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Altamaha Healthcare Center

1311 WEST CHERRY STREET, JESUP, GA, 31545
(912) 427-7792
altamahanh.com
62 licensed beds
★★★★★1/5CMS Five-Star overall1/5 health inspections1/5 staffing2/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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1311 West Cherry Street
Jesup, GA 31545
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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
62
State license
LTC1151815
CMS facility ID
115577
Care type
Nursing home
Facility name
Altamaha Healthcare Center
Street address
1311 WEST CHERRY STREET
City / state / ZIP
Jesup, GA 31545
Phone
(912) 427-7792
Website
altamahanh.com
State license #
LTC1151815

About this facility — Altamaha Healthcare Center

Altamaha Healthcare Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Jesup, Georgia. It is licensed for 62 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Georgia (100 beds).

It is one of 14 senior care facilities in Jesup and 356 skilled nursing facilities across Georgia. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Altamaha Healthcare Center 40 times across 10 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation, and CMS has imposed $4,017 in fines. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company
Beacon Health Management
Ownership type
For profit - Corporation
Administrator
Ramona Lancaster-epps

Registered owners & officers

Pww Healthcare, Llc
Indirect owner — 100% stake — since 2016
Rwc Healthcare Llc
Direct owner — 100% stake — since 2016
Beacon Health Management Llc
Operational control — since 2016
Mukwindidza, Chido
Managing employee — since 2021
Wertheim, Bruce
Operational control — since 2016

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
4 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
License status
Active
Licensed / certified since
1994-09-01
CMS overall rating
1 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
15 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$4,017 total
Last standard inspection
2025-08-09
Nurse staffing
2.8 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$335 per day (≈ $10,180/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
75% Medicaid · 10% Medicare · 15% private/other
Occupancy
86% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
5% above the GA median of $318/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
62
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 1 food-safety citation on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2026-06-04Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0727
F · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Corrected 2026-06-15
2025-08-09Health inspectionComplaint-triggered14 citations
F-0552
D · No harm found
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Corrected 2025-10-16
F-0576
E · No harm found
Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.
Corrected 2025-10-16
F-0585
F · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Corrected 2025-10-16
F-0609
D · No harm found
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2025-10-16
F-0610
D · No harm found
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Corrected 2025-10-16
F-0644
D · No harm found
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Corrected 2025-10-16
F-0677
D · No harm found
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2025-10-16
F-0684
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2025-10-16
F-0689
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2025-10-16
F-0695
D · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2025-10-16
F-0759
E · No harm found
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Corrected 2025-10-16
F-0761
F · No harm found
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Corrected 2025-10-16
F-0842
D · No harm found
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2025-10-16
F-0880
E · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-10-16
4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (25 citations)
2024-07-31Health inspectionComplaint-triggered12 citations
F-0578
E · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2024-08-31
F-0607
E · No harm found
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Corrected 2024-08-31
F-0623
E · No harm found
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Corrected 2024-08-31
F-0625
E · No harm found
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Corrected 2024-08-31
F-0657
D · No harm found
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2024-08-31
F-0700
D · No harm found
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
Corrected 2024-08-31
F-0732
C · No harm found
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Corrected 2024-08-31
F-0755
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2024-08-31
F-0758
D · No harm found
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 limited.
Corrected 2024-08-31
F-0760
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Corrected 2024-08-31
F-0812
F · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2024-08-31
F-0880
F · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-11-01
2022-06-24Health inspection3 citations
F-0578
D · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2022-07-26
F-0645
E · No harm found
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Corrected 2022-07-26
F-0759
E · No harm found
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Corrected 2022-07-26
2025-08-09Fire-safety inspection7 citations
K-0211
D · No harm found
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
Corrected 2025-09-21
K-0223
D · No harm found
Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.
Corrected 2025-09-21
K-0351
F · No harm found
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Corrected 2025-09-21
K-0353
F · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2025-09-21
K-0511
D · No harm found
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Corrected 2025-09-21
K-0781
D · No harm found
Have restrictions on the use of portable space heaters.
Corrected 2025-09-21
K-0923
D · No harm found
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Corrected 2025-09-21
2022-06-24Fire-safety inspection3 citations
K-0291
F · No harm found
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
Corrected 2022-07-26
K-0712
F · No harm found
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2022-07-26
K-0918
F · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2022-07-26

Federal penalties

2024-07-31Fine$4,017
Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 115577.

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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Original records

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Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
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Last verified 2026-08-31
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