Pruitthealth - Fitzgerald: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Pruitthealth - Fitzgerald is a 78-bed for-profit nursing home in Fitzgerald, Georgia, part of Pruitthealth. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.79 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 16% below the Georgia average of 2.14, and 44.6% nursing staff turnover (Georgia average 46.0%).
Pruitthealth - Fitzgerald
185 Bowen's Mill HighwayFitzgerald, 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 Pruitthealth - Fitzgerald, nurse aides logged 1.79 hours per resident per day, 16% below the Georgia average. With about 69 residents a day, that works out to roughly 124 aide hours a day, or about 16 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Georgia avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.79 | 2.14 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.92 | 0.93 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.62 | 0.50 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.32 | 3.56 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.96 | 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
44.6% of nursing staff at Pruitthealth - Fitzgerald left over the year CMS measured, against a Georgia average of 46.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 33.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 14, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 2 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. Pruitthealth - Fitzgerald holds 4 of 5 overall; the Georgia average is 2.6.
About Pruitthealth - Fitzgerald
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Pruitthealth, 95 homes
- Legal name: Pruitthealth - Fitzgerald, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 14, 1996
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Pruitthealth - Fitzgerald
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| Harmony Health and Rehabilitation Fitzgerald | 2.0 | 167 | 2.00 | 3.49 | 53.9% | 2 | $4,017 |
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| Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia Tifton | 23.2 | 178 | 1.96 | 3.76 | 51.9% | 2 | None |
| Harborview Tifton Tifton | 23.4 | 100 | 1.77 | 3.54 | 50.0% | 1 | $22,032 |
| Vista Park Health and Rehabilitation Douglas | 27.0 | 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.