Overview
Tybee Island Trails of Journey has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Georgia average of 2.7. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Tybee Island. Its strongest area is health inspections (2 of 5), and its weakest is staffing (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 2.3 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 99% of nursing homes in Georgia (the state average is 3.6 hours). Of that, 0.4 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on January 30, 2026, found 8 health deficiencies, more than the Georgia average of 4.8. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 32% of Georgia nursing homes have been fined.
Tybee Island Trails of Journey is a for-profit facility with 50 certified beds, caring for about 48 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1997.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- January 30, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 8
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 1
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff2.34 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.42 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.59 hrs
- Nurse aides1.34 hrs
- Physical therapists0.00 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 50
- Average residents per day
- 48
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- March 1, 1997
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes