Waycross Health and Rehabilitation: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Waycross Health and Rehabilitation is a 92-bed nonprofit nursing home in Waycross, Georgia, part of Ethica Health. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.43 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 13% above the Georgia average of 2.14, and 47.8% nursing staff turnover (Georgia average 46.0%).
Waycross Health and Rehabilitation
1910 Dorothy StreetWaycross, GA 31501
Ware 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 Waycross Health and Rehabilitation, nurse aides logged 2.43 hours per resident per day, 13% above the Georgia average. With about 71 residents a day, that works out to roughly 171 aide hours a day, or about 21 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Georgia avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.43 | 2.14 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.33 | 0.93 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.74 | 0.50 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.49 | 3.56 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.08 | 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
47.8% of nursing staff at Waycross 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 28.6%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 21, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 0 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. Waycross Health and Rehabilitation holds 5 of 5 overall; the Georgia average is 2.6.
About Waycross Health and Rehabilitation
- Ownership: Non profit - Other
- Chain: Ethica Health, 50 homes
- Legal name: Ware County Health Care LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 1, 1996
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Waycross Health and Rehabilitation
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Harborview Satilla Waycross | 0.3 | 174 | 2.17 | 3.84 | 44.8% | 1 | $9,620 |
| Baptist Village, Inc. Waycross | 3.1 | 254 | 3.35 | 4.95 | 36.5% | 2 | $4,017 |
| Bayview Nursing Home Nahunta | 21.6 | 63 | 2.43 | 4.11 | 44.6% | 4 | $13,520 |
| Twin Oaks Convalescent Center Alma | 22.0 | 88 | 1.94 | 3.89 | 45.0% | 5 | None |
| River Brook Healthcare Center Homerville | 26.5 | 92 | 1.95 | 3.20 | 42.3% | 1 | $16,720 |
| Folkston Park Care and Rehabilitation Center Folkston · SFF candidate | 34.3 | 92 | 1.62 | 3.02 | 60.0% | 1 | None |
| Vista Park Health and Rehabilitation Douglas | 35.5 | 168 | 3.03 | 4.14 | 31.1% | 5 | None |
| Appling Nursing and Rehabilitation Pavilion Baxley · many days without an RN | 37.0 | 101 | — | — | — | 1 | $18,966 |
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.