4 health deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (2 deficiencies)
0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.
Fountain Inn, SC
3-star overall rating with 3-star inspections with 4 recent health deficiencies
501 Gulliver St, Fountain Inn, SC
(864) 862-2554
Overall
3 / 5
CMS overall stars
Health inspections
3 / 5
Survey and complaint cycles
Staffing
2 / 5
RN + nurse staffing
Quality measures
4 / 5
Resident outcomes and process measures
Quick facts
Beds
60
Certified beds
Average residents
58
Average occupied residents
Ownership
For-Profit
Publicly displayed owner type
Chain
Carlyle Senior Care
Operator or chain grouping
Approved since
1989-01-05
CMS approved date
Coverage
Medicare + Medicaid
Participation flags
Chain footprint
8 facilities
Chain averages 2 overall / 3 health / 3 staffing / 2 quality stars
Changed ownership
No
Within the last 12 months
Family council
Yes
Resident and family council reported
Sprinklers
Yes
Automatic sprinklers in all required areas
Staffing
RN hours / resident day
0.46
Registered nurse staffing · state 0.63 · national 0.68
LPN hours / resident day
1.30
Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 1.01 · national 0.87
Aide hours / resident day
1.87
Nurse aide staffing · state 2.22 · national 2.35
Total nurse hours
3.63
All reported nurse hours · state 3.86 · national 3.89
Licensed hours
1.76
RN + LPN hours · state 1.65 · national 1.54
Weekend hours
3.04
Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.34 · national 3.43
Weekend RN hours
0.20
Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.40 · national 0.47
Physical therapist
0.11
Reported PT staffing · state 0.09 · national 0.07
Adjusted RN hours
0.45
CMS adjusted RN staffing hours
Adjusted total hours
3.51
CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours
Case-mix index
1.41
Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity
RN turnover
43%
Annual RN turnover · state 44% · national 45%
Total nurse turnover
65%
Annual nurse turnover · state 47% · national 46%
SNF VBP
Program rank
13,726
Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.
Performance score
0
Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.
Payment multiplier
0.9803
Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.
Program components
Readmission
0
Baseline 20.26% · Performance 24.25% · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0
Healthcare-associated infections
0
Baseline 6.23% · Performance 9.01% · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0
Total nurse turnover
0
Baseline 71.43% · Performance 70.59% · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0
Adjusted total nurse staffing
0
Baseline 3.79 hours · Performance 2.93 hours · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0
SNF QRP
| Measure | Facility | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potentially preventable 30-day readmission | 11.14% |
10.72%
0.4 pts worse
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 124 · Observed rate 11.29% · Lower 95% interval 8.13% |
| Discharge to community | 55.45% |
50.57%
4.9 pts better
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 117 · Observed rate 52.14% · Lower 95% interval 46.42% |
| Medicare spending per beneficiary | 1.05 |
1.02
About the same
|
|
| Drug regimen review with follow-up | 100% |
95.27%
4.7 pts better
|
Numerator 82 · Denominator 82 |
| Falls with major injury | 1.22% |
0.77%
0.4 pts worse
|
Numerator 1 · Denominator 82 |
| Discharge self-care score | 56.25% |
53.69%
2.6 pts better
|
Numerator 27 · Denominator 48 |
| Discharge mobility score | 72.92% |
50.94%
22 pts better
|
Numerator 35 · Denominator 48 |
| Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened | 6.1% |
2.29%
3.8 pts worse
|
Numerator 5 · Denominator 82 · Adjusted rate 5.05% |
| Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization | 9.01% |
7.12%
1.9 pts worse
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 102 · Observed rate 10.78% · Lower 95% interval 6.14% |
| Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage | 0% |
8.2%
8.2 pts worse
|
Numerator 0 · Denominator 60 |
| Staff flu vaccination coverage | 28.57% |
42%
13.4 pts worse
|
Numerator 18 · Denominator 63 |
| Discharge function score | 72.92% |
56.45%
16.5 pts better
|
Numerator 35 · Denominator 48 |
| Transfer of health information to provider | 100% |
95.95%
4 pts better
|
Numerator 40 · Denominator 40 |
| Transfer of health information to patient | 100% |
96.28%
3.7 pts better
|
Numerator 32 · Denominator 32 |
| Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date | 8.89% |
25.2%
16.3 pts worse
|
Numerator 4 · Denominator 45 |
Quality measures
| Measure | Facility | State | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days | 2.0 |
2.0
About the same
|
1.9
