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
Pine Knoll Nursing & Rehabilitation
Registered name: Pine Knoll Path of Journey LLC
CARROLLTON, GA · Medicare-certified · 122 beds
In good standing
For-profitChain member
Data as of July 1, 2026
2 of 5 overall
Pine Knoll Nursing & Rehabilitation in Carrollton, GA has a 2-star overall rating, with strong health inspection results at 4 stars but very weak staffing and quality ratings at 1 star each. Reported nurse staffing is 3.18 hours per resident per day, below the federal benchmark of 4.1, and there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.1761 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: April 10, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.1761.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.39
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.13
- Nurse aides
- 1.65
- Weekend nursing
- 2.79
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 100%
Registered nurse turnover: 100%
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
6.9%12%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
2%2%No change
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
4.6%1.5%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
5.3%1.1%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
4.5%11.5%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
8.1%20.5%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
18.2%30.6%Worsening
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
25.8%32.1%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
1.7%0%Improving
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%0%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
6.7%3.6%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
9.6%3.2%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
—92.2%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
97%100%Improving
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—74.5%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
83.5%86.3%Improving
What the inspectors found
The home failed to properly label and securely store medications and biologicals. Cited September 2021 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 761 — 42 CFR §483.45(g) — S/S: F
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 September 2021 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: F
The nursing home failed to provide services that met professional standards of quality. Cited October 2023 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 658 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(3) — S/S: D
The home failed to ensure residents were treated with dignity and could make their own choices and communicate freely. Cited February 2023 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 550 — 42 CFR §483.10(a) — 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 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- Part of CYPRESS SKILLED NURSING · 7 homes · 1.9 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 100.5 residents on an average day (82% of 122 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 36 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.