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Bostick Nursing Center
1700 Bostick Circle, Milledgeville, GA 31061 · Baldwin County · (478) 414-9600
280 certified beds, about 243 residents a day · For profit - Individual · Medicare and Medicaid since 2017
Last standard inspection more than 2 years ago Certified for Medicaid Certified for Medicare
Overall
1 of 5
Health inspections
3 of 5
Staffing
1 of 5
Quality measures
1 of 5
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 115732 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
The record in brief
At its most recent standard inspection, on May 30, 2024, inspectors cited 1 health deficiency (the Georgia average is 5, the national average 9.2).
None of its 18 health citations since August 2019 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
CMS lists no fines against this home in the last three years.
Nurses and nurse aides worked 0.46 hours per resident per day, against 3.56 across Georgia and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.17 of those hours.
Health inspections
Federal rules call for a standard inspection at least every 15 months, plus a visit whenever a complaint is filed. Each mark below is one citation, colored by how serious inspectors rated it. How to read a citation.
Under each citation, the quoted text is the inspector's own summary from the federal statement of deficiencies (CMS form 2567), word for word apart from a privacy scrub; CMS removes residents' and staff names before it publishes the text. The full notes are on Medicare.gov.
808/19
611/22
111/23
105/24
211/25
Potential for minimal harm Potential for more than minimal harm Actual harm Immediate jeopardy Found on a complaint visit
Where its citations fall on CMS's grid
CMS rates every citation by how much harm it caused (rows) and how many residents it touched (columns). The count in each box is this home's, across all 18 health citations on file.
Severity
Isolated
Pattern
Widespread
Immediate jeopardy
0J
0K
0L
Actual harm
0G
0H
0I
Potential for more than minimal harm
15D
1E
2F
Potential for minimal harm
0A
0B
0C
November 18, 2025Complaint inspection · 2 citations
- F Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, staff interviews, and review of the facility policies titled Equipment and Warewashing, the facility failed to ensure that dishware was not stored wet. In addition, the facility failed to ensure sanitary conditions in the kitchen. These deficient practices had the potential to place the 213 residents receiving nutrition and hydration from the kitchen at risk of a foodborne illness.
- F Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, staff interviews, and review of the facility's pest control contract and service records, the facility failed to maintain effective pest control in the kitchen. This facility practice had the potential to place the 213 residents who received nutrition and hydration from the kitchen.
May 30, 2024Standard inspection · 1 citation
- D Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, staff interviews, record review, and review of the facility policy titled Weight Monitoring Policy and Procedures, the facility failed to identify and implement interventions in a timely manner to aid in the prevention of potential weight loss for one of two sampled residents (R) (R39) reviewed for weight loss out of a total sample of 36 residents. R39 had a recorded severe weight loss of 5.23 percent in one month.
November 15, 2023Complaint inspection · 1 citation
- D Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Inspectors wroteBased on staff and resident interviews, record review, and a review of the facility policy titled, Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation, or Misappropriation- Reporting and Investigating, the facility failed to protect the resident's right to be free from misappropriation of funds/property for one of four residents (R) (R 1) by a staff member.
November 3, 2022Standard inspection · 6 citations
- D Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Inspectors wroteBased on the observation, interviews, and review of facility documents, the facility failed to ensure residents were not served meals on disposable dishware. The facility census was 205.
- D Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review and staff interview, and review of the facility policy titled Care Plans, Comprehensive Person-Centered the facility failed to develop and implement a care plan for the use of an indwelling urinary catheter for one resident (R) (R#156) and for oxygen therapy for one resident, R#146. The sample size was 46.
- D Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, resident and staff interviews, record review and review of the facility policy titled Safety and Supervision of Residents, the facility failed to ensure the environment was free from potential accident hazards by not ensuring that a heating element, specifically a clothes iron, was kept in a secured location and not in a resident (R) room (R#149). The sample size was 46.
- D Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review and staff interview, and review of the facility policy titled Catheter Care, Urinary the facility failed to obtain a Physician's Order for the use of an indwelling urinary catheter for one resident (R) (R#156) of 16 residents with an indwelling urinary catheter.
