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Nhc Healthcare Ft Oglethorpe
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Medicare Outcome Measures
- No Different than the National Rate
Potentially preventable hospital readmissions
9.19% (lower is better)
- Better than the National Rate
Residents discharged back to the community
62.91% (higher is better)
- No Different than the National Rate
Infections acquired during the stay requiring hospitalization
7.32% (lower is better)
Source: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program. Rates are risk-standardized by CMS; the comparison category is CMS's own, shown exactly as published.
Clinical Quality Measures
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Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
1.0%
national median 0.9%
near the national median
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Long-stay residents experiencing falls with major injury
5.9%
national median 2.8%
worse than the national median
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Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication
0.2%
national median 1.0%
better than the national median
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Long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened
13.6%
national median 12.5%
near the national median
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Long-stay residents with pressure ulcers
4.1%
national median 4.2%
near the national median
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Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
9.1%
national median 13.4%
better than the national median
Source: CMS MDS quality measures (four-quarter average).
Nurse Staffing
- Nurse staffing per resident per day
- 3.3 hours
- Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
- 0.7 hours
- Weekend nurse staffing per resident per day
- 2.8 hours
- Nursing staff turnover in the past year
- 58.2%
GA average: 3.6 hours · National: 3.9 hours
All nursing staff combined: RNs, LPNs/LVNs, and nurse aides.
GA average: 0.5 hours · National: 0.7 hours
RN hours only — the most highly trained nursing staff.
GA average: 3.1 hours · National: 3.4 hours
Total nurse staffing on Saturdays and Sundays, when staffing typically dips.
GA average: 46.0% · National: 45.8%
Share of this facility’s nursing staff who stopped working there over 12 months.
Reported by facilities through CMS's Payroll-Based Journal system. Facility values and the state/national averages are shown exactly as CMS publishes them. More staffing hours are generally better; lower turnover is generally better.
Penalties & Enforcement
2 fines totaling $16,530 in the recent inspection window (most recent: April 25, 2024).
Federal enforcement actions from CMS's penalty file: civil money penalties (fines) and denials of Medicare payment tied to health-inspection deficiencies.
Ownership
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- National Healthcare Corporation
Who owns this facility — 25 entries in CMS's ownership records expand ↓
- Nhc/delaware Inc Organization
- Morgan Stanley Institutional Advisors LLC Organization
- Bidwell, Gregory Individual
- Bidwell, Gregory Individual
- National Healthcare Corporation Organization
- Nhc-Op LP Organization
- Anderson, Zachary Individual
- Bidwell, Gregory Individual
- Dodson, Vicki Individual
- Harnden, Celeste Individual
…and 15 more entries in CMS's ownership records for this facility.
From CMS's nursing-home ownership file. Roles and percentages are as reported to CMS by the facility; one person or entity can hold several roles.
Inspections & Fire Safety — 2 health (GA avg 5.2) · 1 fire (GA avg 3.4) · ⚠ 2 serious Details
12 deficiencies cited across recent inspection cycles, including ⚠ 2 serious (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). Most recent survey: September 26, 2025.
Most recent inspection cycle: 2 health deficiencies · GA average: 5.2 · National: 9.3
5 fire-safety deficiencies cited — most often smoke (3) and emergency preparedness (2).
Most recent fire-safety inspection (2024-04-25): 1 deficiency · GA average: 3.4 · National: 4.5
Sources: CMS health inspection reports (standard surveys and complaint investigations) and CMS Life Safety Code inspections (smoke barriers, sprinklers, exits, emergency preparedness). Averages are CMS-published state and national figures for the most recent inspection cycle.
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How Nhc Healthcare Ft Oglethorpe compares nearby
Compared with the 8 other nursing homes within 25 miles — 9 facilities in all, CMS data only.
Among the 9 nursing homes within 25 miles, Nhc Healthcare Ft Oglethorpe's overall star rating is 5★; the median among the 8 peers reporting it is 3★.
| Measure | This facility | Nearby median | Best nearby |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall star rating reported by 8 of 8 nearby peers | 5★ | 3★ | 5★ |
| Health inspections reported by 8 of 8 nearby peers | 4★ | 3★ | 5★ |
| Staffing reported by 8 of 8 nearby peers | 3★ | 3★ | 5★ |
| Quality measures reported by 8 of 8 nearby peers | 5★ | 4★ | 5★ |
The comparison group
- Pruitthealth - Fort Oglethorpe
- Center For Advanced Rehab At Parkside, The
- Nhc Healthcare Rossville
- Life Care Center Of East Ridge
- Nhc Healthcare, Chattanooga
- The Health Center At Standifer Place
- Chattanooga Health And Rehab Center
- Siskin Subacute West
Cohort: within 25 miles · CMS data period 2026-08 · method cohort-v1 · comparisons are never affected by claiming or payment. How nearby comparisons work