Waycross Health And Rehabilitation
1910 Dorothy Street, Waycross, GA, 31501
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CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- Non profit - Other · Chain: Ethica Health
- Certified beds
- 92 · avg 66 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 47.6% — near the Georgia averageGeorgia avg: 46.3% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 40% — near the Georgia averageGeorgia avg: 44.4% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 1 departed — near the Georgia averageGeorgia avg: 0.5 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 115605
- Certified beds
- 92 beds · avg 66 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Other
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Ware County Health Care Llc
- Chain affiliation
- Ethica Health
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Ethica Health chain — 49 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.6 / 5.
Parent entity
Community Health Systems Inc
Disclosed owners (22 on record)
- Allyn d Simmons
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- (unnamed Owner)
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Clinical Services Inc
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- (unnamed Owner)
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- (unnamed Owner)
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- (unnamed Owner)
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
+ 16 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 8)
- D0880·Mar 20, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0554·Mar 20, 2025
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
- E0880·Dec 18, 2022
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- G0689·Dec 18, 2022
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D0684·Dec 18, 2022
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D0656·Dec 18, 2022
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 18, 2022
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.
- D0655·Aug 5, 2021
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Fire-safety citations
5 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Mar 20, 2025. 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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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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