Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Savannah, GA

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Savannah
The 10,000 foot view

Updated on November 3, 2024

This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Savannah has a total of 19 active skilled nursing facilities and 1,904 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Savannah of 276,295, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 145.11 persons in Savannah. There were 1,395 residents in nursing homes as November 3, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 73.27 percent. (Note that the home count is based on monthly data provided by CMS and the number of beds and the occupancy numbers are based on weekly data. There is a minor number of homes that do not report their data weekly.)

According to the monthly data, Savannah has added 0 new beds and lost 0 existing beds over the past year.

The Biden Administration has announced that it wants to regulate minimum nursing home staffing levels. They have proposed minimums of .55 hours of care per resident per day from registered nurses (RNs) and 2.45 hours of care per resident per day certified nursing aids (CNAs). These are the current level amount of hours per resident per day of care for Savannah and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.75	0.48 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.14	2.11 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	1.07	0.97 / 0.88
All Staff	3.96	3.56 / 3.84

State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for Georgia.

COVID-19 Infections in Savannah Nursing Homes

While COVID-19 infections and deaths are down significantly from late 2020 and 2021, the number of infections and deaths continues to be monitored. For nursing homes in Savannah there were a total of 0 new cases and 0 new deaths among residents for the week ending November 3, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Savannah

No new homes were reported by CMS over the past twelve months.

No homes were removed by CMS over the past twelve months.

Occupancy Percentages for Savannah Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Savannah, GA. Occupancies levels for individual facilities will differ and can be found on the detail page for the specific nursing home.

Best and Worst Nursing Homes in Savannah

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Savannah based on their most recent weighted average inspection score. Some nursing homes may have higher overall 5-star ratings than the homes on this list. We feel that the health inspection score is the best indicator of current operations. It changes quicker than the overall rating.

Facility	Rating
Fraser Health Center 300 WOOD HAVEN DRIVE HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC	11.33
Oaks Health Ctr at The Marshes of Skidaway Island 95 SKIDAWAY ISLAND PARK ROAD SAVANNAH, GA	6.67
Nhc Healthcare - Bluffton 3039 OKATIE HIGHWAY OKATIE, SC	15.33
Azalealand Nursing Home 2040 COLONIAL DRIVE SAVANNAH, GA	4.00
Broad Creek Care Center 801 LEMON GRASS COURT HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC	26.00
Candler Skilled Nursing Unit 5353 REYNOLDS STREET SAVANNAH, GA	15.33
Effingham Care and Rehabilitation Center 459 HIGHWAY 119 SOUTH SPRINGFIELD, GA	9.33
Abercorn Rehabilitation Center 11800 ABERCORN STREET SAVANNAH, GA	18.00
Magnolia Manor of Midway 652 NORTH COASTAL HIGHWAY 17 MIDWAY, GA	28.67
Oceanside Care Center LLC 7 ROSEWOOD AVENUE TYBEE ISLAND, GA	26.00

The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Savannah based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.

Facility	Rating
Tybee Island Care Center LLC 26 VAN HORNE STREET TYBEE ISLAND, GA	66.00
Savannah Post Acute LLC 815 EAST 63 STREET SAVANNAH, GA	94.67
Riverview Health and Rehab Ctr 6711 LAROCHE AVENUE SAVANNAH, GA	36.00
Pruitthealth - Savannah 12825 WHITE BLUFF ROAD SAVANNAH, GA	73.33
Thunderbolt Care Center LLC 3223 FALLIGANT AVENUE SAVANNAH, GA	96.00
Pruitthealth - Seaside 1000 DORSET ROAD PORT WENTWORTH, GA	20.67
Sprenger Healthcare of Bluffton 60 OKATIE VILLAGE DRIVE BLUFFTON, SC	63.67
Bryan County Hlth and Rehab Ctr 127 CARTER ST RICHMOND HILL, GA	34.67
Resorts at Pooler Inc 508 SOUTH ROGERS STREET POOLER, GA	43.33
Oceanside Care Center LLC 7 ROSEWOOD AVENUE TYBEE ISLAND, GA	26.00

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