Pruitthealth - Fitzgerald
Nursing home in Fitzgerald, Georgia, CMS certification number 115617
185 Bowen's Mill Highway, Fitzgerald, GA 31750 · Ben Hill County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 78
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- January 14, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 2
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Pruitthealth - Fitzgerald take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Pruitthealth - Fitzgerald 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 | 4 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Pruitthealth - Fitzgerald 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
- 3.26
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.54
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.00
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.72
- Weekend total hours
- 3.03
- Nursing staff turnover
- 40.7%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 20%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on January 14, 2026 and cited 2 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on September 1, 2024, found 3.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Pruitthealth - Fitzgerald in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 71.7 residents live here, about 92% of its 78 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 78
- Average residents per day
- 71.7
- Certified since
- October 14, 1996
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Pruitthealth - Fitzgerald
- Legal business name
- Pruitthealth - Fitzgerald, LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 97 homes nationally under Pruitthealth, 3.1-star chain average
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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.
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Is this your facility?
If you run Pruitthealth - Fitzgerald, 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 Pruitthealth - Fitzgerald
What is the CMS star rating of Pruitthealth - Fitzgerald?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Pruitthealth - Fitzgerald accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Pruitthealth - Fitzgerald?
2 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Pruitthealth - Fitzgerald?
Pruitthealth - Fitzgerald, LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.