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Medicare-certifiedSkilled Nursing
Ridgecrest Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center
Columbus, GeorgiaMedicare inspection record
About Ridgecrest Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center
Our skilled nursing and rehabilitation team creates personalized care plans that help patients regain strength and independence after surgery, illness, or injury.
Community at a glance
Capacity
84 residents
Location
Columbus, GA
Status
Listed in a public registry
Care & services offered
Skilled Nursing
Contact & location
8329 STEVENS LANE, Columbus, Georgia 31909
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 7, 2025, state inspectors cited 1 health deficiency (the Georgia average is 5.0).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 4 hours 25 minutes with each resident a day, above the Georgia average of 3 hours 34 minutes.
Medicare has not fined Ridgecrest Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center in the last three years.
Staffing
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 4 hours 25 minutesAbove the Georgia average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 26 minutesBelow the Georgia average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 47% |
Inspections
6 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
December 7, 2025 · Standard inspection · 1 citation
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 PlanningCorrected Jan 22, 2026
December 5, 2024 · Standard inspection · 5 citations
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Jan 8, 2025Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Jan 8, 2025Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Jan 8, 2025Develop 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 PlanningCorrected Jan 8, 2025Provide 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 CareCorrected Jan 8, 2025
Fines and payment denials
No fines or Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
About the home, per Medicare
- Ownership
- Government - City/county
- Legal business name
- Hospital Authority of Columbus Ga
- Medicare-certified beds
- 84
- Average residents per day
- 51
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- November 1, 1989
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
- CMS Certification Number
- 115478
Location
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8329 STEVENS LANEColumbus, GA 31909
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Questions about Ridgecrest Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center
How did Ridgecrest Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center do on its last inspection?+
State inspectors visited on December 7, 2025 and cited 1 health deficiency. The Georgia average is 5.0.
How much nursing care does each resident get at Ridgecrest Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center?+
Nurses and aides spend 4 hours 25 minutes with each resident per day, including 26 minutes from registered nurses. 47% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Has Ridgecrest Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center been fined by Medicare?+
Medicare's records show no fines against Ridgecrest Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center in the last three years.
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.