Ridgecrest Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Ridgecrest Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center is a 84-bed government-run nursing home in Columbus, Georgia. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.99 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 40% above the Georgia average of 2.14, and 46.9% nursing staff turnover (Georgia average 46.0%).
Ridgecrest Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center
8329 Stevens LaneColumbus, GA 31909
Muscogee 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 Ridgecrest Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center, nurse aides logged 2.99 hours per resident per day, 40% above the Georgia average. With about 51 residents a day, that works out to roughly 153 aide hours a day, or about 19 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 4% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Georgia avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.99 | 2.14 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.99 | 0.93 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.43 | 0.50 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.42 | 3.56 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.23 | 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
46.9% of nursing staff at Ridgecrest Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Georgia average of 46.0% and a US average of 45.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 7, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 1 health deficiency (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. Ridgecrest Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the Georgia average is 2.6.
About Ridgecrest Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center
- Ownership: Government - City/county
- Legal name: Legal Business Name Not Available
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 1, 1989
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Ridgecrest Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Orchard View Rehabilitation & Skilled Nursing Ctr Columbus | 0.8 | 200 | 2.99 | 4.70 | 44.0% | 2 | None |
| Spring Harbor at Green Island Columbus | 2.6 | 40 | 3.95 | 5.95 | 61.0% | 3 | None |
| River Towne Center Columbus | 3.7 | 210 | 2.44 | 4.14 | 60.2% | 1 | $24,387 |
| Magnolia Manor of Columbus Nursing Center - East Columbus | 4.9 | 210 | 2.24 | 4.04 | 33.7% | 2 | $8,788 |
| Magnolia Manor of Columbus Nursing Center - West Columbus | 5.0 | 166 | 2.40 | 4.30 | 56.9% | 2 | $34,431 |
| Bridgeway Health and Rehabilitation Center Phenix City | 6.8 | 86 | 1.80 | 3.60 | 41.9% | 3 | None |
| Parkwood Health Care Facility Phenix City | 6.9 | 74 | 2.34 | 4.11 | 35.8% | 5 | None |
| Muscogee Manor & Rehabilitation Ctr Columbus | 7.3 | 196 | 3.15 | 5.39 | 34.1% | 3 | 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.