Waycross Health and Rehabilitation
Nursing home in Waycross, Georgia, CMS certification number 115605
1910 Dorothy Street, Waycross, GA 31501 · Ware County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 92
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- May 21, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 0
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Waycross Health and Rehabilitation take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Waycross Health and Rehabilitation 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 | 5 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Waycross Health and Rehabilitation 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
- 3.67
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.64
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.32
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.70
- Weekend total hours
- 3.27
- Nursing staff turnover
- 43.1%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 18.2%
- Administrators who left
- 2
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on May 21, 2026 and cited 0 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on March 20, 2025, found 2.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Waycross Health and Rehabilitation in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 76.2 residents live here, about 83% of its 92 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 92
- Average residents per day
- 76.2
- Certified since
- October 1, 1996
- Resident or family council
- Both
Who owns Waycross Health and Rehabilitation
- Legal business name
- Ware County Health Care LLC
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Other
- Chain
- 50 homes nationally under Ethica Health, 3.5-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Waycross Health and Rehabilitation
- Harborview Satilla1600 Riverside Ave, Waycross 31501
- Baptist Village, Inc.2650 Carswell Ave, Waycross 31502
- Bayview Nursing Home12884 Cleveland Street West, Nahunta 31553
- Twin Oaks Convalescent Center301 S0UTH Baker Street, Alma 31510
- River Brook Healthcare Center390 Sweat Street, Homerville 31634
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 Waycross Health and Rehabilitation, 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 Waycross Health and Rehabilitation
What is the CMS star rating of Waycross Health and Rehabilitation?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Waycross Health and Rehabilitation accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Waycross Health and Rehabilitation?
0 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Waycross Health and Rehabilitation?
Ware County Health Care LLC, non profit - other.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.