Senior Care Center - St Marys: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Senior Care Center - St Marys is a 78-bed for-profit nursing home in Saint Marys, Georgia. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.63 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 24% below the Georgia average of 2.14, and 62.5% nursing staff turnover (Georgia average 46.0%).
Senior Care Center - St Marys
805 Dilworth StreetSaint Marys, GA 31558
Camden 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 Senior Care Center - St Marys, nurse aides logged 1.63 hours per resident per day, 24% below the Georgia average. With about 64 residents a day, that works out to roughly 104 aide hours a day, or about 13 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 23% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Georgia avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.63 | 2.14 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.77 | 0.93 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.51 | 0.50 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.91 | 3.56 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.24 | 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
62.5% of nursing staff at Senior Care Center - St Marys left over the year CMS measured, against a Georgia average of 46.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 55.6%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Nov 21, 2025. 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 1 fine totaling $4,072 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2024 | Fine | $4,072 |
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. Senior Care Center - St Marys holds 1 of 5 overall; the Georgia average is 2.6.
About Senior Care Center - St Marys
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: Southeast Georgia Health System, Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 20, 2003
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Senior Care Center - St Marys
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| Fernandina Beach Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Fernandina Beach | 8.3 | 120 | 2.06 | 3.35 | 59.0% | 4 | $31,051 |
| River City Nursing and Rehab Center Jacksonville | 17.4 | 116 | 2.28 | 3.96 | — | 5 | None |
| Lanier Rehabilitation Center Jacksonville | 18.4 | 120 | 2.25 | 3.60 | 57.7% | 3 | None |
| Aviata at Harts Harbor Jacksonville | 20.7 | 180 | 2.09 | 3.33 | 33.0% | 4 | None |
| Lakeside Center for Rehabilitation and Healing Jacksonville | 21.2 | 122 | 2.17 | 3.56 | 61.0% | 4 | None |
| Life Care Center of Hilliard Hilliard | 21.6 | 120 | 2.22 | 3.83 | 55.4% | 3 | None |
| Jacksonville Nursing and Rehab Center Jacksonville | 22.4 | 163 | 2.09 | 3.47 | 50.0% | 5 | None |
| The Pavilion at Jacksonville Jacksonville | 25.2 | 60 | 2.11 | 3.35 | 55.4% | 4 | 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.