Nursing home report
Registered name: Baptist Village, Inc.
Waycross, GA · Medicare-certified · 254 beds
J. Olan Jones Healthcare Center in Waycross, GA has an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, with a 2-star health inspection rating, 4-star staffing, and 3-star quality measures. It has a recent federal penalty, $4,017 in fines in the last 24 months, and reported staffing of 4.95 hours per resident per day versus the 4.1-hour federal benchmark.
Health inspections
Staffing
4.9544 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.9544.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
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 April 2026 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 656 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(1) — S/S: J
The home failed to ensure residents’ medications were free from unnecessary drugs. Cited April 2026 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 757 — 42 CFR §483.45(d) — S/S: J
The nursing home failed to ensure residents were free from significant medication errors. Cited April 2026 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 760 — 42 CFR §483.45(f)(2) — S/S: J
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.
F-Tag 882 — 42 CFR §483.80 — S/S: F
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.
F-Tag 550 — 42 CFR §483.10(a) — S/S: D
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
A federal fine of $4,017 was recorded.
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
On record with Medicare: 1 fine · $4,017 in total fines.
Federal fine
Sep 19, 2024
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.
