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Nursing homes in South Carolina

South Carolina has 187 certified nursing homes in 46 counties. Select a county or a city to see its homes in one table.

Counties

Counties of South Carolina with a certified nursing home, in order of name
CountyHomesCertified bedsMedian overall ratingCitations for each 100 bedsFines
Abbeville16942.9$0
Aiken6831311.1$23,497
Allendale14444.5$0
Anderson583948.0$73,538
Bamberg188219.3$34,606
Barnwell3173315.6$58,881
Beaufort7531316.8$57,181
Berkeley4415310.8$41,594
Calhoun1120123.3$23,735
Charleston111,245313.5$251,793
Cherokee333519.6$72,746
Chester18048.8$0
Chesterfield2224211.2$78,976
Clarendon2176410.2$33,183
Colleton235257.1$0
Darlington441844.8$0
Dillon2195312.3$10,036
Dorchester4312314.7$39,458
Edgefield1120212.5$0
Fairfield2262218.7$0
Florence9828411.5$57,290
Georgetown3256310.9$10,312
Greenville191,877212.7$96,116
Greenwood4332414.5$42,029
Hampton188228.4$7,745
Horry8824412.5$104,506
Jasper218058.3$0
Kershaw2280412.5$36,445
Lancaster227458.0$0
Laurens440055.5$12,735
Lee112035.0$8,512
Lexington785639.5$62,488
Marion2182315.4$19,149
Marlboro1110117.3$15,646
McCormick1120217.5$77,101
Newberry225845.0$8,021
Oconee2252410.7$27,731
Orangeburg4383316.4$102,335
Pickens5359316.7$26,609
Richland141,859212.0$557,835
Saluda117634.0$16,984
Spartanburg151,278315.7$279,365
Sumter3410116.1$92,438
Union2201512.9$0
Williamsburg2184311.4$8,788
York8673312.6$188,060

Citations are the health citations of the last three survey cycles. Fines are the fines in the CMS penalties file, about three years.

Cities

Cities with two or more certified nursing homes. The number is the count of homes.

Facilities may see a change in their overall rating for a number of reasons. Since the overall rating is based on three individual domains, a change in any one of the domains can affect the overall rating. Any new data for a nursing home could potentially change a star rating domain.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Five-Star Quality Rating System: Technical Users' Guide, July 2026. CMS processed the data on .

South Carolina in figures

The nursing homes in South Carolina have 19,589 certified beds. They have about 17,127 residents on an average day. 39% of the homes have a CMS overall rating of 1 or 2 stars. In the nation, the share is 41%. 40 homes have an overall rating of 5 stars.

The homes have 12.1 health citations for each 100 certified beds in the last three survey cycles. The figure for the nation is 26.8. CMS lists 206 fines with a total of $2,657,464 for these homes in its penalties file. CMS also lists 12 payment denials. 12 homes have the CMS abuse icon.

Nursing homes in South Carolina by CMS overall rating
Overall ratingHomesShareUS share
5 of 54021%20%
4 of 53519%19%
3 of 53921%19%
2 of 53117%20%
1 of 54122%21%

F-tags in the state

The requirements that the citations in this state name most often.

F-tags with the most citations in South Carolina, three survey cycles
F-tagRequirement (CMS text)Citations
F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.173
F0812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.169
F0761Ensure 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.153
F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.148
F0695Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.92
F0656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.77
F0550Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.61
F0759Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.61
F0677Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.59
F0600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.59
F0760Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.57
F0609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.55

Chains in the state

Chains with nursing homes in South Carolina, in order of name
ChainHomes in South Carolina
Acts Retirement-Life Communities1
Ahava Healthcare1
Blue Ridge Healthcare1
Carlyle Senior Care7
Fundamental Healthcare23
Ivy Healthcare Group1
Life Care Centers of America3
Life Care Services2
National Healthcare Corporation16
PACS Group25
Phoenix Senior Living1
Presbyterian Communities of South Carolina5
Prestige Administrative Services1
Pruitthealth15
Regional Health Properties2
Senior Living Communities5
Sprenger Health Care Systems2
The Ensign Group9
Venza Care Management1
Vi Living1
Wilson Senior Care5
Yad Healthcare1

Fines by year

The CMS penalties file holds about three years. The first year and the last year are not complete.

Fines for nursing homes in South Carolina by year, from the CMS penalties file
YearPenaltiesFines
202348$358,777
202496$1,292,084
202558$794,520
202616$212,083

Record by month

One page for each month: the surveys with citations, the penalties, and the changes in the CMS update of that month.

Monthly record of nursing homes in South Carolina, the latest month first
MonthSurveys with citationsCitationsPenaltiesFinesRecorded changes
August 2026000$00
July 2026460$00
June 202612380$00
May 202616750$00
April 202617702$25,4950
March 202621633$43,4800
February 202618565$69,1150
January 202618656$73,9930
December 202517384$53,4760
November 2025792$28,9700
October 2025110$00
September 202517512$16,7090
August 202514240$00
July 202514498$75,1330
June 202512292$10,3640
May 2025269311$207,0490
April 2025331149$142,9310
March 202528964$30,2130
February 202514548$128,0530
January 202520688$101,6220
December 202415405$73,0830
November 202414577$82,1620
October 202417568$51,8040
September 202414406$61,1460

The site has no recorded change for South Carolina. It records changes at each CMS update.

Questions

How many nursing homes in South Carolina are Special Focus Facilities?
CMS lists 1 home in South Carolina as a Special Focus Facility and 5 as candidates. The table of homes on each county page and city page marks these homes.
Which F-tags have the most citations in South Carolina?
F-tag 880 has 173 citations in the last three survey cycles. F-tag 812 has 169. F-tag 761 has 153.
What changed in South Carolina in the last CMS update?
The site has no recorded change for South Carolina. At each CMS update, the site compares the tracked values of each home.
Where does the data on this page come from?
The data comes from the CMS Care Compare files for nursing homes. CMS processed the files on 1 Aug 2026. The CSV file on this page has one row for each home in South Carolina.