Nursing Home · Macon, GA
4373 Houston Avenue, Macon, GA 31206
Medicare overall rating
1 / 5 stars
Inspection records →About this listing
Catalog updated Sep 1, 2026. Current services and availability are unconfirmed.
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Reported capacity: 100 beds. This is not the number of openings.
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Provides nursing care and help with daily activities. Some offer short-term rehabilitation.
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Medicare shows an abuse citation on record. Read the linked source details, ask the administrator what corrective action was taken, and independently verify the facility’s current status before deciding.
Archway Transitional Care Center receives highly polarized feedback, with recent reviews highlighting a stark divide between praise for the therapy team and severe concerns regarding administrative communication and staff professionalism. While some families report compassionate care, others have documented distressing experiences involving poor staff attitudes and a lack of notification regarding critical events like the passing of a resident.
AI summaries of public opinions. These describe review sentiment, not verified care quality.
Reviews are split between praise for compassionate care and complaints about rude, unprofessional behavior.
A critical review highlights a failure to notify next-of-kin about a resident's passing.
Scores range from 0 (negative) to 10 (positive). They are model interpretations of reviews and are not clinical, safety, or inspection ratings. Unmentioned topics are omitted.
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Distribution · 21 analyzed
This facility responds to some reviews.
Key Review Excerpts
“Excellent Therapy Team. Very compassionate and caring while getting the job done.”
“My aunt is so happy here, Thank you for providing her with such a safe environment with compassionate and qualified professionals!!”
“I wouldn’t even give them one star today I found out that my mother is deceased and no one from the staff sent me a letter regarding but they sent plenty of junk mail and something so important they didn’t inform me about”
Reported nursing hours are daily averages per resident. They do not describe a specific shift or guarantee one-to-one care.
Per resident, per day
Nurses and aides combined
Reported by Medicare
Registered nurses
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EveryPlace uses reference points of 0.75 registered-nurse hours and 4.1 total nursing hours per resident per day. These are comparison targets, not current federal minimum requirements or a determination that a facility meets a resident's needs.
Resident outcomes compared with national, state, and local averages · 16 measures
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Residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents on anti-anxiety or sleep medication
Residents needing more daily help over time
Residents with depression symptoms
Highly dependent on how each facility screens and codes depressive symptoms, so it varies widely between facilities.
Residents vaccinated for pneumonia
Residents whose walking got worse
Short-stay residents vaccinated for pneumonia
Short-stay residents newly given antipsychotics
US average from Medicare published data
Detailed Medicare record · up to 3-year lookback
Families have filed multiple complaints against this facility, including serious recent issues with abuse prevention and reporting that have occurred twice in recent months. The main problem areas are safety and emergency preparedness, medication management, and food service sanitation. While all deficiencies show correction dates, the pattern of repeated complaints about abuse reporting and the facility's failure to properly investigate incidents raises significant concerns about resident protection.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Administration Deficiencies
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
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.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Egress Deficiencies
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
Smoke Deficiencies
Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.
Miscellaneous Deficiencies
Have restrictions on the use of portable space heaters.
Egress Deficiencies
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
Egress Deficiencies
Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.
Egress Deficiencies
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
Services Deficiencies
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure 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.
Archway Transitional Care Center
nonprofit
Ethica Health
50 facilities nationwide
Chain avg rating: 3.6/5 · Rank 44 of 48
Owners
Sheffield, Kimberly
Individual is an Owner, Partner or Trustee of Any Adp of the Snf
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Google Reviews
19 reviews from families & visitors
Official Website
Visit archwaytransitional.org
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