Taylor County Health and Rehabilitation
165 South Broad Street, Butler, GA 31006 · Taylor County · (478) 862-2220
78 certified beds, about 66 residents a day · Non profit - Other · Medicare and Medicaid since 1990
Certified for Medicaid Certified for Medicare
Overall
3 of 5
Health inspections
3 of 5
Staffing
3 of 5
Quality measures
4 of 5
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 115507 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
The record in brief
At its most recent standard inspection, on January 8, 2026, inspectors cited 3 health deficiencies (the Georgia average is 5, the national average 9.2).
Of 13 health citations since January 2023, 2 were rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy to residents.
CMS lists 2 fines totaling $8,512 in the last three years; the largest was $4,256, and the latest is dated August 28, 2024.
Nurses and nurse aides worked 3.14 hours per resident per day, against 3.56 across Georgia and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.39 of those hours.
33.3% 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.
301/23
403/24
308/24
301/26
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 13 health citations on file.
Severity
Isolated
Pattern
Widespread
Immediate jeopardy
0J
0K
0L
Actual harm
2G
0H
0I
Potential for more than minimal harm
5D
3E
3F
Potential for minimal harm
0A
0B
0C
January 8, 2026Standard inspection, Complaint inspection · 3 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 observation, staff interviews, record review, and review of the facility's policy titled Food Preparation and Distribution, the facility failed to ensure proper thawing process was followed. In addition, the facility failed to sanitize food preparation surfaces in accordance with professional standards for food service safety as required in the facility's kitchen. These deficient practices had the potential to cause food-borne illness among all 67 residents who received meals from the facility kitchen.
- D Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Inspectors wroteBased on resident and staff interviews, record review, and review of the Long-Term Care Facility Resident Assessment Instrument 3.0 User's Manual, the facility failed to accurately code the Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment for one of 18 residents (Resident (R) 48) reviewed for MDS in a total sample of 28 residents. This deficient practice increased the potential for missed opportunities for care or services.
- D Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review, resident and staff interviews, and review of the facility policy titled Dental Services/Oral Assessments, the facility failed to ensure routine or emergency dental services were provided for one of four residents (Resident (R) 22) reviewed for dental services. This deficient practice had the potential to place R22 at risk of pain and discomfort and to increase the risk of unmet nutritional needs.
August 28, 2024Standard inspection · 3 citations
- G 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 interview, record review, and facility policy review titled Patient's Plan of Care, the facility failed to ensure the development of care plans were person centered and detailed the care assistance residents needed for Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) for one of three residents (R) (52) reviewed for accidents and hazards. R52's care plan failed to indicate the amount of assistance needed to prevent falls. The facility assessed R52 to require the assistance of two staff persons for bathing; however, the resident's care plan did not indicate the number of staff the resident needed for bathing assistance. During a bed bath, R52 was only assisted by one staff person, even though the facility assessed the resident to need two staff persons. [...]
- G Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview, record review, and review of the facility's policy titled Fall Management, the facility failed to ensure residents were free from accidents and hazards as possible for one of three residents (R) (52) reviewed for accidents out of 21 sampled residents. Specifically, the facility assessed R52 required the assistance of two- staff persons for bathing; however, the resident was only assisted by one staff person when the resident fell from her bed. This failure caused R52 to sustain actual harm of a closed head injury with a laceration.
- D Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, record review, and review of the facility's policy titled Skilled Nursing Services, Hand Hygiene, the facility failed to ensure an effective infection control and prevention program was implemented during medication pass for four of 11 residents (R) (43, 38, 17, and 57) reviewed for medication administration. Specifically, the nurse failed to ensure proper hand hygiene practices were implemented dur the administration of medication. This failure could promote the spread of multi drug resistant organisms (MDROs) throughout the facility.
March 5, 2024Complaint inspection · 4 citations
- E Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, staff interviews, and review of the facility policy titled Hydration, the facility failed to offer additional fluids to residents on one of three units, the secure unit, during two of three lunch meals observed. The deficient practice had the potential to prevent the maintenance of adequate hydration status of the 11 residents residing in the secure unit.
- E Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, staff interviews, and a review of the facility policy titled Allocation of Human Resources Nursing Staff, the facility failed to have sufficient nursing staff in the secure unit during meals to ensure a resident (R) (R5) was not taking other residents' food or beverages and to ensure there was adequate staff to provide the residents with beverage refills. There were 11 residents residing in the secure unit. The deficient practice had the potential to place the residents at risk for unmet care needs.
- 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, resident and staff interviews, record review, and review of the facility policy titled Suprapubic Catheter Care, the facility failed to ensure that nursing staff provided routine indwelling urinary catheter care for one resident (R) (R15), from a sample of 16 residents. This deficient practice had the potential to increase R15's risk of urinary tract infection.
