Overview
Smith Medical Nursing Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Georgia average of 2.7. It ranks 3rd of 3 nursing homes in Sandersville. It scores best on quality of care (4 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 2.8 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 96% of nursing homes in Georgia (the state average is 3.6 hours). Of that, 0.3 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on August 7, 2025, found 6 health deficiencies, more than the Georgia average of 4.8. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 32% of Georgia nursing homes have been fined.
Smith Medical Nursing Care Center is a for-profit facility with 56 certified beds, caring for about 50 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2004.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- August 7, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 6
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff2.78 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.29 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.87 hrs
- Nurse aides1.62 hrs
- Physical therapists0.00 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 56
- Average residents per day
- 50
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- December 13, 2004
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- None
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes