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 Path of Journey LLC
CARROLLTON, GA · Medicare-certified · 122 beds
In good standing
For-profitChain member
3 of 5 overall
Pine Knoll Path of Journey LLC in Carrollton, GA has a 3-star overall rating. The main concern is staffing, with a 1-star staffing rating and reported nurse staffing of 3.01 hours per resident per day below the 4.1-hour federal benchmark; it had no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.0058 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 3.0058.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.38
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.11
- Nurse aides
- 1.51
- Weekend nursing
- 2.75
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 100%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
7.7%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
2.3%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
4%Steady
Residents with a urinary tract infection
3.5%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
5.1%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
14%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
18.7%Improving
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
27.5%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
2.8%Improving
Residents with a long-term catheter
0.8%Improving
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
10.4%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
8.2%Worsening
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
92.2%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
97.7%Improving
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
74.5%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
86.6%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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Penalties & enforcement
On record with Medicare: 1 fine · $5,244 in total fines.
- $5,244
Federal fine
Jun 12, 2023
Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- Part of CYPRESS SKILLED NURSING · 7 homes · 2.1 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 105 residents on an average day (86% 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.