South Carolina Nursing Home Compliance Benchmark — 2026
Use this benchmark to see how South Carolina compares on skilled nursing facility compliance. South Carolina's 187 CMS-certified facilities average 13.3 deficiency citations each, with 2,480 total citations on record and 2 facilities reporting zero deficiencies, including 176 at Immediate Jeopardy severity. The categories and F-Tags below show where South Carolina facilities are most frequently cited, all from official CMS Health Deficiency data.
Most-Cited Deficiency Categories in South Carolina
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 581 citations
- Pharmacy Service Deficiencies — 357 citations
- Resident Rights Deficiencies — 357 citations
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies — 322 citations
- Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies — 264 citations
- Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies — 223 citations
Most-Cited F-Tags in South Carolina
- F-Tag F0812: Food Procurement Store/Prepare/Serve-Sanitary — 177 citations
- F-Tag F0880: Infection Prevention & Control — 171 citations
- F-Tag F0761: Label/Store Drugs and Biologicals — 152 citations
- F-Tag F0689: Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices — 146 citations
- F-Tag F0656: Develop/Implement Comprehensive Care Plan — 87 citations
- F-Tag F0695: Respiratory/Tracheostomy Care and Suctioning — 86 citations
- F-Tag F0600: Free from Abuse and Neglect — 73 citations
- F-Tag F0550: Resident Rights/Exercise of Rights — 68 citations
- F-Tag F0609: Reporting of Alleged Violations — 66 citations
- F-Tag F0760: Residents are Free of Significant Medication Errors — 58 citations