The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited April 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
Nursing home report
HERITAGE OAKS
SAINT SIMONS ISLAND, GA · Medicare-certified · 125 beds
In good standing
Non-profitChain member
4 of 5 overall
Heritage Oaks in Saint Simons Island, GA has an overall 4 out of 5 stars, with 4-star ratings for health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. It reported 3.65 nurse staffing hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, and had $0 in fines over the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.654 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: April 2, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.654.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.64
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.00
- Nurse aides
- 2.01
- Weekend nursing
- 3.20
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 37%
Registered nurse turnover: 33%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
18.9%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
3.5%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
5.2%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0.5%Steady
Residents who lost too much weight
0%Steady
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
13.4%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
12.8%Improving
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
23.7%Steady
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0.8%Worsening
Residents with a long-term catheter
0.4%Steady
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
4.1%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%Steady
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
100%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
97.5%Improving
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
100%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%Steady
What the inspectors found
The home failed to have enough qualified staff to properly provide food and nutrition services. Cited June 2021 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 801 — 42 CFR §483.60 — S/S: F
The home failed to have a plan for how it would carry out quality improvement and oversight activities. Cited June 2021 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 865 — 42 CFR §483.75 — S/S: F
The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited April 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to make sure each resident got an accurate assessment of their needs and condition. Cited February 2023 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 641 — 42 CFR §483.20(g) — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Other
- Chain
- Part of MAGNOLIA MANOR SENIOR LIVING · 6 homes · 3 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 57.4 residents on an average day (46% of 125 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 31 years
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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.