South Carolina Nursing Home Compliance Guide
This compliance guide summarizes CMS survey performance for the 187 skilled nursing facilities in South Carolina. Facilities average 13.3 deficiency citations each, with 2,480 total citations recorded and 2 facilities reporting zero deficiencies, including 176 at Immediate Jeopardy severity. Understanding South Carolina's most-cited F-Tags and deficiency categories helps administrators focus survey-preparation and Plan of Correction efforts where citations are most likely.
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