Pinewood Health and Rehabilitation: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Pinewood Health and Rehabilitation is a 142-bed for-profit nursing home in Whigham, Georgia, part of Brighton Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.69 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 21% below the Georgia average of 2.14, and 63.0% nursing staff turnover (Georgia average 46.0%).
Pinewood Health and Rehabilitation
433 North McGriff StreetWhigham, GA 39897
Grady County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Special Focus Facility candidate. CMS lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program, which is for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues.
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Pinewood Health and Rehabilitation, nurse aides logged 1.69 hours per resident per day, 21% below the Georgia average. With about 68 residents a day, that works out to roughly 115 aide hours a day, or about 14 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 18% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Georgia avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.69 | 2.14 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.61 | 0.93 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.79 | 3.56 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.29 | 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
63.0% of nursing staff at Pinewood 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 66.7%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 3, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 9 health deficiencies (Georgia average 5.2). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $210,094 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2024 | Fine | $205,861 |
| Oct 30, 2023 | Fine | $4,233 |
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. Pinewood Health and Rehabilitation holds 1 of 5 overall; the Georgia average is 2.6.
About Pinewood Health and Rehabilitation
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Brighton Healthcare, 8 homes
- Legal name: Whigham Opco LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 1, 1996
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Pinewood Health and Rehabilitation
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Archbold Living Cairo Cairo | 7.6 | 75 | 1.44 | 3.03 | 55.7% | 2 | None |
| Memorial Manor Nursing Home Bainbridge · no staffing data submitted | 13.7 | 107 | — | — | — | 2 | None |
| Bainbridge Landing of Journey LLC Bainbridge | 15.9 | 100 | 2.02 | 3.33 | 43.4% | 3 | None |
| Camellia Gardens of Life Care Thomasville | 21.1 | 83 | 2.14 | 3.60 | 37.9% | 3 | $7,020 |
| Harborview Thomasville Thomasville · SFF candidate | 21.4 | 68 | 1.91 | 3.37 | 47.5% | 1 | $16,801 |
| Thomasville Vistas of Journey LLC Thomasville | 23.1 | 52 | — | — | 51.9% | 1 | $10,730 |
| Archbold Living Thomasville Thomasville | 23.9 | 64 | 2.00 | 3.39 | 50.0% | 2 | None |
| Archbold Living Camilla Camilla · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 24.3 | 156 | 1.62 | 3.16 | 48.7% | 1 | $17,345 |
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.