Palemon Gaskins Mem NSG Home
Nursing home in Ocilla, Georgia, CMS certification number 115713
710 North Irwin Avenue, Ocilla, GA 31774 · Irwin County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 30
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- January 18, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 7
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Palemon Gaskins Mem NSG Home take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Palemon Gaskins Mem NSG Home 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 | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Palemon Gaskins Mem NSG Home 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
- 4.28
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.57
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.71
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.00
- Weekend total hours
- 3.51
- Nursing staff turnover
- 28.1%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on January 18, 2026 and cited 7 deficiencies, plus 6 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on December 22, 2024, found 7.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Palemon Gaskins Mem NSG Home in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 24.9 residents live here, about 83% of its 30 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 30
- Average residents per day
- 24.9
- Certified since
- December 1, 2005
- Inside a hospital
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Palemon Gaskins Mem NSG Home
- Legal business name
- Irwin County Hospital
- Ownership type
- Government - County
Other nursing homes near Palemon Gaskins Mem NSG Home
- Pruitthealth - Ocilla209 West Hudson Street, Ocilla 31774
- Harmony Health and Rehabilitation176 Lincoln Ave, Fitzgerald 31750
- Pruitthealth - Fitzgerald185 Bowen's Mill Highway, Fitzgerald 31750
- Harborview Tifton1451 Newton Drive, Tifton 31794
- Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia2002 Tift Avenue North, Tifton 31794
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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If you run Palemon Gaskins Mem NSG Home, 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 Palemon Gaskins Mem NSG Home
What is the CMS star rating of Palemon Gaskins Mem NSG Home?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Palemon Gaskins Mem NSG Home accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Palemon Gaskins Mem NSG Home?
7 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Palemon Gaskins Mem NSG Home?
Irwin County Hospital, government - county.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.