CCN 115563 · Butts County, Georgia
Westbury Center of Jackson for Nursing and Healing
922 McDonough Road, Jackson, GA 30233
Westbury Center of Jackson for Nursing and Healing is a 196-bed for-profit nursing home in Jackson, Georgia, first certified for Medicare or Medicaid in 1994. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall in its September 2026 data, and it averaged 189.5 residents a day, about 97% of its certified beds. It has an active FHA-insured Section 232 loan: $33.9 million originally, at 5.65%, with $33.6 million outstanding as of September 30, 2026 and maturity in December 2060.
Facility facts
- Certified beds
- 196
- Average residents per day
- 189.5 (96.7% of beds)
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Certification
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Legal business name
- Jackson Ga Opco LLC
- Certified since
- Apr 1, 1994
- Chain or affiliated group
- Empire Care Centers (21 facilities, chain average 1.8 stars)
- Location
- Urban
Ratings and staffing
Star ratings run from 1 to 5. Staffing is nurse hours per resident per day from CMS Payroll Based Journal data; turnover is the CMS annual nursing staff turnover rate. Occupancy is CMS's average daily census divided by certified beds.
| Measure | This facility | Georgia median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 3 of 5 | State spread: 102 at 1, 67 at 2, 81 at 3, 54 at 4, 50 at 5 | |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 | ||
| Quality measures | 3 of 5 | ||
| Staffing | 1 of 5 | ||
| Total nurse hours per resident per day | 3.04 | 3.43 | 3.68 |
| RN hours per resident per day | 0.28 | 0.45 | 0.58 |
| Weekend nurse hours per resident per day | 2.69 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover | 53.2% | 45.9% | 44.9% |
| Occupancy (residents / beds) | 96.7% | 86.1% | 85.7% |
| Fines reported by CMS | 1 totaling $8,512 | ||
| Health deficiencies, latest standard survey | 1 (Mar 12, 2026) | ||
HUD 223(f) Express Lane: the CMS part
HUD gives 223(f) applications queue priority when the facility has CMS overall and health inspection ratings of at least 2 stars and no abuse icon, among other tests (ORCF criteria of March 31, 2026). Westbury Center of Jackson for Nursing and Healing meets that part today: 3 stars overall, 4 on health inspections, no abuse icon. The loan-to-value, coverage and operator tests depend on the deal. All the criteria.
Who owns and operates it
These are the owners and operators the facility reported to CMS: anyone with a 5% or greater direct or indirect stake, and any organization with operational or managerial control.
| Name | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Empire Care Centers LLCOrganization | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 05/01/2021 |
| Check, PaulIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 01/24/2022 |
| Coleman, AllisonIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 05/19/2021 |
| Colley, StaceyIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 02/06/2025 |
| Donath, BarryIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 06/07/2021 |
| Ellis, ReneeIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 05/01/2021 |
| Fears, YolandaIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 05/01/2021 |
| Hardy, LeanthonyIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 05/01/2022 |
| Heller, ShlomoIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 05/01/2021 |
| Ladson, GwendolynIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 04/05/2023 |
| Nussbaum, EphraimIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 05/01/2021 |
| Reed, JoelIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 03/01/2023 |
| Ridgeway, JuliaIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 12/13/2021 |
| Ridley, KimIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 05/01/2021 |
Changes of ownership
| Effective | Buyer | Seller |
|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2021 | Jackson Ga Opco LLC | Westbury Medical Care Home, Inc. |
HUD Section 232 loans
HUD's Office of Healthcare Programs lists these FHA-insured loans for a project we matched to this facility by name, city and bed count. Status, rate and balance come from HUD's insured-mortgage files as of September 30, 2026. Check the FHA number against the loan documents before relying on the match.
| Endorsed | Program | Original amount | Status | FHA number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13, 2025 | 223(f) refinance or purchaseHUD project name: Westbury Center of Jackson for Nursing & Healing, 196 beds. Lender at endorsement: White Oak Healthcare Finance LLC | $33,877,000 | Active: 5.65%, $33,640,718 balanceMatures Dec 1, 2060. Servicer: Merchants Capital Corp. | 06122242 |
Sources and dates
Facility, rating, staffing and ownership data: CMS Provider Information and CMS Ownership, processing date September 2026. Private equity, REIT and mortgage-interest flags and changes of ownership: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility All Owners and Change of Ownership files (2026-10-01). FHA-insured loans: HUD Office of Healthcare Programs endorsement database, data run July 8, 2026. How we join them, and what the join can get wrong: methodology.
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