Home / Georgia / Saint Simons Island
Marsh's Edge
111 Renegar Way, Saint Simons Island, GA 31522 · Glynn County · (912) 291-2000
20 certified beds, about 7 residents a day · For profit - Limited Liability company · Medicare since 2007
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 115718 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
The record in brief
At its most recent standard inspection, on May 22, 2025, inspectors cited 1 health deficiency (the Georgia average is 5, the national average 9.2).
None of its 2 health citations since August 2021 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 10.54 hours per resident per day, against 3.56 across Georgia and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 2.92 of those hours.
55.2% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Georgia average 46.0%).
CMS links it to Senior Living Communities, an affiliated group of 9 nursing homes.
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.
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 2 health citations on file.
May 22, 2025Standard inspection · 1 citation
- F Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, staff interviews and review of the facility's policy titled, Medication Labeling and Storage, the facility failed to discard expired syringes stored in one of one medication storage rooms. The deficient practices created the potential to use expired syringes. The facility had a census of nine residents.
January 29, 2023Standard inspection · 1 citation
- 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 policy titled, Food Receiving and Storage the facility failed to ensure that items were labeled and dated in the satellite kitchen refrigerator, freezer, and dry storage area and in the dry storage area in the main kitchen. This deficient practice had the potential to affect 14 of 14 residents receiving an oral diet.
August 12, 2021Standard inspection · 0 citations
Fire safety inspections
10 fire safety citations on file: 6 on May 22, 2025, 4 on January 29, 2023.
Every fire safety citation10 citations
- E Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- D Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.
- D Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- D Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
- D Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
- D Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
- F Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- D Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.
- D Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
- D Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
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) | 10.54 | 3.56 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 2.92 | 0.50 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 9.24 | 3.10 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 5.39 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 2.23 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 55.2% | 46.0% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 60.0% | 44.5% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 1 |
CMS expects 3.67 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 July to September 2025, nursing staff hours per resident were 8.57 on weekdays and 7.64 on weekends, 11% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 16% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 0.0% of nursing hours, against 5.5% nationally.
| Quarter | All nursing staff | Registered nurses | Weekdays | Weekends | Contract staff share | Days with no RN hours | Residents a day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 8.31 | 1.94 | 8.57 | 7.64 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 10 |
| United States, Jul to Sep 2025 | 3.77 | 0.62 | 3.95 | 3.33 | 5.5% | 0.6% of days | |
| Georgia, Jul to Sep 2025 | 3.51 | 0.46 | 3.71 | 3.02 | 3.3% | 0.4% 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 with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.0 | 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 with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 17.0 | 25.0 | 23.8 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 8.5 | 11.6 | 12.0 |
Owners and operators
Legal business name: MARSH'S EDGE, LLC. CMS links this home to Senior Living Communities, a group of 9 nursing homes averaging 4.3 stars overall.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxwell Group, Inc. | Operational/managerial control | Organization | 06/27/2008 | |
| Thompson, Benjamin | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 07/01/2022 | |
| Maxwell Group, Inc. | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 01/31/2025 | |
| Carstens, David | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 02/25/2025 | |
| Hockensmith, Heather | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 02/24/2025 |
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 are medications reviewed, and how often are antipsychotic or sedating drugs used?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on May 22, 2025: "Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs."
- 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 January 29, 2023: "Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards."
- How long has the current administrator been here?CMS counts 1 administrator who left in the period it measured.
Other nursing homes nearby
- Heritage Oaks Saint Simons Island, 3.8 mi · 4 of 5 stars · 10 citations
- Senior Care Center - Brunswick Brunswick, 6.9 mi · 1 of 5 stars · 38 citations
- Sears Manor Nursing Home Brunswick, 7.6 mi · 2 of 5 stars · 20 citations
- Gracemore Nursing and Rehab Brunswick, 7.7 mi · 5 of 5 stars · 9 citations
Georgia contacts for a concern about a nursing home
These are the official offices in Georgia. NursingHomeClear cannot take or act on complaints.
- 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 Marsh's Edge's Medicare star rating?
- CMS rates Marsh's Edge 5 out of 5 stars overall, with 4 for health inspections, 4 for staffing and 5 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
- How many deficiencies did Marsh's Edge get at its last inspection?
- 1 health deficiency at the standard inspection on May 22, 2025. The Georgia average is 5.
- Has Marsh's Edge been fined?
- CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
- Does Marsh's Edge accept Medicaid?
- CMS lists it as "Medicare", so it is not certified for Medicaid.
- Who owns Marsh's Edge?
- CMS lists 5 owners and managers, and links the home to Senior Living Communities. Legal business name: MARSH'S EDGE, 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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