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Woods at Lumber City of Journey LLC, The

93 Ga- 19, Lumber City, GA 31549912363248486 certified beds · 62 residentsFor profit - Limited Liability companyMedicare and Medicaid
Surveys on file
3
since 2022
Deficiencies
9
081
Penalties · 3 yrs
none on file
Last survey
2025-08-14
Standard
CMS overall
2 / 5
stars as published by CMS
CMS overall 2/5
Health 3
Staffing 1
Quality 3
Star ratings as published by CMS · CMS’s caveats

Survey history

Source: CMS · Georgia Department of Community Health · data as of 2026-08-01
DateKindDeficienciesOfficial recordArchived PDF
2025-08-14Standard080CMS-2567 (Care Compare)
2023-10-13Standard000CMS-2567 (Care Compare)
2022-03-31Standard001CMS-2567 (Care Compare)

Counts by class: paperwork · standard · harm.

Deficiencies

CMS · Georgia Department of Community Health publishes each citation’s tag, official description and scope/severity letter. The surveyor’s written findings are in the Statement of Deficiencies (CMS-2567) for each survey, linked above.

2025-08-14Standard survey · 8 deficienciesOfficial report
F578Honor 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.Scope/severity DStandard
Dignity & rights
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-09-28Record 115404-20250814-F578
F584Honor 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.Scope/severity DStandard
Dignity & rights
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-09-28Record 115404-20250814-F584
F609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.Scope/severity DStandard
Abuse & neglect
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-09-28Record 115404-20250814-F609
F627Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.Scope/severity DStandard
Dignity & rights
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-09-28Record 115404-20250814-F627
F628Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.Scope/severity DStandard
Dignity & rights
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-09-28Record 115404-20250814-F628
F803Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.Scope/severity DStandard
Food & nutrition
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-09-28Record 115404-20250814-F803
F812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.Scope/severity FStandard
Food & nutrition
Widespread; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-09-28Record 115404-20250814-F812
F880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.Scope/severity DStandard
Infection control
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-09-28Record 115404-20250814-F880
2022-03-31Standard survey · 1 deficiencyOfficial report
F689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.Scope/severity GHarm
Care planningFalls
Isolated; actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy.Corrected 2022-05-11Record 115404-20220331-F689

Staffing

CMS Payroll-Based Journal · PBJ, as published Aug 2026 · explainer
RN hours per resident day0.35
Facility
Georgia
National
Georgia 0.50 · National 0.69
Total nurse hours per resident day3.23
Facility
Georgia
National
Georgia 3.56 · National 3.86
Weekend total nurse hours3.01
Facility
Georgia
National
Georgia 3.10 · National 3.42
Total nursing staff turnover50%
Facility
Georgia
National
Georgia 46% · National 46%
Registered nurse turnover71%
Facility
Georgia
National
Georgia 45% · National 43%

Quality measures

CMS MDS quality measures · 2025Q2-2026Q1 · definitions
MeasureFacilityGeorgiaNational
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers
lower is better
7.9%5.6%4.6%
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury
lower is better
1.7%3.2%3.2%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
lower is better
23.0%19.9%15.4%
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
lower is better
0.9%2.5%1.6%
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained
lower is better
0.0%0.1%0.1%
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased
lower is better
10.3%15.3%13.9%
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight
lower is better
6.8%5.6%5.2%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication
lower is better
29.7%20.5%19.5%

Figures verbatim from CMS, with the state and national figures from the same release. The direction that counts as better is CMS’s own and is stated on every row.

Ownership

As reported to CMS (Provider Enrollment)
EntityRoleInterestSinceRegistry
Forrister, Karen
Individual
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNOT APPLICABLE
Peach Health Group LLC
Organization
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNOT APPLICABLE
Forrister, Karen
Individual
CORPORATE OFFICERNOT APPLICABLE
Lemcke, David
Individual
CORPORATE OFFICERNOT APPLICABLE
Lowe, Anjuan
Individual
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEENOT APPLICABLE
Part of a chain
Journey Healthcare32 facilities
View chain record

Ownership as reported to CMS/state. CMS ownership data has known gaps; merges between entities are published only after human review.

Cost context

County figures from public surveys. Not this facility’s price. Nursing-home rates are not published by CMS or Georgia.

No county cost figures on file for Telfair.

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One email when a new survey, harm-class deficiency, penalty, Special Focus change or ownership change is recorded. Nothing else, ever.

Sources & provenance

SectionAgency · datasetRetrieved
Facility, ratingsCMS Provider Data · Nursing Home Provider Information2026-08-01
SurveysCMS · Survey Summary2026-08-01
DeficienciesCMS · Health Deficiencies (CMS-2567 findings via Care Compare)2026-08-01
PenaltiesCMS · Penalties2026-08-01
StaffingCMS · Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ, as published Aug 2026)2026-08-01
Quality measuresCMS · MDS Quality Measures2026-08-01
OwnershipCMS · Ownership2026-08-01