Rockmart · 30153
Rockmart Health
528 Hunter Street
Rockmart, GA 30153
The Cottages at Rockmart
⌖ Rockmart, GA · Polk County
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Medicare overall rating 3 of 5 stars
Certified beds116
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipFor-profit (limited liability company)
About The Cottages at Rockmart
The Cottages at Rockmart is a 116-bed for-profit nursing home in Rockmart, GA. Medicare rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (average); the average in Georgia is 2.7. At its last full inspection (Jan 2026), inspectors found 2 problems, fewer than the Georgia average of 5.0. None of the problems in its recent inspections were found to have harmed residents. About 31% of its nursing staff left in the past year. It has had no federal fines in the last three years. Its quality ratings are stronger for short-term rehab than for long-term care.
Written from Medicare’s published figures; nothing here is paid for or written by the home. Our methodology
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Key details
Facility nameCottages At Rockmart, The
LocationPolk County, Georgia
Phone(770) 748-3622
Address750 Goodyear Avenue, Rockmart, GA 30153 · Polk County
CMS provider number115381
Ownership typeFor-profit (limited liability company)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceSeptember 15, 1989 (37 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid
Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.
Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
4 strengths in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 3 care-quality measures are worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.
Strengths
- Serious health citationsNone on recordNo citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since Jan 2026.Strength
- Fines and penaltiesNoneNo federal fines or payment denials in the last three years.Strength
- Health citations at last inspection2 (Jan 2026)Georgia average: 5.0. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.Strength
- Nursing staff turnover31% a yearGeorgia average: 46%Strength
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Georgia average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these
Short-term rehab or long-term care?
Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.
Short-term rehab
For a stay of a few weeks after a hospital visit, such as after surgery or a stroke.
- Sent back to the hospital36.1%State average: 25.0%Worse than average
- Needed an emergency room visit8.0%State average: 11.6%Better than average
- Newly given antipsychotic drugs1.5%State average: 2.6%Better than average
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury9.7%State average: 3.2%Worse than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)2.8%State average: 5.6%Better than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs24.5%State average: 19.9%Worse than average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days2.4State average: 2.1About average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Georgia average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Who pays, and how full it is
Most residents here have their care paid by Medicaid. In Georgia, Medicaid pays for 64% of resident days at a typical home.
- 72% Medicaid
- 8% Medicare
- 19% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average63%Georgia typical: 85%
Cost of care per resident day$435Georgia typical: $304
Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024. The cost per day is what care costs the home to provide, not the price you would pay; ask the home for its private-pay rate. A busy home may have fewer open beds, so ask about availability.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 3 stars now, up from 2 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 4 stars and changed 11 times.
Overall rating3★
Health inspections4★
Staffing1★
Quality of care3★
Nurse hours per resident per day5.9
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3.4 |
| Jan 2020 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3.6 |
| Jan 2021 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3.4 |
| Jan 2022 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6.0 |
| Jan 2023 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3.3 |
| Jan 2024 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5.8 |
| Feb 2025 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6.2 |
| Feb 2026 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5.9 |
| Sep 2026 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | – |
Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology
See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home
From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.
Inspection summary
How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.
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Three-survey history
Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.
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