South Carolina Nursing Home Ratings & Inspection Results — 2026
South Carolina has 187 CMS-certified skilled nursing facilities. For the 185 facilities with linked history (185 of 187), there are 2,480 cited deficiencies, averaging 13.4 per covered facility; 0 have zero citations in the loaded history, including 176 coded at Immediate Jeopardy severity. Figures are descriptive summaries of CMS Health Deficiencies records loaded by POCDesk, not official CMS ratings.
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
Sources and methodology
Source: CMS nursing-home Provider Data. POCDesk aggregates citations present in the loaded Health Deficiencies records; it does not create CMS ratings or recommendations. See the editorial standards and methodology and 42 CFR Part 483.
More South Carolina Compliance Data
- South Carolina Compliance Benchmark
- South Carolina State Compliance Guide
- South Carolina Survey Tracker
- Best Nursing Homes in South Carolina
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Official Sources
POCDesk analyzes official government data. Verify any facility's record or read the underlying regulations at these primary sources:
- Medicare.gov Care Compare — CMS's official nursing home comparison tool
- CMS Provider Data Catalog — the raw nursing home inspection & deficiency datasets
- CMS Nursing Home Certification & Compliance — enforcement policy and the Special Focus Facility program
- 42 CFR Part 483 (eCFR) — the federal requirements of participation behind every F-Tag
- National Long-Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center — free advocacy help for residents and families