Nursing home report
BISHOP, GA · Medicare-certified · 100 beds
Overall, High Shoals Health and Rehabilitation in Bishop, GA has a 4 out of 5 star rating, with 4-star health inspection and quality measures ratings, 3-star staffing, and no fines in the last 24 months. Reported nurse staffing is 2.98 hours per resident per day, below the federal benchmark of 4.1, and recent inspection issues included transfer/discharge notifications, bed-hold notices, and providing activities to meet residents’ needs.
Health inspections
Staffing
2.9833 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 2.9833.
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 notify the resident and family in time before a transfer or discharge, including their right to appeal. Cited November 2023 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 623 — 42 CFR §483.15 — S/S: F
The home failed to tell residents or their representatives in writing how long their bed would be held after a hospital transfer or therapeutic leave. Cited November 2023 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 625 — 42 CFR §483.15 — S/S: F
The home failed to provide activities that met all residents’ needs. Cited November 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 679 — 42 CFR §483.24 — S/S: E
The home failed to ensure staff got the needed behavior health training based on the facility’s own needs. Cited November 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 949 — 42 CFR §483.95 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited March 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: D
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 6 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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.