- D Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, record review, staff interview, and review of the policy titled, PRN Psychotropic Notification and PRN Anti-Psychotic Notifications the facility failed to ensure that psychotropic medications including an antipsychotic and an antianxiety medication were not ordered as needed (PRN) for more than 14 days unless clinically indicated for one of five residents (R) (R#88) reviewed for unnecessary medications.
- D Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation and staff interviews, the facility failed to wash/sanitize hands and change gloves during wound treatment for one resident (R) (#16) reviewed for pressure ulcers. The sample size was 46 residents.
August 1, 2019Standard inspection · 8 citations
- E Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation and resident and staff interview, the facility failed to provide mail delivery service to residents on Saturdays. This deficient practice affected all residents in the facility. The facility census was 170.
- D Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and staff interviews and the facility policy Advance Directives, the facility failed to ensure that the documentation for two of three residents (R) (R#61 and R#136) reviewed had matching information on the electronic health record (EHR), the Physician Orders (PO), Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) form, and the care plan. The facility also failed to communicate the code status to the staff responsible for the resident care. The sample size was 58 residents.
- D Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and staff interview, the facility failed to follow the plans of care related to gastrointestinal disorders for one resident (R#44) from a sample of 58 residents.
- D Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and staff interview, the facility failed to revise the care plan related to pressure ulcers for one resident (#31) of three residents reviewed for pressure ulcers.
- D Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review, resident and staff interview, and review of the policy, Bowel (Lower Gastrointestinal Tract) Disorders - Clinical Protocol, the facility failed to follow up on a referral made more than 60 days before for one resident (#44) to have a gastrointestinal screen completed despite the resident being admitted to an acute care facility several times during the past six months with a diagnosis of small bowel obstruction. The sample size was 58.
- D Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and resident and staff interview, the facility failed to provide medication administration to one resident (#119) in a safe manner to avoid accidents. Specifically, the charge nurse failed to directly administer three medications to the resident on 7/29/19. Instead, the charge nurse left the resident's medication on his over-the-bed table while he was in the shower and his roommate was left unsupervised in the room. There were four residents with a diagnosis of dementia, and 18 ambulatory residents on the unit with R#119.
- D Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interviews, the facility failed to document treatment administration for two residents (R) (#214 and #30) of three residents reviewed for pressure ulcers.
- D Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and staff interview, the facility's Quality Assessment and Assurance (QAA) committee failed to meet at least quarterly during the previous year.
Fire safety inspections
13 fire safety citations on file: 4 on May 30, 2024, 2 on November 3, 2022, 7 on August 1, 2019.
Every fire safety citation13 citations
- F Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
- F Properly install and monitor supervisory attachments on automatic sprinkler systems.
- F Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- E Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.
- F Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- F Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
- F Provide emergency officials' contact information.
- F Establish staff and initial training requirements.
- F Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- F Install properly constructed windows in hallway walls or doors.
- F Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
- F To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
- F Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines or payment denials against this home in the last three years. The national average is 0.9 fines per home.
Staffing
Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.
| Measure | This home | Georgia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides) | 0.46 | 3.56 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.17 | 0.50 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 0.46 | 3.10 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 0.00 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.29 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | not reported | 46.0% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | not reported | 44.5% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | not reported |
CMS expects 4.31 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.
Staffing by quarter, from daily payroll records
Every nursing home sends CMS its staff hours for each day (the Payroll Based Journal). Here they are added up by quarter. The latest quarter is the one behind the figures above. In January to March 2026, nursing staff hours per resident were 0.46 on weekdays and 0.46 on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 67.7% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 2.89 in April to June 2025 to 0.46 in January to March 2026.
| Quarter | All nursing staff | Registered nurses | Weekdays | Weekends | Contract staff share | Days with no RN hours | Residents a day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan to Mar 2026 | 0.46 | 0.17 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 67.7% | 0 of 90 | 243 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 2.18 | 0.34 | 2.36 | 1.72 | 40.1% | 0 of 92 | 245 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 2.89 | 0.37 | 3.06 | 2.46 | 55.8% | 0 of 91 | 247 |
| United States, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.75 | 0.62 | 3.92 | 3.33 | 5.3% | 0.5% of days | |
| Georgia, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.50 | 0.46 | 3.68 | 3.03 | 3.3% | 0.6% of days |
Hours per resident per day: staff hours in the quarter divided by resident days (the daily census CMS derives from resident assessments). Registered nurses include the director of nursing and RNs with administrative duties; aides include nurse aides in training and medication aides, as in CMS's own staffing measure. How these are calculated.
