Cycle 1
Health 2025-07-17 · Fire 2025-07-17
5 health deficiencies
Top issue: Freedom from Abuse and Neglect and Exploitation (2 deficiencies)
0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.
Hilton Head Island, SC
Life Care Center of Hilton Head
2-star overall rating with 1-star inspections with abuse icon flag with $8,281 in total fines with 5 recent health deficiencies
120 Lamotte Drive, Hilton Head Island, SC
(843) 681-6006
Overall
2 / 5
CMS overall stars
Health inspections
1 / 5
Survey and complaint cycles
Staffing
4 / 5
RN + nurse staffing
Quality measures
5 / 5
Resident outcomes and process measures
Quick facts
Facility snapshot
Beds
88
Certified beds
Average residents
60
Average occupied residents
Ownership
For-Profit
Publicly displayed owner type
Chain
Life Care Centers Of America
Operator or chain grouping
Approved since
1982-01-26
CMS approved date
Coverage
Medicare + Medicaid
Participation flags
Chain footprint
194 facilities
Chain averages 4 overall / 3 health / 3 staffing / 5 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
Hours and turnover
RN hours / resident day
1.03
Registered nurse staffing · state 0.63 · national 0.68
LPN hours / resident day
0.66
Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 1.01 · national 0.87
Aide hours / resident day
2.20
Nurse aide staffing · state 2.22 · national 2.35
Total nurse hours
3.88
All reported nurse hours · state 3.86 · national 3.89
Licensed hours
1.69
RN + LPN hours · state 1.65 · national 1.54
Weekend hours
3.22
Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.34 · national 3.43
Weekend RN hours
0.67
Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.40 · national 0.47
Physical therapist
0.06
Reported PT staffing · state 0.09 · national 0.07
Adjusted RN hours
1.07
CMS adjusted RN staffing hours
Adjusted total hours
4.04
CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours
Case-mix index
1.32
Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity
RN turnover
39%
Annual RN turnover · state 44% · national 45%
Total nurse turnover
29%
Annual nurse turnover · state 47% · national 46%
SNF VBP
Value-based purchasing
Program rank
3,050
Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.
Performance score
46.24
Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.
Payment multiplier
0.9996
Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.
Program components
How the VBP score is built
Readmission
0
Baseline 22.94% · Performance 24.14% · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0
Healthcare-associated infections
6.69
Baseline 8.00% · Performance 5.84% · Measure score 6.69 · Achievement 6.67 · Improvement 6.69
Total nurse turnover
8.51
Baseline 25.00% · Performance 28.89% · Measure score 8.51 · Achievement 8.51 · Improvement 0
Adjusted total nurse staffing
3.30
Baseline 4.71 hours · Performance 4.02 hours · Measure score 3.30 · Achievement 3.30 · Improvement 0
SNF QRP
Medicare quality reporting measures
| Measure | Facility | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potentially preventable 30-day readmission | 11.04% |
10.72%
0.3 pts worse
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 140 · Observed rate 10.71% · Lower 95% interval 8.56% |
| Discharge to community | 58.73% |
50.57%
8.2 pts better
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 135 · Observed rate 54.07% · Lower 95% interval 50.54% |
| Medicare spending per beneficiary | 0.9 |
1.02
0.1 pts better
|
|
| Drug regimen review with follow-up | 98.84% |
95.27%
3.6 pts better
|
Numerator 85 · Denominator 86 |
| Falls with major injury | 0% |
0.77%
0.8 pts better
|
Numerator 0 · Denominator 86 |
| Discharge self-care score | 74.36% |
53.69%
20.7 pts better
|
Numerator 29 · Denominator 39 |
| Discharge mobility score | 53.85% |
50.94%
2.9 pts better
|
Numerator 21 · Denominator 39 |
| Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened | 0% |
2.29%
2.3 pts better
|
Numerator 0 · Denominator 86 · Adjusted rate 0% |
| Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization | 5.84% |
7.12%
1.3 pts better
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 68 · Observed rate 2.94% · Lower 95% interval 3.13% |
| Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage | 0% |
8.2%
8.2 pts worse
|
Numerator 0 · Denominator 82 |
| Staff flu vaccination coverage | 24.73% |
42%
17.3 pts worse
|
Numerator 23 · Denominator 93 |
| Discharge function score | 64.1% |
56.45%
7.6 pts better
|
Numerator 25 · Denominator 39 |
| Transfer of health information to provider | 100% |
95.95%
4 pts better
|
Numerator 24 · Denominator 24 |
| Transfer of health information to patient | 97.92% |
96.28%
1.6 pts better
|
Numerator 47 · Denominator 48 |
| Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date | 36.17% |
25.2%
11 pts better
|
Numerator 17 · Denominator 47 |
Quality measures
Resident outcomes and process scores
| Measure | Facility | State | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days | 1.6 |
2.0
0.4 pts better
|
1.9
0.3 pts better
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.6 · Observed 1.2 · Expected 1.5 · Used in QM five-star |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days | 2.0 |
1.9
0.1 pts worse
|
1.8
0.2 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 2.0 · Observed 1.6 · Expected 1.4 · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 91.8% |
90.5%
1.3 pts better
|
93.4%
1.6 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 97.9% · Q2 98.0% · Q3 95.7% · Q4 77.4% · 4Q avg 91.8% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 65.3% |
90.6%
25.3 pts worse
|
95.5%
30.2 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 65.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | 2.6% |
3.0%
0.4 pts better
|
3.3%
0.7 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 4.3% · Q2 2.0% · Q3 2.1% · Q4 1.9% · 4Q avg 2.6% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | 0.5% |
2.9%
2.4 pts better
|
11.4%
10.9 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 2.3% · 4Q avg 0.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | 5.8% |
6.2%
0.4 pts better
|
5.4%
0.4 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 5.1% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 2.6% · Q4 15.8% · 4Q avg 5.8% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | 12.6% |
20.4%
7.8 pts better
|
19.6%
7 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 10.3% · Q2 10.0% · Q3 10.5% · Q4 19.0% · 4Q avg 12.6% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | 15.1% |
16.3%
1.2 pts better
|
16.7%
1.6 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 15.6% · Q2 15.2% · Q3 17.9% · Q4 12.1% · 4Q avg 15.1% · 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 | 7.7% |
