300 CEDAR ST, Metter, GA 30439
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Medicare-certifiedSkilled Nursing
Azalea Health and Rehabilitation
Metter, GeorgiaMedicare inspection record
About Azalea Health and Rehabilitation
AZALEA HEALTH AND REHABILITATION is a non profit - other nursing home in METTER, GA with 89 certified beds.
Community at a glance
Capacity
89 residents
Location
Metter, GA
Status
Listed in a public registry
Care & services offered
Skilled Nursing
Contact & location
300 CEDAR ROAD, Metter, Georgia 30439
Medicare inspection record
From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov
At its most recent standard inspection, on September 11, 2025, state inspectors cited 6 health deficiencies (the Georgia average is 5.0).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 30 minutes with each resident a day, about the same as the Georgia average.
Medicare fined Azalea Health and Rehabilitation 2 times in the last three years, $8,788 in total.
Staffing
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 3 hours 30 minutes |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 39 minutesAbove the Georgia average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 29%Below the Georgia average |
Inspections
6 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
September 11, 2025 · Standard inspection · 6 citations
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Residents were harmed, a few residents (level G)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Dec 3, 2025Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Residents were harmed, a few residents (level G)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Dec 3, 2025Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Resident RightsCorrected Dec 3, 2025Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Dec 3, 2025Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Dec 3, 2025Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Dec 3, 2025
Fines and payment denials
2 fines totaling $8,788 in the last three years.
- September 11, 2025Fine: $4,394
- September 11, 2025Fine: $4,394
About the home, per Medicare
- Ownership
- Non profit - Other
- Legal business name
- Candler County LTC, LLC
- Medicare-certified beds
- 89
- Average residents per day
- 75
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- September 1, 1997
- Part of a chain
- Ethica Health, 50 homes
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
- CMS Certification Number
- 115642
Location
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300 CEDAR ROADMetter, GA 30439
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Questions about Azalea Health and Rehabilitation
How did Azalea Health and Rehabilitation do on its last inspection?+
State inspectors visited on September 11, 2025 and cited 6 health deficiencies. The Georgia average is 5.0.
How much nursing care does each resident get at Azalea Health and Rehabilitation?+
Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 30 minutes with each resident per day, including 39 minutes from registered nurses. 29% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Has Azalea Health and Rehabilitation been fined by Medicare?+
Yes. Medicare fined Azalea Health and Rehabilitation 2 times in the last three years, totaling $8,788.
Does Medicare cover skilled nursing?+
Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.
How much does a nursing home cost?+
A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.
What is the CMS star rating?+
Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.