University Nursing & Rehab Center
Nursing home in Athens, GA
Medicare & Medicaid certified1★ overall (CMS)
Public-record details
- Address
- 180 Epps Bridge Road, Athens, GA 30606
- Phone
- (706) 549-5382
- Listed under
- For-profit, No fines in 3 years
- Medicare CCN
- 115467
- Overall star rating
- 1 of 5 ★☆☆☆☆
- Health inspection rating
- 2 of 5
- Staffing rating
- 1 of 5
- Quality measures rating
- 2 of 5
- Certified beds
- 122
- Average residents per day
- 94
- Ownership
- For-profit, corporation
- Legal business name
- Universe Cypress LLC
- Chain
- Cypress Skilled Nursing (5 facilities)
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
- Jan 1, 1990
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Located inside a hospital
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident and family councils
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
Inspection record
Most recent standard health inspection: May 14, 2026. CMS lists 23 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Dec 9, 2023 to May 14, 2026): 11 from complaint inspections, 0 at the “actual harm” level or higher.
| Inspection | Citation | Severity |
|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2026 | Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. | D |
| May 14, 2026 | Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted | D |
| May 14, 2026 | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | D |
| May 14, 2026 | Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. | D |
| May 14, 2026 | Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff… | D |
| May 14, 2026 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| Apr 3, 2025 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | D |
| Apr 3, 2025 | Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. | E |
| Apr 3, 2025 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| Dec 9, 2023 | Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. | D |
| Dec 9, 2023 | Prepare residents for a safe transfer or discharge from the nursing home. | D |
| Dec 9, 2023 | Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave. | D |
Fines and payment denials
CMS records no fines or payment denials for this facility in the last three years.
Staffing
- Total nurse staffing per resident per day
- 2.97 hours
- Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
- 0.14 hours
- Nurse aide time per resident per day
- 2.16 hours
- Total nurse staffing on weekends
- 2.67 hours
- Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
- 74%
- RN turnover (yearly)
- 75%
- 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.