Sears Manor Nursing Home is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1992-05-01. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (912) 264-1857 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Sears Manor Nursing Home holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 2 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (2★), Staffing (4★), and Quality of Resident Care (3★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 64.2/100, placing it #10660 of 14703 facilities nationally and #203 of 356 in Georgia. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at Sears Manor Nursing Home receives a reported average of 3 hours 29 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 45 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 52 minutes; Nurse Aide — 1 hour 52 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3 hours 7 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 4 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 57.8%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

In the current reporting period, the facility received 3 fine(s) totaling $14,892. 5 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 3 fine(s) totaling $14,892, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 3. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 57.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Sears Manor Nursing Home ranks 10660th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 64.2/100), placing it in the below average nationwide. Within GA, it ranks 203rd out of 356 nursing homes. In Brunswick, it ranks 2nd out of 3 facilities. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #9,270 nationally and RN hours rank #4,326 nationally (#40 in GA). Our composite quality score of 64.2/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Brunswick, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/georgia/brunswick/