• CMS rates this facility 2/5 stars (below average)
• Has 78 certified beds with an average of 64 residents per day (82% occupancy)
• Last health inspection found 2 deficiencies (inspected Nov 21, 2025)
• Has been fined a total of $4,072 across 1 fine(s)
• Total nursing staff: 2.87 hours per resident per day
• Staff turnover rate: 68.4% (high)
Senior Care Center - St Marys is a 2-star Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in Saint Marys, Georgia with 78 certified beds. It has been operating since 2003. The facility scored below average compared to Georgia facilities.
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
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.
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
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.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Staffing hours per resident per day. The black line shows the national average.
Quality measures as percentages of residents. Lower is better for all measures.
| Name | Role | Type | Ownership % | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, INC | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Organization | N/A | May 1, 2015 |
| MILLZAAO, JOHN | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Jul 1, 2019 |
| SCHERNECK, MICHAEL | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | May 18, 2015 |
| BARKER, JEFFERY | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | May 1, 2018 |
| CHITTY, STEPHEN | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | May 1, 2016 |
| HAMPTON, KAY | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | May 1, 2016 |
| HEPBURN, VALERIE | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | May 1, 2015 |
| HODGES, MICHAEL | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | May 1, 2015 |
| HUGHES, J | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | May 1, 2015 |
| JONES, MITCHELL | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | May 1, 2015 |
| TURNER, ROBERT | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | May 1, 2015 |
| WILLIS, GARY | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | May 1, 2015 |
| WILSON, SHIRLEY | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | May 1, 2019 |
| MILLZAAO, JOHN | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Jul 1, 2019 |
| SCHERNECK, MICHAEL | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Aug 11, 2015 |
| GRANT, RHONDIA | W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE | Individual | N/A | May 1, 2015 |