Marsh’S Edge is certified as a Medicare facility and has been approved to provide these services since 2007-04-25. 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) 291-2000 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Marsh’S Edge holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 5 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (4★), Staffing (5★), 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 84.8/100, placing it #1737 of 14703 facilities nationally and #20 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 Marsh’S Edge receives a reported average of 8 hours 18 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 1 hour 56 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 1 hour 55 minutes; Nurse Aide — 4 hours 27 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 7 hours 39 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 5 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 47.4%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

The facility has received 2 fine(s) over the 5-year period, totaling $9,176. No substantiated complaints have been recorded in the available data. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 0 fine(s) totaling $0, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 0. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 16.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Marsh’S Edge ranks 1737th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 84.8/100), placing it in the top 25% nationwide. Within GA, it ranks 20th out of 356 nursing homes. In Saint Simons Island, it ranks 1st out of 2 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 1st of 2. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #78 nationally and RN hours rank #248 nationally (#2 in GA). Our composite quality score of 84.8/100 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 Saint Simons Island, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/georgia/saint-simons-island/