Heritage Oaks
Nursing home in St. Simons Island, Georgia, CMS certification number 115582
2255 Frederica Road, St. Simons Island, GA 31522 · Glynn County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 125
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- April 16, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 3
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Heritage Oaks take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Heritage Oaks 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 | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 2 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Heritage Oaks 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
- 4.04
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.81
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.92
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.31
- Weekend total hours
- 3.37
- Nursing staff turnover
- 47.7%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 22.2%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on April 16, 2026 and cited 3 deficiencies, plus 1 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on April 2, 2025, found 2.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Heritage Oaks in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 56.6 residents live here, about 45% of its 125 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 125
- Average residents per day
- 56.6
- Certified since
- May 1, 1995
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Heritage Oaks
- Legal business name
- Glynn County Healthcare LLC
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Other
- Chain
- 50 homes nationally under Ethica Health, 3.5-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Heritage Oaks
- Marsh's Edge111 Renegar Way, St. Simons Island 31522
- Senior Care Center - Brunswick2611 Wildwood Drive, Brunswick 31520
- Gracemore Nursing and Rehab2708 Lee Street, Brunswick 31520
- Sears Manor Nursing Home3311 Lee Street, Brunswick 31521
- Senior Care Center - St Marys805 Dilworth Street, St. Marys 31558
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 Heritage Oaks, 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 Heritage Oaks
What is the CMS star rating of Heritage Oaks?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Heritage Oaks accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Heritage Oaks?
3 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Heritage Oaks?
Glynn County Healthcare LLC, non profit - other.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.