Appling Nursing and Rehabilitation Pavilion
Nursing home in Baxley, Georgia, CMS certification number 115262
163 East Tollison Street, Baxley, GA 31513 · Appling County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 101
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- May 21, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 2
- Fines in 3 years
- $18,966 (3)
Does Appling Nursing and Rehabilitation Pavilion take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Appling Nursing and Rehabilitation Pavilion is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 1 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 2 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Appling Nursing and Rehabilitation Pavilion reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 0.04
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.00
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.01
- Nurse aide hours
- 0.03
- Weekend total hours
- 0.13
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on May 21, 2026 and cited 2 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on March 13, 2025, found 6.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Appling Nursing and Rehabilitation Pavilion 3 times in the past 3 years, for $18,966 in total.
It also had 1 payment denial, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 94.3 residents live here, about 93% of its 101 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 101
- Average residents per day
- 94.3
- Certified since
- January 1, 1979
- Inside a hospital
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Both
Who owns Appling Nursing and Rehabilitation Pavilion
- Legal business name
- The Baxley and Appling County Hospital Authority
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
Other nursing homes near Appling Nursing and Rehabilitation Pavilion
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- Tattnall Healthcare Center142 Memorial Drive, Reidsville 30453
- The Woods at Lumber City of Journey LLC93 Ga- 19, Lumber City 31549
- Glenvue Health and Rehab721 North Veterans Blvd, Glennville 30427
Who inspects nursing homes in Georgia
Georgia's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
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Is this your facility?
If you run Appling Nursing and Rehabilitation Pavilion, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Appling Nursing and Rehabilitation Pavilion
What is the CMS star rating of Appling Nursing and Rehabilitation Pavilion?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Appling Nursing and Rehabilitation Pavilion accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Appling Nursing and Rehabilitation Pavilion?
2 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Appling Nursing and Rehabilitation Pavilion?
The Baxley and Appling County Hospital Authority, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.