The Woods at Lumber City of Journey LLC: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
The Woods at Lumber City of Journey LLC is a 86-bed for-profit nursing home in Lumber City, Georgia, part of Journey Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.92 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 10% below the Georgia average of 2.14, and 50.0% nursing staff turnover (Georgia average 46.0%).
The Woods at Lumber City of Journey LLC
93 Ga- 19Lumber City, GA 31549
Telfair 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 The Woods at Lumber City of Journey LLC, nurse aides logged 1.92 hours per resident per day, 10% below the Georgia average. With about 62 residents a day, that works out to roughly 120 aide hours a day, or about 15 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 7% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Georgia avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.92 | 2.14 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.96 | 0.93 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.35 | 0.50 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.23 | 3.56 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.01 | 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
50.0% of nursing staff at The Woods at Lumber City of Journey LLC left over the year CMS measured, against a Georgia average of 46.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 71.4%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 14, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 8 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. The Woods at Lumber City of Journey LLC holds 2 of 5 overall; the Georgia average is 2.6.
About The Woods at Lumber City of Journey LLC
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Journey Healthcare, 32 homes
- Legal name: LC Lumber City LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 1989
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near The Woods at Lumber City of Journey LLC
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Hazelhurst Court Care and Rehabilitation Center Hazlehurst · SFF candidate | 10.6 | 73 | 1.56 | 2.77 | 45.0% | 1 | None |
| McRae Manor Nursing Home MC Rae | 12.7 | 133 | 1.90 | 3.54 | 30.5% | 1 | $8,697 |
| Glenwood Health and Rehabilitation Glenwood | 19.6 | 62 | 1.83 | 3.28 | 63.4% | 1 | None |
| Appling Nursing and Rehabilitation Pavilion Baxley · many days without an RN | 26.6 | 101 | — | — | — | 1 | $18,966 |
| Vista Park Health and Rehabilitation Douglas | 27.9 | 168 | 3.03 | 4.14 | 31.1% | 5 | None |
| Meadows Park Health and Rehabilitation Vidalia | 29.3 | 75 | 2.54 | 3.92 | 27.6% | 5 | None |
| Heart of Georgia Nursing Home Eastman | 30.3 | 100 | 2.15 | 4.00 | 29.3% | 3 | None |
| Pruitthealth - Fitzgerald Fitzgerald | 30.5 | 78 | 1.79 | 3.32 | 44.6% | 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.