The Oaks - Athens Skilled Nursing
Nursing home in Athens, GA
Medicare & Medicaid certified1★ overall (CMS)
Public-record details
- Address
- 490 Kathwood Dr, Athens, GA 30607
- Phone
- (706) 355-7400
- Listed under
- For-profit
- Medicare CCN
- 115419
- Overall star rating
- 1 of 5 ★☆☆☆☆
- Health inspection rating
- 1 of 5
- Staffing rating
- 2 of 5
- Quality measures rating
- 2 of 5
- Certified beds
- 148
- Average residents per day
- 131
- Ownership
- For-profit, corporation
- Legal business name
- The Oaks- Athens Skilled Nursing LLC
- Chain
- Pruitthealth (95 facilities)
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
- Sep 1, 1989
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Located inside a hospital
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident council
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
Inspection record
Most recent standard health inspection: Feb 22, 2026. CMS lists 14 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Jun 10, 2022 to Feb 22, 2026): 8 from complaint inspections, 4 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 4 at “immediate jeopardy”.
| Inspection | Citation | Severity |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 2026 | Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. | D |
| Feb 22, 2026 | Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in… | D |
| Feb 22, 2026 | Keep all essential equipment working safely. | E |
| Feb 22, 2026 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| Jan 30, 2025 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D |
| Jan 30, 2025 | Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. | D |
| Jan 30, 2025 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| Oct 9, 2024 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | J |
| Oct 9, 2024 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | J |
| Oct 9, 2024 | Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | J |
| Oct 9, 2024 | Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently. | J |
| Jun 10, 2022 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | D |
Fines and payment denials
CMS records 1 fine totalling $15,646 in the last three years.
| Oct 9, 2024 | Fine: $15,646 |
Staffing
- Total nurse staffing per resident per day
- 3.67 hours
- Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
- 0.56 hours
- Nurse aide time per resident per day
- 2.04 hours
- Total nurse staffing on weekends
- 3.13 hours
- Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
- 42%
- RN turnover (yearly)
- 60%
- Administrators who left in the past year
- 0
A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.