Early Memorial Nursing Facility
Nursing home in Blakely, Georgia, CMS certification number 115271
11740 Columbia Street, Blakely, GA 39823 · Early County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 127
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- December 11, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 5
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Early Memorial Nursing Facility take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Early Memorial Nursing Facility 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 | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 2 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Early Memorial Nursing Facility 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
- 4.33
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.55
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.28
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.50
- Weekend total hours
- 3.59
- Nursing staff turnover
- 33.3%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 20%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on December 11, 2025 and cited 5 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on August 7, 2024, found 1.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Early Memorial Nursing Facility in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 83 residents live here, about 65% of its 127 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 127
- Average residents per day
- 83
- Certified since
- October 1, 1979
- Inside a hospital
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Early Memorial Nursing Facility
- Legal business name
- Lifebrite Hospital Group of Early LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
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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.
Compare all nursing homes in Georgia, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Early Memorial Nursing Facility, 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 Early Memorial Nursing Facility
What is the CMS star rating of Early Memorial Nursing Facility?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Early Memorial Nursing Facility accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Early Memorial Nursing Facility?
5 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Early Memorial Nursing Facility?
Lifebrite Hospital Group of Early LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.