Federal nursing home survey record · CMS-certified nursing home· Not a state assisted-living licensing record

OAKS - ATHENS SKILLED NURSING, THE

ATHENS, GA · 148 certified beds · Last Life Safety survey February 22, 2026

CMS Certification Number 115419 · first certified September 1989

Ownership

Operated by PRUITTHEALTH · For profit - Corporation

No change of ownership on CMS record since January 1, 2016, when the records begin.

Citations on file

Rolling three-year window

Life Safety surveys

In the same window

Tags cited more than once

Across separate surveys

Inspection & testing records

Of the citations on file

Position within GA

8 citations — more than 47% of the 356 certified nursing homes in GA. Compared within GA rather than nationally because which state a facility is in explains about 30% of the variation in citation counts between facilities, while bed count explains under 1%. State survey agencies differ far more than the buildings do. How this is calculated

Slippingmore citations at the latest survey than at its earlier surveys in the window.

The latest survey found 0 citations; the earlier surveys in the window averaged 4. With 3 surveys on file this is a direction of travel, not a conclusion.

When is the next survey likely?

The window opens April 2027 — about 7 months from now. This facility’s last Life Safety survey was February 2026. Facilities in GA are typically surveyed 14–20 months after the last one (median 16), measured over 532 consecutive surveys in the last two years of CMS records.

A range the record supports, not a prediction of a date. State agencies vary widely — from about 11 months in Pennsylvania to three years in Maryland. How the window is measured

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1 inspection-and-testing tag has been cited here at more than one survey. Nationally, that pattern is common: about three quarters of cited facilities have at least one repeated tag, and half of the facilities ever cited for sprinkler inspection and testing are cited for it again. A repeat is usually a recordkeeping gap rather than a new hazard.

Physical environment (health survey)

4 physical-environment citations on the health survey. Cited by the health surveyors under Appendix PP, not the Life Safety Code surveyor: equipment in safe operating condition, the call system, bed rails, pest control, hazards, the environment. Counted separately from the 8 Life Safety citations above. The Physical Environment Index

F-0908 Keep all essential equipment working safely.
F-0689 Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
F-0880 Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

How that compares

Citations on file over three years

Compared with the median facility in GA, and nationally. Surveyors differ markedly between states, so the GA figure is the meaningful one.

Citations on file over three years, compared
Measure	Citations
This facility	8
Median facility in GA	8
Median facility nationally	11

Survey history

Citations at each Life Safety survey

Citations at each Life Safety survey
Survey date	Citations
June 10, 2022	3
January 30, 2025	5
February 22, 2026	0

Most-cited tags

Most-cited tags at this facility

Most-cited tags at this facility
Tag	What the surveyor checks	Times cited	Last cited
K-0923	Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.	2	2025-01-30
K-0920	Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.	1	2025-01-30
K-0525	Enure that solid fuel-burning fireplaces are not in patient sleeping areas.	1	2022-06-10
K-0324	Provide properly protected cooking facilities.	1	2025-01-30
K-0761	To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.	1	2025-01-30
K-0353	Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.	1	2025-01-30
K-0531	Have elevators that firefighters can control in the event of a fire.	1	2022-06-10

What the citations cover

Citations by CMS category

Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies 3
Services Deficiencies 2
Smoke Deficiencies 2
Miscellaneous Deficiencies 1

Citations by CMS category
Category	Citations
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies	3
Services Deficiencies	2
Smoke Deficiencies	2
Miscellaneous Deficiencies	1

Every citation on file

As published by CMS, newest survey first. Descriptions are CMS’s own wording.

January 30, 2025 — 5 citations

Citations issued on January 30, 2025
Tag	What the surveyor checks	Status
K-0324	Provide properly protected cooking facilities.	Deficient, Provider has date of correction (March 14, 2025)
K-0353	Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.	Deficient, Provider has date of correction (March 14, 2025)
K-0761	To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.	Deficient, Provider has date of correction (March 14, 2025)
K-0920	Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.	Deficient, Provider has date of correction (March 14, 2025)
K-0923	Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.	Deficient, Provider has date of correction (March 14, 2025)

June 10, 2022 — 3 citations

Citations issued on June 10, 2022
Tag	What the surveyor checks	Status
K-0525	Enure that solid fuel-burning fireplaces are not in patient sleeping areas.	Deficient, Provider has date of correction (July 22, 2022)
K-0531	Have elevators that firefighters can control in the event of a fire.	Deficient, Provider has date of correction (July 22, 2022)
K-0923	Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.	Deficient, Provider has date of correction (July 22, 2022)

Reflects the CMS posting of August 1, 2026. Surveys conducted in the last few months may not appear yet.