- D Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, staff interviews, record review, and review of an instructional document titled Enhanced Barrier Precautions, published by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the facility failed to ensure that nursing staff wore Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) following recommended practice and failed to ensure Activities of Daily Living (ADL) care was provided in a sanitary manner for one resident (R) (R15), from a sample of 16 residents. These deficient practices had the potential to increase R15's risk of infection.
January 29, 2023Standard inspection · 3 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 a review of the facility policies titled, Storage Areas and Cleaning and Sanitizing, the facility failed to securely close open food items in the dry storage; remove dented cans from potential use; and demonstrate proper sanitizing practices with the three-compartment sink for 54 of 57 residents consuming an oral diet.
- F Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, staff interviews, and a review of the facility policy titled, Information Technology - Safeguarding and Storage of Protected Health Information (PHI), the facility failed to ensure resident medical records for disposal were kept securely for 57 residents.
- E Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, staff interview, and review of facility policy titled, Medication Administration - General and Enteral Tube Medication Administration, the facility failed to ensure the medication error rate was less than five percent (5%). A total number of 28 medication opportunities were observed, and there were six errors for one of five residents (R) (R #5), for an error rate of 21.43%.
Fire safety inspections
4 fire safety citations on file: 1 on January 8, 2026, 2 on August 28, 2024, 1 on January 29, 2023.
Every fire safety citation4 citations
- E Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.
- D Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- D Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
- F Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Fines and payment denials
| Date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| August 28, 2024 | Fine | $4,256 |
| August 28, 2024 | Fine | $4,256 |
| August 28, 2024 | Payment Denial | 9 days from October 1, 2024 |
A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stopped paying for new admissions for that period.
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) | 3.14 | 3.56 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.39 | 0.50 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 3.00 | 3.10 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 1.98 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.78 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 33.3% | 46.0% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 33.3% | 44.5% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 0 |
CMS expects 3.57 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 3.20 on weekdays and 3.00 on weekends, 6% 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 2.99 in April to June 2025 to 3.14 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 | 3.14 | 0.39 | 3.20 | 3.00 | 0.0% | 0 of 90 | 66 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 2.95 | 0.36 | 2.97 | 2.90 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 69 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 3.00 | 0.34 | 3.08 | 2.78 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 71 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 2.99 | 0.34 | 3.06 | 2.79 | 0.0% | 0 of 91 | 69 |
| 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 | 6.9 | 15.3 | 13.9 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 2.3 | 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 | 7.0 | 15.2 | 14.1 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 7.2 | 5.6 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 11.0 | 19.9 | 15.4 |
Owners and operators
Legal business name: TAYLOR COUNTY 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cable, Paul | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 03/14/2003 | |
| Dennis, Kathryn | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 11/17/2015 | |
| Nichols, Joseph | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 11/19/2024 | |
| Pittman, Jacqueline | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 01/01/2026 | |
| 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 | |
| Danforth, Laralee | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 10/14/2024 | |
| Murray, Trina | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 12/20/2023 | |
| Pittman, Jacqueline | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 01/01/2026 | |
| Satchell, Michael | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 04/01/2021 | |
| Sheffield, Kimberly | Individual is an owner, partner or trustee of any ADP of the SNF | Individual | 06/05/2025 | |
| Clinical Services Inc | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 06/05/2025 | |
| Danforth, Laralee | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 08/04/2025 | |
| Satchell, Michael | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 04/01/2021 |
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 4 problems in this area, most recently on January 8, 2026: "Provide or obtain dental services for each resident."
- When is the care plan meeting, and can family attend it?Inspectors cited 3 problems in this area, most recently on January 8, 2026: "Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment."
- Can we see a week of menus and the kitchen, and how are special diets handled?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on January 8, 2026: "Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards."
- What changed in infection control since the last inspection, and who on staff is the infection preventionist?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on August 28, 2024: "Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program."
- Who is on the floor on Saturday and Sunday, and how many residents does each aide care for?Weekend nurse staffing here was 3.00 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
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 Taylor County Health and Rehabilitation's Medicare star rating?
- CMS rates Taylor County Health and Rehabilitation 3 out of 5 stars overall, with 3 for health inspections, 3 for staffing and 4 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
- How many deficiencies did Taylor County Health and Rehabilitation get at its last inspection?
- 3 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on January 8, 2026. The Georgia average is 5.
- Has Taylor County Health and Rehabilitation been fined?
- Yes. CMS lists 2 fines totaling $8,512 in the last three years.
- Does Taylor County 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 Taylor County Health and Rehabilitation?
- CMS lists 15 owners and managers, and links the home to Ethica Health. Legal business name: TAYLOR COUNTY 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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