0.1 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 2.0 · Observed 1.4 · Expected 1.3 · Used in QM five-star |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days | 2.2 |
1.9
0.3 pts worse
|
1.8
0.4 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 2.2 · Observed 1.5 · Expected 1.2 · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 98.9% |
90.5%
8.4 pts better
|
93.4%
5.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 100.0% · Q2 100.0% · Q3 95.3% · Q4 100.0% · 4Q avg 98.9% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 97.9% |
90.6%
7.3 pts better
|
95.5%
2.4 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 97.9% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | 2.8% |
3.0%
0.2 pts better
|
3.3%
0.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.3% · Q2 2.2% · Q3 4.7% · Q4 2.1% · 4Q avg 2.8% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | 9.5% |
2.9%
6.6 pts worse
|
11.4%
1.9 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 16.3% · Q2 10.3% · Q3 4.9% · Q4 6.7% · 4Q avg 9.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | 3.3% |
6.2%
2.9 pts better
|
5.4%
2.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 3.4% · Q2 10.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 3.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | 25.4% |
20.4%
5 pts worse
|
19.6%
5.8 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 26.7% · Q2 20.0% · Q3 26.7% · Q4 27.8% · 4Q avg 25.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | 1.9% |
16.3%
14.4 pts better
|
16.7%
14.8 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 7.4% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 1.9% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained | 0.0% |
0.2%
0.2 pts better
|
0.1%
0.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened | 7.6% |
14.9%
7.3 pts better
|
16.3%
8.7 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · 4Q avg 7.6% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | 7.9% |
12.4%
4.5 pts better
|
14.9%
7 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 3.8% · Q2 17.9% · Q3 7.1% · Q4 3.1% · 4Q avg 7.9% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | 0.0% |
0.7%
0.7 pts better
|
1.0%
1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | 0.6% |
1.6%
1 pts better
|
1.7%
1.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 2.2% · 4Q avg 0.6% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | 11.0% |
17.2%
6.2 pts better
|
19.8%
8.8 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 8.1% · Q2 14.5% · Q3 7.5% · Q4 13.5% · 4Q avg 11.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | 4.8% |
5.8%
1 pts better
|
5.1%
0.3 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 9.9% · Q2 6.2% · Q3 1.7% · Q4 1.6% · 4Q avg 4.8% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 96.7% |
79.8%
16.9 pts better
|
81.7%
15 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 96.3% · Q2 96.7% · Q3 96.7% · Q4 97.2% · 4Q avg 96.7% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit | 20.3% |
14.1%
6.2 pts worse
|
12.0%
8.3 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 20.3% · Observed 20.5% · Expected 11.2% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | 0.0% |
1.6%
1.6 pts better
|
1.6%
1.6 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 96.0% |
78.0%
18 pts better
|
79.7%
16.3 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 96.0% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission | 27.0% |
24.7%
2.3 pts worse
|
23.9%
3.1 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 27.0% · Observed 28.9% · Expected 25.5% · Used in QM five-star |
Survey summary
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (2 deficiencies)
0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.
Top issue: Administration (2 deficiencies)
0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.
Top issue: Infection Control (1 deficiency)
0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.
Inspection history
Health
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2026-01-16
Health
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2026-01-16
Health
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2026-01-16
Health
Ensure 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.
Corrected 2026-01-16
Health
Ensure 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.
Corrected 2024-10-25
Health
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2024-10-25
Health
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Corrected 2024-10-25
Health
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
Corrected 2024-10-25
Health
Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
Corrected 2024-10-25
Health
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-10-25
Health
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2022-08-23
Penalties and ownership
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual
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