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State licensed715 Village Lake Drive, Waycross, GA 31503
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About Baptist Village, Inc.
BAPTIST VILLAGE, INC. is a non profit - church related nursing home in WAYCROSS, GA with 254 certified beds.
Community at a glance
Capacity
254 residents
Location
Waycross, GA
Status
Listed in a public registry
Care & services offered
Skilled Nursing
Contact & location
2650 CARSWELL AVE, Waycross, Georgia 31502
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 December 4, 2025, state inspectors cited 3 health deficiencies (the Georgia average is 5.0).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 4 hours 57 minutes with each resident a day, above the Georgia average of 3 hours 34 minutes.
Medicare fined Baptist Village, Inc. once in the last three years, $4,017 in total.
Staffing
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 4 hours 57 minutesAbove the Georgia average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 21 minutesBelow the Georgia average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 37%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.
April 27, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 3 citations
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Immediate danger to residents, a few residents (level J)Pharmacy ServiceFrom a complaintAlready fixed by Jan 20, 2026Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Immediate danger to residents, a few residents (level J)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningFrom a complaintAlready fixed by Jan 20, 2026Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Immediate danger to residents, a few residents (level J)Pharmacy ServiceFrom a complaintAlready fixed by Jan 20, 2026
September 19, 2024 · Standard inspection · 3 citations
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningFrom a complaintCorrected Nov 3, 2024Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsFrom a complaintCorrected Nov 3, 2024Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Nov 3, 2024
Fines and payment denials
1 fine totaling $4,017 in the last three years.
- September 19, 2024Fine: $4,017
About the home, per Medicare
- Ownership
- Non profit - Church related
- Legal business name
- Baptist Village, Inc.
- Medicare-certified beds
- 254
- Average residents per day
- 170
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- September 1, 1996
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
- CMS Certification Number
- 115615
Location
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2650 CARSWELL AVEWaycross, GA 31502
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Questions about Baptist Village, Inc.
How did Baptist Village, Inc. do on its last inspection?+
State inspectors visited on December 4, 2025 and cited 3 health deficiencies, 3 of them from complaint investigations. The Georgia average is 5.0.
How much nursing care does each resident get at Baptist Village, Inc.?+
Nurses and aides spend 4 hours 57 minutes with each resident per day, including 21 minutes from registered nurses. 37% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Has Baptist Village, Inc. been fined by Medicare?+
Yes. Medicare fined Baptist Village, Inc. once in the last three years, totaling $4,017.
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.