The nursing home failed to ensure a qualified person was assigned to oversee infection prevention and control. Cited April 2023 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 882 — 42 CFR §483.80 — S/S: F
Nursing home report
J. Olan Jones Healthcare Center
Registered name: BAPTIST VILLAGE, INC.
WAYCROSS, GA · Medicare-certified · 254 beds
Needs attention
Non-profit
Data as of July 1, 2026
5 of 5 overall
J. Olan Jones Healthcare Center in Waycross, GA has a 5-star overall rating, with 5 stars for health inspections, 4 stars for staffing, and 3 stars for quality measures. It reports 4.95 nurse staffing hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, and it had $4,017 in fines in the last 24 months with a recent federal penalty.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.9544 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: December 4, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $4,017recent federal penalty
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.9544.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.35
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.25
- Nurse aides
- 3.35
- Weekend nursing
- 4.50
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 37%
Registered nurse turnover: 21%
Resident outcomes
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Negative outcomes
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
28.8%31%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
4.9%4.4%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
4.5%4.7%No change
Residents with a urinary tract infection
1.9%0.6%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
8.3%4.4%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
12.9%10.9%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
14.7%5.4%Improving
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
17.9%18.6%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
2.7%1.7%Improving
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%0%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
21.2%12.7%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
2.7%1.3%Improving
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—99.4%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%100%No change
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—92%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
98.1%97.1%Worsening
What the inspectors found
The home failed to ensure residents were treated with dignity and could make their own choices and communicate freely. Cited September 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 550 — 42 CFR §483.10(a) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to develop and carry out a complete care plan that met each resident’s needs with clear steps and timelines. Cited September 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 656 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(1) — S/S: D
The home failed to provide safe and appropriate breathing care when a resident needed it. Cited September 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 695 — 42 CFR §483.25(i) — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- PENALTY
A federal fine of $4,017 was recorded.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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Penalties & enforcement
On record with Medicare: 1 fine · $4,017 in total fines.
- $4,017
Federal fine
Sep 19, 2024
Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Church related
- Occupancy
- 169.8 residents on an average day (67% of 254 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 29 years
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.