Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Life Care Center Of Charleston
2600 Elms Plantation Blvd, N Charleston, SC · (843) 764-3500
- Certified beds
- 148
- Residents per day
- 117
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- Life Care Centers Of America
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- February 2, 1994
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How this home got 3 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
★★★★★no change
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
★★★★★+1 star
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
★★★★★3 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among South Carolina homes
Life Care Center Of Charleston carries 52.75 inspection points. That is fewer than 24% 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
12 health citations on record since 2023. 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 a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Everything else, by area of care
Pharmacy Service3F
- F
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.
- E
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- E
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Resident Rights2F
- F
Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home.
- D
Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning2D
- D
Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
- D
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Nutrition and Dietary2F
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- E
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Quality of Life and Care1D
- D
Provide appropriate colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation1D
- D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Inspection history
2026-01-08
4 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (2 deficiencies)
2024-12-20
6 health deficiencies · 1 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Pharmacy Service (3 deficiencies)
2023-05-10
2 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Freedom from Abuse and Neglect and Exploitation (1 deficiency)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 40 min of nursing staff time a day, 22 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 40 min
South Carolina average
3 h 52 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 40% of nursing staff and 47% 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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Fines and payment denials
$16,801 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-20 | Fine | $16,801 |
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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 days0.9 pts better | 1.1 | 2.0 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days0.9 pts better | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine5.3 pts worse | 86.5% | 91.8% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine5.9 pts worse | 86.6% | 92.5% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury0.2 pts better | 3.0% | 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 weight0.9 pts better | 5.2% | 6.1% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication0.3 pts worse | 21.6% | 21.3% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication10.9 pts better | 4.5% | 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 worsened2.2 pts better | 9.6% | 11.8% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased2 pts better | 9.6% | 11.6% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.4 pts better | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection0.6 pts better | 0.6% | 1.2% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence2.7 pts worse | 18.9% | 16.2% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers0.4 pts better | 4.5% | 4.9% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine32.5 pts worse | 49.4% | 81.9% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit2.6 pts better | 11.1% | 13.7% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.4 pts better | 1.0% | 1.4% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine40.5 pts worse | 38.5% | 79.0% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission1 pts better | 23.3% | 24.3% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
25 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
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| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston Medical Investors, LLC | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Charleston Medical Investors, LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Cross, Cindy | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 183 facilities |
| Developers Investment Company Inc | Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 71 facilities |
| Developers Investment Company Inc | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 71 facilities |
| Fletcher, Todd | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 165 facilities |
| Hanna, Donald | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Hanna, Donald | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Henry, Terry | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 159 facilities |
| Lay, Lisa | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 166 facilities |
| Lewis, Collin | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Lewis, Collin | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Lewis, Collin | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Life Care Centers Of America, Inc. | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 194 facilities |
| Life Care Centers Of America, Inc. | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 194 facilities |
| Preston, Aubrey | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 162 facilities |
| Preston, Forrest | Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 0% | 170 facilities |
| Preston, Forrest | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 170 facilities |
| Saunders, Shari | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Saunders, Shari | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Solomon, Jennifer | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 29 facilities |
| Solomon, Jennifer | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 29 facilities |
| Swanker, Richard | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 168 facilities |
| Thurmond, Joan | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 191 facilities |
| Ziegler, James | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 165 facilities |
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Fire safety
1 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Emergency Preparedness1D
- D
Establish an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).
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