Overview
Camellia Gardens of Life Care has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, above the Georgia average of 2.7. Among the 4 nursing homes in Thomasville, it ranks first. Its strongest area is staffing (4 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.4 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 58% of nursing homes in Georgia (the state average is 3.6 hours). Of that, 0.5 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on May 2, 2025, found 5 health deficiencies, more than the Georgia average of 4.8. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $7,020 in the past three years.
Camellia Gardens of Life Care is a for-profit facility with 83 certified beds, caring for about 74 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1994.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 25%
Top 56%
Top 44%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- May 2, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 5
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $7,020
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.38 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.54 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.74 hrs
- Nurse aides2.09 hrs
- Physical therapists0.07 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual
- Certified beds
- 83
- Average residents per day
- 74
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- May 12, 1994
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes