Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Kershaw Health Karesh Long Term Care
40 Lindsay Lane, Camden, SC · (803) 572-8999
- Certified beds
- 132
- Residents per day
- 124
- Ownership
- Government
- Chain
- No chain reported
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- January 1, 1972
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How this home got 4 stars
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in South Carolina.
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Staffing
★★★★★+1 star
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★no change
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★4 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among South Carolina homes
Kershaw Health Karesh Long Term Care carries 27 inspection points. That is fewer than 52% of South Carolina's 186 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in South Carolina: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–3 pts
- 4★ 3–15 pts
- 3★ 15–33 pts
- 2★ 33–57 pts
- 1★ over 57 pts
Bars show every rated home in South Carolina by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
8 health citations on record since 2024. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
Harm and immediate-jeopardy citations (1)
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J
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Everything else, by area of care
Infection Control3E
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Nutrition and Dietary1F
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Resident Rights1D
- D
Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
Quality of Life and Care1D
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Pharmacy Service1D
- D
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.
Inspection history
2026-07-30
4 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Infection Control (1 deficiency)
2025-09-11
2 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Pharmacy Service (2 deficiencies)
2024-07-19
2 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Infection Control (2 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 4 h 8 min of nursing staff time a day, 56 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
4 h 8 min
South Carolina average
3 h 52 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 31% of nursing staff and 14% of registered nurses left in the past year.
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days0.2 pts better | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident daysAbout the same | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine7 pts better | 98.8% | 91.8% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine5.7 pts better | 98.2% | 92.5% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury3.4 pts worse | 6.6% | 3.2% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms2.2 pts better | 1.0% | 3.2% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight3.3 pts better | 2.8% | 6.1% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication1.5 pts better | 19.8% | 21.3% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication12.2 pts worse | 27.6% | 15.4% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained0.1 pts better | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened4.1 pts worse | 15.9% | 11.8% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased5.7 pts worse | 17.3% | 11.6% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder1.5 pts worse | 2.1% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection2.2 pts worse | 3.4% | 1.2% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence0.6 pts worse | 16.8% | 16.2% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers1.8 pts better | 3.1% | 4.9% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine12.6 pts better | 94.5% | 81.9% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit2.6 pts worse | 16.3% | 13.7% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.5 pts worse | 1.9% | 1.4% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine10.2 pts better | 89.2% | 79.0% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission3.6 pts better | 20.7% | 24.3% | 23.4% |
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