Nursing home report
COLUMBUS, GA · Medicare-certified · 40 beds
Spring Harbor at Green Island in Columbus, GA has a 3-out-of-5 overall rating, with stronger staffing and quality scores (4 out of 5 each) and nurse staffing above the federal benchmark (5.95 vs. 4.1 hours per resident per day). It had a 3-out-of-5 health inspection rating, no fines in the last 24 months, and recent citations related to food handling, psychotropic medication use, and antibiotic monitoring.
Health inspections
Staffing
5.9548 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 5.9548.
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 pneumonia vaccine
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited January 2026 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
The home failed to properly reduce or limit psychotropic medication use and try safer non-drug approaches when appropriate. Cited November 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 758 — 42 CFR §483.45(e) — S/S: E
The home failed to monitor antibiotic use properly. Cited June 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 881 — 42 CFR §483.80 — S/S: E
The home failed to ensure residents who could safely take their own medicines were allowed to self-administer them. Cited January 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 554 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
The home failed to have policies and procedures in place to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. Cited January 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 607 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: D
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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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.
