The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited August 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
Nursing home report
Presbyterian Home and Retirement Community Quitman
Registered name: HOSPITAL AUTHORITY OF BROOKS COUNTY, GEORGIA, THE
QUITMAN, GA · Medicare-certified · 188 beds
In good standing
Government-run
Data as of July 1, 2026
3 of 5 overall
Presbyterian Home and Retirement Community Quitman has an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, with 3 stars for health inspections, 4 stars for staffing, and 2 stars for quality measures. Reported nurse staffing is 4.00 hours per resident day, just below the federal benchmark of 4.1, and there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.0017 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: August 28, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.0017.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.51
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.95
- Nurse aides
- 2.54
- Weekend nursing
- 3.60
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 31%
Registered nurse turnover: 25%
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
20.4%28.9%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
6.5%3.2%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
6.4%5.4%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
3.6%3.3%No change
Residents who lost too much weight
6.6%7.5%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
15.9%13.6%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
10.7%11.8%Worsening
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
29.5%22.1%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
—6.6%—
Residents with a long-term catheter
2.5%2.9%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
15.1%15.7%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
3.8%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
—97.3%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
86.3%79.4%Worsening
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—58.1%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
75.9%69%Worsening
What the inspectors found
The home failed to give residents clear notice about what Medicare or Medicaid would cover and what costs they might have to pay themselves. Cited March 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 582 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E
The home failed to ensure residents who could safely take their own medicines were allowed to self-administer them. Cited August 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 554 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
The home failed to ensure residents had a safe, clean, comfortable, homelike environment and daily care supports were provided safely. Cited August 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 584 — 42 CFR §483.10 — 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 August 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 656 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(1) — 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 6 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 9 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Government - Hospital district
- Occupancy
- 133.4 residents on an average day (71% of 188 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 36 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.