Sparta Health and Rehabilitation
11744 Highway 22 E, Sparta, GA 31087 · Hancock County · (706) 444-6057
81 certified beds, about 52 residents a day · Non profit - Other · Medicare and Medicaid since 1989
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 115382 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
The record in brief
At its most recent standard inspection, on April 1, 2026, inspectors cited 0 health deficiencies (the Georgia average is 5, the national average 9.2).
None of its 3 health citations since October 2022 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 3.62 hours per resident per day, against 3.56 across Georgia and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.44 of those hours.
36.4% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Georgia average 46.0%).
CMS links it to Ethica Health, an affiliated group of 50 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 3 health citations on file.
April 1, 2026Standard inspection · 0 citations
March 13, 2025Standard inspection, Complaint inspection · 2 citations
- D Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, staff interviews, record reviews, and review of the facility's policy titled Helping Avoid Nosocomial Developed Skin Breakdown, the facility failed to provide activities of daily living (ADL) care to one of 25 sampled residents (R) (R13). Specifically, the facility failed to ensure that thorough incontinence care was provided to R13. This deficient practice had the potential to place R13 at risk of developing infections, foul odor, and skin breakdown.
- D Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, record reviews, staff interviews, and a review of the facility's policies titled Hand Hygiene, and Standard Precaution/Use of PPE [Personal Protective Equipment], the facility failed to ensure infection control processes were followed during resident care for one of 25 sampled residents (R) (R13). The deficient practice had the potential to increase the potential for cross-contamination and spread of infection.
October 9, 2022Standard inspection · 1 citation
- E Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and facility policy review, the facility failed to ensure all hot food items were held above 135 degrees on the steam table to prevent food borne illness. This deficient practice had the potential to effect 36 of 42 resident that receive regular or mechanical soft textured diet.
Fire safety inspections
12 fire safety citations on file: 8 on April 1, 2026, 4 on March 13, 2025.
Every fire safety citation12 citations
- F Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).
- D Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.
- D Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- D Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.
- D Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- D Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
- D Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
- D Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
- E Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.
- E Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- E Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
- D Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
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) | 3.62 | 3.56 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.44 | 0.50 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 3.21 | 3.10 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 2.60 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.58 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 36.4% | 46.0% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 16.7% | 44.5% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 0 |
CMS expects 3.28 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 3.79 on weekdays and 3.21 on weekends, 15% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 0.0% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 3.43 in April to June 2025 to 3.62 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 | 3.62 | 0.44 | 3.79 | 3.21 | 0.0% | 0 of 90 | 52 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 3.72 | 0.40 | 3.93 | 3.19 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 55 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 3.62 | 0.36 | 3.82 | 3.09 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 58 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 3.43 | 0.38 | 3.55 | 3.14 | 0.0% | 0 of 91 | 61 |
| 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 | 17.9 | 15.3 | 13.9 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| 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 long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 9.9 | 15.2 | 14.1 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 17.9 | 19.9 | 15.4 |
Owners and operators
Legal business name: SPARTA HEALTH CARE LLC. CMS links this home to Ethica Health, a group of 50 nursing homes averaging 3.5 stars overall.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Scholarships Inc | Direct ownership interest | Organization | 07/01/2023 | |
| Community Health Systems Inc | Indirect ownership interest | Organization | 09/30/2003 | |
| Cable, Paul | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 03/14/2003 | |
| Davis, Gregory | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 09/01/2023 | |
| Dennis, Kathryn | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 11/17/2015 | |
| Nichols, Joseph | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 11/19/2024 | |
| Rollins, Ronnie | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 03/14/2003 | |
| Wall, Joseph | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 03/14/2003 | |
| Warnock, Ralph | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 06/23/2020 | |
| Clinical Services Inc | Operational/managerial control | Organization | 09/30/2003 | |
| Dargan, Cathy | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 07/28/2020 | |
| Davis, Gregory | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 09/01/2023 | |
| Neal, Antwanna | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 02/02/2026 | |
| Ringer, Dave | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 03/01/2025 | |
| Sheffield, Kimberly | Individual is an owner, partner or trustee of any ADP of the SNF | Individual | 04/15/2025 | |
| Clinical Services Inc | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 04/15/2025 | |
| Neal, Antwanna | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 02/02/2026 | |
| Ringer, Dave | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 03/01/2025 |
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 do you prevent falls and pressure injuries, and how are families told when one happens?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on March 13, 2025: "Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable."
- What changed in infection control since the last inspection, and who on staff is the infection preventionist?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on March 13, 2025: "Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program."
- 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 October 9, 2022: "Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards."
Other nursing homes nearby
- Woods at Sparta of Journey LLC, the Sparta, 5.3 mi · 1 of 5 stars · 21 citations
- Warrenton Woods of Journey LLC Warrenton, 15.2 mi · 2 of 5 stars · 28 citations
- Gibson Health Opco LLC Gibson, 20.6 mi · 5 of 5 stars · 2 citations
- Greene Point Health and Rehabilitation Union Point, 20.8 mi · 4 of 5 stars · 7 citations
- Eatonton Health and Rehabilitation Eatonton, 24.1 mi · 3 of 5 stars · 16 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 Sparta Health and Rehabilitation's Medicare star rating?
- CMS rates Sparta Health and Rehabilitation 5 out of 5 stars overall, with 5 for health inspections, 4 for staffing and 4 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
- How many deficiencies did Sparta Health and Rehabilitation get at its last inspection?
- 0 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on April 1, 2026. The Georgia average is 5.
- Has Sparta Health and Rehabilitation been fined?
- CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
- Does Sparta Health and Rehabilitation 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 Sparta Health and Rehabilitation?
- CMS lists 18 owners and managers, and links the home to Ethica Health. Legal business name: SPARTA HEALTH CARE 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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