14.9%
7.2 pts better
|
16.3%
8.6 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · 4Q avg 7.7% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | 4.1% |
12.4%
8.3 pts better
|
14.9%
10.8 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 5.4% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 13.0% · 4Q avg 4.1% · 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 | 1.0% |
1.6%
0.6 pts better
|
1.7%
0.7 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 4.1% · 4Q avg 1.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | 18.3% |
17.2%
1.1 pts worse
|
19.8%
1.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 6.2% · Q2 16.2% · Q3 21.9% · Q4 28.6% · 4Q avg 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | 2.6% |
5.8%
3.2 pts better
|
5.1%
2.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 3.9% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 2.1% · Q4 4.2% · 4Q avg 2.6% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 89.6% |
79.8%
9.8 pts better
|
81.7%
7.9 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 96.9% · Q2 97.7% · Q3 96.6% · Q4 63.8% · 4Q avg 89.6% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit | 15.9% |
14.1%
1.8 pts worse
|
12.0%
3.9 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 15.9% · Observed 18.8% · Expected 13.2% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | 0.5% |
1.6%
1.1 pts better
|
1.6%
1.1 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 2.1% · 4Q avg 0.5% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 94.1% |
78.0%
16.1 pts better
|
79.7%
14.4 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 94.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission | 22.7% |
24.7%
2 pts better
|
23.9%
1.2 pts better
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 22.7% · Observed 26.6% · Expected 27.9% · Used in QM five-star |
Survey summary
Recent inspection cycles
Cycle 2
Health 2024-06-06 · Fire 2024-06-06
6 health deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (2 deficiencies)
0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.
Cycle 3
Health 2022-02-16 · Fire 2022-02-16
5 health deficiencies
Top issue: Freedom from Abuse and Neglect and Exploitation (1 deficiency)
0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.
Inspection history
Recent health citations
J · Immediate jeopardy
2025-07-17
F600 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Health
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2025-08-12
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-07-17
F761 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
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 2025-08-12
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-07-17
F677 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2025-08-12
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-07-17
F609 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Health
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2025-08-12
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-07-17
F658 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2025-08-12
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-06-06
F578 · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Health
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Corrected 2024-07-06
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-06-06
F657 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2024-07-06
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-06-06
F677 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2024-07-06
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-06-06
F689 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2024-07-06
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-06-06
F710 · Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Health
Obtain a doctor's order to admit a resident and ensure the resident is under a doctor's care.
Corrected 2024-07-06
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-06-06
F880 · Infection Control Deficiencies
Health
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-07-06
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-04-25
F609 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Health
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2023-05-25
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2022-02-16
F678 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
Corrected 2022-03-17
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2022-02-16
F726 · Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Health
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Corrected 2022-03-17
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2022-02-16
F756 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Health
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Corrected 2022-03-17
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2022-02-16
F880 · Infection Control Deficiencies
Health
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2022-03-17
Penalties and ownership
What sits behind the stars
$8,281
2025-07-17
Fine
Fine · fine $8,281
Fine
Ownership
Preston, Forrest
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual
Annunziata, Jacy
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Boyles, Sheri
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Cross, Cindy
Corporate Officer · Individual
Cusano, Matthew
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Fletcher, Todd
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Fletcher, Todd
Corporate Director · Individual
Fletcher, Todd
Corporate Officer · Individual
Henry, Terry
Corporate Officer · Individual
Lay, Lisa
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Lay, Lisa
Corporate Director · Individual
Lay, Lisa
Corporate Officer · Individual
Life Care Centers Of America, Inc.
Operational/Managerial Control · Organization
Preston, Aubrey
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Preston, Forrest
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Preston, Forrest
Corporate Director · Individual
Preston, Forrest
Corporate Officer · Individual
Solomon, Jennifer
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Swanker, Richard
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Swanker, Richard
Corporate Director · Individual
Swanker, Richard
Corporate Officer · Individual
Thurmond, Joan
Corporate Officer · Individual
Ziegler, James
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Ziegler, James
Corporate Director · Individual
Ziegler, James
Corporate Officer · Individual
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