Folkston Park Care and Rehabilitation Center
Folkston, Georgia · CCN 115630
19 surveys since 2011. The first finding at harm level was recorded in 2022.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
- Citations on record
- 97
- Surveys
- 19
- Harm or worse
- 6
- Immediate jeopardy
- 4
Findings at the most serious level CMS records.
Older surveys no longer in CMS’s monthly file or on Care Compare. They are shown here.
The facility
- Certified beds
- 92
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- BEACON HEALTH MANAGEMENT
- County
- Charlton · rural
- Medicare-certified since
- 1997
CMS ratings
- Overall
- 1
- Health inspection
- 1
- Staffing
- 1
- Quality measures
- 1
CMS’s own Five-Star ratings.
Compared with similar facilities
Since 2021, this facility recorded more weighted findings than most of its peer group.
Weighted by harm level, against 49 for-profit facilities of 66–99 beds in Georgia.
Last survey on record
Nov 18, 2025
356 days ago.
Counts surveys with at least one finding. A clean survey leaves no record here, so the real gap may be shorter.
Staffing
| Measure | This facility | Peer median |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse hours per resident day | 3.02 | 3.30 |
| Registered-nurse hours per resident day | 0.33 | — |
| Annual nurse turnover | 60.0% | 46.0% |
As reported by the facility to CMS, beside the peer-group median.
Enforcement
- Special focus
- SFF Candidate
Federal civil money penalties and remedies as CMS currently publishes them. Amounts may still be under appeal.
Severity of recent findings
| Severity | Isolated | Pattern | Widespread |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immediate jeopardy | J415.4% | K— | L— |
| Actual harm | G13.8% | H— | I— |
| No harm, potential for more than minimal | D1661.5% | E27.7% | F311.5% |
| No harm, potential for minimal | A— | B— | C— |
Most frequently cited here
In CMS’s current monthly file.
- F8803×
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F6892×
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- F5501×
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- F5671×
Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs.
- F5741×
The resident has the right to receive notices in a format and a language he or she understands.
In the surveyor’s words
From the most serious findings on record at Folkston Park Care and Rehabilitation Center, in the surveyor’s own words.
- Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF656Nov 18, 2025
Based on record review and staff interviews, the facility failed to develop and implement a person-centered comprehensive care plan for one of five residents (R) (R1) receiving a pureed diet. Specifically, the facility failed to address the resident's diet, behaviors of wandering into other residents' rooms, and seeking non mechanically altered food items. This failure resulted in R1 choking and expiring on 10/25/2025. The facility's failure to develop and implement a person-centered comprehensive care plan caused or was likely to cause serious injury, harm, impairment, or death to a resident. An Immediate Jeopardy (IJ) was identified on 11/13/2025 and was determined to have existed on 10/25/2025. The Administrator and Regional Operations Manager were informed of the IJ on 11/13/2025. […]
- Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF689Nov 18, 2025
Based on record review and staff interviews, the facility failed to provide adequate supervision to prevent an avoidable accident for one of five residents (R) (R1) on A Hall (the secured memory unit) with a pureed diet. Specifically, R1 was ordered a pureed texture, nectar consistency, with no rolls or bread. R1 was left unsupervised, resulting in him obtaining a non-mechanically altered food and subsequently choking. This failure resulted in R1 expiring on 10/25/2025.The facility's failure to provide adequate supervision to prevent an avoidable accident caused or was likely to cause serious injury, harm, impairment, or death to a resident. An Immediate Jeopardy (IJ) was identified on 11/13/2025 and was determined to have existed on 10/25/2025. […]
- Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF725Nov 18, 2025
Based on record review and staff interviews, the facility failed to provide sufficient nursing staff to monitor one of 23 residents (R) (R1) on A Hall (the secured memory unit), resulting in R1 choking and expiring on 10/25/2025. Specifically, the facility failed to have sufficient nursing staff to provide nursing and related services, considering the number, acuity, and diagnoses of the facility's resident population. The facility's failure to provide sufficient nursing staff and related services caused or was likely to cause serious injury, harm, impairment, or death to a resident. An Immediate Jeopardy (IJ) was identified on 11/13/2025 and was determined to have existed on 10/25/2025. The Administrator and Regional Operations Manager were informed of the IJ on 11/13/2025. […]
- Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF835Nov 18, 2025
Based on staff interviews, record reviews, and review of the facility's documents titled, Licensed Nursing Home Administrator and Director of Nursing (DON), the administration failed to provide sufficient nursing staff to monitor one of 23 residents (R1) on A Hall (the secured memory unit ). This resulted in an avoidable choking accident and the death of R1 on 10/25/2025. Specifically, Administration knew there was insufficient staffing on A Hall (secured memory unit) and failed to staff A Hall in manner that efficiently maintained the highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being of each resident. The failure to take action caused R1 to be left unsupervised, resulting in his death. […]
- Actual harm, isolatedF689Jan 8, 2023
Based on record review, staff interviews, and the review of the policy titled, Fall Management Standard, the facility failed to ensure that Activities of Daily Living (ADL) care was provided by using appropriate techniques, to prevent accidents, for two residents (R#9 and R#35) of three residents reviewed for falls. Actual harm occurred on 11/24/2022, when a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), rolled R#9 away from her while providing ADL care. Subsequently, R#9 fell from the bed resulting in a right femur fracture. Findings include: 1. A review of the facility policy, Fall Management Standard dated of July 2021, under What Exactly is a Fall, bullet three states, When a resident is found on the floor, the facility is responsible for investigating the reason for this. […]
Read 22 findings in full →The most serious and the most recent: 22 of 97 on record.
Every survey on record
FindingsAt actual harm or above
- Aug 6, 2026Standard5 findings
- Nov 18, 2025Complaint9 findings · 4 harm
- May 7, 2025Standard7 findings
- Nov 17, 2023Complaint3 findings
- Jan 8, 2023Standard and complaint4 findings · 1 harm
- Oct 5, 2022Complaint6 findings · 1 harm
- Jun 11, 2021Complaint7 findings
- May 6, 2021Standard and complaint3 findings
Show the 11 earlier surveys
- Sep 29, 2020Complaint1 finding
- Jun 24, 2020Infection control1 finding
- Nov 1, 2019Complaint1 finding
- Nov 29, 2018Complaint5 findings
- Aug 16, 2018Standard4 findings
- Aug 31, 2017Standard12 findings
- Mar 9, 2017Complaint1 finding
- Feb 25, 2016Standard3 findings
- May 2, 2013—8 findings
- Jan 8, 2013—2 findings
- Dec 8, 2011—15 findings
Surveys that found no deficiencies are not in CMS’s files and do not appear here.
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