Nursing home report
Registered name: COTTAGES AT ROCKMART, THE
ROCKMART, GA · Medicare-certified · 116 beds
4-star nursing home overall. Cedar Springs Health & Rehabilitation (The Cottages at Rockmart) has 4 stars for health inspections and staffing, 3 stars for quality measures, reported nurse staffing above the federal benchmark (5.94 vs 4.1 hours per resident day), no fines in the last 24 months, and recent citations related to food safety, transfer/discharge notice, and infection prevention and control.
Health inspections
Staffing
5.9448 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 5.9448.
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 home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited January 2026 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
The home failed to notify the resident and family in time before a transfer or discharge, including their right to appeal. Cited August 2022 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 623 — 42 CFR §483.15 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited January 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: D
The home failed to respond appropriately to all reported abuse or neglect concerns. Cited August 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 610 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: D
The home failed to provide safe and appropriate breathing care when a resident needed it. Cited November 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 695 — 42 CFR §483.25(i) — S/S: D
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.
