Nursing Homes · Medicare certified
River Brook Healthcare Center
390 Sweat Street · Homerville, GA 31634 · 92 certified beds
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About River Brook Healthcare Center
River Brook Healthcare Center is a nursing home in Homerville, Georgia. Its capacity is 92 beds, below the Georgia median of 100 for nursing homes. It is run by a for-profit operator and is part of Beacon Health Management. It is Medicare certified. Its public inspection record shows 19 citations, the most recent on April 2, 2026. CMS also lists 3 fines or payment denials against it. Nurse staffing averages 2.93 hours per resident per day. Its public records were last updated in October 2026.
Public record
CMS Care Compare, updated October 2026
Certification
Medicare-certified.
Ratings
Overall
1.0Staffing
1.0Quality measures
1.0CMS Care Compare, October 2026.
Inspection history (19)
Records from February 2024 to April 2026.
April 2, 2026
Tag F0628Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected May 18, 2026.
April 2, 2026
Tag F0656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected May 18, 2026.
September 28, 2025
Tag F0554Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected December 9, 2025.
September 28, 2025
Tag F0914Provide bedrooms that don't allow residents to see each other when privacy is needed.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected December 9, 2025.
September 28, 2025
Tag F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Severity G: isolated, actual harm. Corrected December 9, 2025.
September 28, 2025
Tag F0583Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected December 9, 2025.
September 28, 2025
Tag F0761Ensure 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 locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Severity F: widespread, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected December 9, 2025.
September 28, 2025
Tag F0604Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected December 9, 2025.
September 28, 2025
Tag F0656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Severity G: isolated, actual harm. Corrected December 9, 2025.
September 28, 2025
Tag F0921Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Severity F: widespread, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected December 9, 2025.
July 11, 2024
Tag F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected August 25, 2024.
July 11, 2024
Tag F0882Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
Severity F: widespread, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected August 25, 2024.
February 29, 2024
Tag F0578Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected April 14, 2024.
February 29, 2024
Tag F0600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected April 14, 2024.
February 29, 2024
Tag F0758Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is l….
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected April 14, 2024.
February 29, 2024
Tag F0699Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected April 14, 2024.
February 29, 2024
Tag F0656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected April 14, 2024.
February 29, 2024
Tag F0848Provide a neutral and fair arbitration process and agree to arbitrator and venue.
Severity F: widespread, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected April 14, 2024.
February 29, 2024
Tag F0842Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected April 14, 2024.
Penalties (3)
Total fines: $16,720
September 28, 2025 · Fine
CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $8,360 against this nursing home on September 28, 2025.
September 28, 2025 · Fine
CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $8,360 against this nursing home on September 28, 2025.
September 28, 2025 · Payment Denial
CMS recorded a Medicare/Medicaid payment denial for new admissions starting November 13, 2025, lasting 13 days (triggered by inspection on September 28, 2025).
Staffing
2.93 nurse hours per resident per day in Q2 2026, down from 3.07 in Q4 2025.
From the payroll records nursing homes file with CMS.
Ownership
For profit
Part of Beacon Health Management, a chain of 11 nursing homes.
Average CMS star ratings across the chain: 1.5 overall, 1.8 for health inspections, 1.1 for staffing, 2.5 for quality measures.
Typical cost
CareScout Cost of Care Survey, 2025
This provider's prices aren't public. Here is what the same care typically costs in Georgia.
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