Nursing home report
SANDERSVILLE, GA · Medicare-certified · 60 beds
Washington Co Extended Care Facility in Sandersville, GA has a 3-star overall rating, with 3 stars for health inspections and quality measures and 4 stars for staffing. It reports 4.69 nurse staffing hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, with $0 in fines over the last 24 months; recent cited issues included food handling and temperature, and drug labeling/storage.
Health inspections
Staffing
4.6948 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.6948.
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
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 February 2026 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
The home failed to make food and drinks appealing and served them at a safe, appetizing temperature. Cited February 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 804 — 42 CFR §483.60 — S/S: E
The home failed to properly label and securely store medications and biologicals. Cited December 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 761 — 42 CFR §483.45(g) — S/S: E
The home failed to have policies and procedures in place to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. Cited February 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 607 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: D
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 February 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: D
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
Health inspection found 4 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.
