Ridgecrest Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center
8329 Stevens Lane, Columbus, GA, 31909
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- Government - City/county
- Certified beds
- 84 · avg 50 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 40% — lower than most Georgia nursing homesGeorgia avg: 46.3% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Georgia averageGeorgia avg: 0.5 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 115478
- Certified beds
- 84 beds · avg 50 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Government - City/county
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Hospital Authority Of Columbus Ga
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Disclosed owners (2 on record)
- Donald e Butler
W-2 Managing Employee · since 2012
- Samuel f Morast
Corporate Officer · since 2012
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 11)
- D0656·Dec 7, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D0758·Dec 5, 2024
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
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 li…
- D0695·Dec 5, 2024
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D0656·Dec 5, 2024
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D0578·Dec 5, 2024
Resident Rights Deficiencies
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.
- D0554·Dec 5, 2024
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
- D0880·Jul 30, 2023
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F0812·Jul 30, 2023
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Fire-safety citations
2 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Dec 5, 2024. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
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