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Heritage Oaks

2255 Frederica Road, Saint Simons Island, GA 315229126389988Ownership: Non profit - OtherCertified beds: 125Avg. daily residents: 57Chain: Ethica Health (50 facilities)County: Glynn

The complete public record on Heritage Oaks, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Saint Simons Island, Georgia, from the CMS Care Compare database (August 2026 release). Every figure below is published by federal regulators; ClearPath adds the state comparisons and the plain-English reading.

CMS Star Ratings

Overall rating
★★★★☆
CMS’s composite of the three ratings below. Georgia average: 2.6 stars.
Health inspection
★★★★☆
Based on the last three years of on-site inspections and complaint investigations — the rating CMS weights most heavily.
Staffing
★★★★☆
Nurse and aide hours per resident per day, adjusted for how much care residents need, plus staff turnover.
Quality measures
★★★☆☆
Clinical outcomes CMS tracks, such as falls with injury, pressure ulcers and hospital readmissions.
Heritage Oaks holds a 4-star overall rating, in the top tier CMS assigns. None of this tells you whether a bed is open, whether your insurance is in network, or whether the facility will accept a given level of care — confirm those three directly with the facility before you commit.
Rating trajectory: overall rating improved from 3 stars (July 2026) to 4 stars (August 2026) across 2 monthly CMS releases tracked by ClearPath.

Staffing

3.45 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
about the state average (3.56)
0.77 RN hours per resident per day
above the state average (0.50)
2.90 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
41.4% total nursing staff turnover
below the state average (46.0)
33.3% RN turnover
0 administrators left in the reporting period

Hours are per resident per day, from payroll-based journal data facilities submit to CMS. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over the past year.

Inspections & Penalties

April 16, 2026 most recent standard health inspection
3 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
below the state average (5.2)
2 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$0 in federal fines across 0 penalties (last 3 years)
0 payment denials
CMS withholding Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions until problems were fixed

Recent Inspection Citations

10 citations on record across recent inspections. Showing the most recent inspection. Severity uses CMS’s A–L scope-and-severity scale; G and above means residents were actually harmed.

InspectionTagWhat was citedSeverity
April 16, 20260584Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and… ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
April 16, 20260656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
April 16, 20260658Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.D · Potential for more than minimal harm

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Source: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), August 2026 monthly release. Figures are as published by CMS and change monthly; ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is an independent information service, accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility, and does not recommend facilities. Verify current details with the facility.