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Medicare-certifiedSkilled Nursing
Townsend Park Health and Rehabilitation
Cartersville, GeorgiaMedicare inspection record
About Townsend Park Health and Rehabilitation
Townsend Park Health and Rehabilitation brings skilled nursing and rehabilitation services to Cartersville, Georgia with a focus on personalized recovery. Our team works closely with each resident to support their healing and return to independence, whether recovering from surgery or managing ongoing care needs.
Community at a glance
Capacity
124 residents
Location
Cartersville, GA
Status
Listed in a public registry
Care & services offered
Skilled Nursing
Contact & location
196 NORTH DIXIE AVENUE, Cartersville, Georgia 30120
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 April 10, 2025, state inspectors cited 5 health deficiencies (the Georgia average is 5.0).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 25 minutes with each resident a day, about the same as the Georgia average.
Medicare has not fined Townsend Park Health and Rehabilitation in the last three years.
Staffing
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 3 hours 25 minutes |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 19 minutesBelow the Georgia average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 36%Below the Georgia average |
Inspections
5 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
May 19, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Infection ControlFrom a complaintCorrected Jul 3, 2026
April 10, 2025 · Standard inspection · 4 citations
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Nursing and Physician ServicesCorrected May 23, 2025Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Infection ControlCorrected May 23, 2025Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationCorrected May 23, 2025Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected May 23, 2025
Fines and payment denials
No fines or Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
About the home, per Medicare
- Ownership
- Non profit - Other
- Legal business name
- Townsend Park Health and Rehabilitation LLC
- Medicare-certified beds
- 124
- Average residents per day
- 120
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- November 27, 1989
- 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
- 115461
Location
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196 NORTH DIXIE AVENUECartersville, GA 30120
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Questions about Townsend Park Health and Rehabilitation
How did Townsend Park Health and Rehabilitation do on its last inspection?+
State inspectors visited on April 10, 2025 and cited 5 health deficiencies, 1 of them from complaint investigations. The Georgia average is 5.0.
How much nursing care does each resident get at Townsend Park Health and Rehabilitation?+
Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 25 minutes with each resident per day, including 19 minutes from registered nurses. 36% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Has Townsend Park Health and Rehabilitation been fined by Medicare?+
Medicare's records show no fines against Townsend Park Health and Rehabilitation 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.