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Orchard Health and Rehabilitation
⌖ Pulaski, GA · Candler County
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Medicare overall rating 1 of 5 stars
Certified beds89
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipNon-profit (other)
About Orchard Health and Rehabilitation
Orchard Health and Rehabilitation is a 89-bed nonprofit nursing home in Pulaski, GA. Medicare rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (much below average); the average in Georgia is 2.7. At its last full inspection (Apr 2025), inspectors found 4 problems, close to the Georgia average of 5.0. 4 citations in its recent inspections were for residents being harmed or put in immediate danger. Nurses and aides spend about 3 hr 45 min a day with each resident, about the same as the Georgia average of 3 hr 34 min. About 30% of its nursing staff left in the past year. Medicare fined it $57,161 in the last three years.
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Key details
Facility nameOrchard Health And Rehabilitation
LocationCandler County, Georgia
Phone(912) 685-5072
Address1321 Pulaski School Road, Pulaski, GA 30451 · Candler County
CMS provider number115522
Ownership typeNon-profit (other)
Operating companyEthica Health · 50 homes
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceMay 1, 1992 (34 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
1 strength and 4 things to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 2 care-quality measures are worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.
Strengths
- Nursing staff turnover30% a yearGeorgia average: 46%Strength
About average
- Health citations at last inspection4 (Apr 2025)Georgia average: 5.0. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.About average
- Nurse staffing per resident3 hr 45 min a dayGeorgia average: 3 hr 34 minAbout average
Things to ask about
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- Abuse citationOn recordMedicare shows this icon when a home was cited for abuse, neglect or exploitation in recent inspections. Ask what happened and what changed.Ask about this
- Serious health citations4 for immediate jeopardyCitations where inspectors found residents were harmed or put in immediate danger, most recently in Apr 2025 (about 1 year ago). All 4 were later corrected.Ask about this
- Fines and penalties1 fine totaling $57,161Federal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Apr 2025 (about 1 year ago). The national average is $30,972 per home.Ask about this
- Registered nurse time per resident22 min a dayGeorgia average: 30 minWorse than state average
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.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury5.9%State average: 3.2%Worse than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)3.1%State average: 5.6%Better than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs64.5%State average: 19.9%Worse than 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
Many residents here pay privately or through insurance. In Georgia, Medicaid pays for 64% of resident days at a typical home.
- 0% Medicaid
- 1% Medicare
- 99% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average83%Georgia typical: 85%
Cost of care per resident day$256Georgia typical: $304
Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending June 2025. 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 1 star now, down from 2 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 5 stars and changed 10 times.
Overall rating1★
Health inspections1★
Staffing3★
Quality of care3★
Nurse hours per resident per day3.7
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3.0 |
| Jan 2020 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3.3 |
| Jan 2021 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3.5 |
| Jan 2022 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3.1 |
| Jan 2023 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3.2 |
| Jan 2024 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3.3 |
| Feb 2025 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2.8 |
| Feb 2026 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.4 |
| Sep 2026 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3.7 |
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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