Pruitthealth - Ashburn Ashburn | 24.0 | 76 | 1.86 | 3.20 | 50.0% | 5 | None |
| Abbeville Crossing of Journey LLC Abbeville | 27.1 | 101 | 1.99 | 3.61 | 45.5% | 1 | $87,910 |
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.