Quality measures
The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.
| Measure | This home | Georgia | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 21.3 | 15.3 | 13.9 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 5.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 6.7 | 2.5 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 20.7 | 15.2 | 14.1 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 23.9 | 19.9 | 15.4 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 20.7 | 25.0 | 23.8 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 12.8 | 11.6 | 12.0 |
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
Owners and operators
Legal business name: CORRECTLIFE BOSTICK, LLC.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Correctlife, Inc. | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | Organization | 100% | 07/15/2016 |
| Musso Triage 2016 Irrv, Carlo Musso Ttee | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | Organization | 07/15/2016 | |
| Musso, Carlo | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | Individual | 12/09/2014 | |
| Amer, Amro | W-2 managing employee | Individual | 07/15/2016 | |
| Correctlife, Inc. | Operational/managerial control | Organization | 07/15/2016 | |
| Vero Health Management LLC | Operational/managerial control | Organization | 10/23/2015 | |
| Blackburn, Stacy | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 07/15/2016 | |
| Junca, Lynn | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 07/15/2016 | |
| Vincent, David | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 07/15/2016 |
As listed in the CMS ownership file, which names owners with a 5% or greater stake and the people and companies with operational or managerial control.
Questions to ask on a visit
Chosen from this home's own inspection record.
- How do you prevent falls and pressure injuries, and how are families told when one happens?Inspectors cited 5 problems in this area, most recently on May 30, 2024: "Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health."
- When is the care plan meeting, and can family attend it?Inspectors cited 4 problems in this area, most recently on November 3, 2022: "Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured."
- How do residents and families raise a complaint or grievance, and how fast is it answered?Inspectors cited 3 problems in this area, most recently on November 3, 2022: "Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights."
- Can we see a week of menus and the kitchen, and how are special diets handled?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on November 18, 2025: "Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards."
- Who is on the floor on Saturday and Sunday, and how many residents does each aide care for?Weekend nurse staffing here was 0.46 hours per resident per day, below the Georgia average of 3.10.
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Georgia contacts for a concern about a nursing home
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- Inspections and complaints: Georgia Department of Community Health, Healthcare Facility Regulation Division, the state agency that inspects nursing homes for CMS and takes complaints about care.
- Resident advocate: Georgia Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, 1-866-552-4464. The long-term care ombudsman is a free, confidential advocate for residents and families, set up under the federal Older Americans Act.
- State inspection reports: GaMap2Care, Find a Facility, where Georgia publishes its own records on licensed homes.
Common questions
- What is Bostick Nursing Center's Medicare star rating?
- CMS rates Bostick Nursing Center 1 out of 5 stars overall, with 3 for health inspections, 1 for staffing and 1 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
- How many deficiencies did Bostick Nursing Center get at its last inspection?
- 1 health deficiency at the standard inspection on May 30, 2024. The Georgia average is 5.
- Has Bostick Nursing Center been fined?
- CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
- Does Bostick Nursing Center accept Medicaid?
- It is certified to take Medicaid (CMS lists it as "Medicare and Medicaid"). Certification does not mean a Medicaid bed is open: ask the admissions office.
- Who owns Bostick Nursing Center?
- CMS lists 9 owners and managers. Legal business name: CORRECTLIFE BOSTICK, LLC.
Sources
- Ratings, staffing and fines: CMS Provider Information, released September 30, 2026, data as of September 1, 2026.
- Citations: CMS Health Deficiencies and Fire Safety Deficiencies.
- Owners: CMS Ownership. Penalties: CMS Penalties.
- Staffing by quarter: CMS Payroll Based Journal Daily Nurse Staffing, April 2025 to March 2026, summed by NursingHomeClear.
- Inspector summaries: CMS Full Statement of Deficiencies (CMS-2567 text), data as of September 1, 2026. Each quote is the part of the statement before the detailed findings.
- Inspection reports with the inspectors' full notes are on this home's Medicare.gov page.
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