Cycle 1
Health 2025-04-23 · Fire 2025-04-23
2 health deficiencies
Top issue: Pharmacy Service (1 deficiency)
0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.
North Augusta, SC
PruittHealth- North Augusta
3-star overall rating with 3-star inspections with $19,674 in total fines with 2 recent health deficiencies
1200 Talisman Drive, North Augusta, SC
(803) 278-2170
Overall
3 / 5
CMS overall stars
Health inspections
3 / 5
Survey and complaint cycles
Staffing
4 / 5
RN + nurse staffing
Quality measures
4 / 5
Resident outcomes and process measures
Quick facts
Facility snapshot
Beds
132
Certified beds
Average residents
121
Average occupied residents
Ownership
For-Profit
Publicly displayed owner type
Chain
Pruitthealth
Operator or chain grouping
Approved since
1990-12-14
CMS approved date
Coverage
Medicare + Medicaid
Participation flags
Chain footprint
95 facilities
Chain averages 3 overall / 3 health / 2 staffing / 4 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
0.45
Registered nurse staffing · state 0.63 · national 0.68
LPN hours / resident day
1.04
Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 1.01 · national 0.87
Aide hours / resident day
2.44
Nurse aide staffing · state 2.22 · national 2.35
Total nurse hours
3.93
All reported nurse hours · state 3.86 · national 3.89
Licensed hours
1.50
RN + LPN hours · state 1.65 · national 1.54
Weekend hours
3.12
Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.34 · national 3.43
Weekend RN hours
0.16
Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.40 · national 0.47
Physical therapist
0.04
Reported PT staffing · state 0.09 · national 0.07
Adjusted RN hours
0.49
CMS adjusted RN staffing hours
Adjusted total hours
4.25
CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours
Case-mix index
1.27
Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity
RN turnover
44%
Annual RN turnover · state 44% · national 45%
Total nurse turnover
32%
Annual nurse turnover · state 47% · national 46%
SNF VBP
Value-based purchasing
Program rank
3,485
Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.
Performance score
44.09
Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.
Payment multiplier
0.9972
Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.
Program components
How the VBP score is built
Readmission
Not reported
This facility did not meet this measure's case minimum policy requirement and therefore no measure data is publicly reported.
Healthcare-associated infections
Not reported
This facility did not meet this measure's case minimum policy requirement and therefore no measure data is publicly reported.
Total nurse turnover
5.90
Baseline 66.97% · Performance 40.00% · Measure score 5.90 · Achievement 5.79 · Improvement 5.90
Adjusted total nurse staffing
2.92
Baseline 2.60 hours · Performance 3.69 hours · Measure score 2.92 · Achievement 2.14 · Improvement 2.92
SNF QRP
Medicare quality reporting measures
| Measure | Facility | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potentially preventable 30-day readmission | 9.91% |
10.72%
0.8 pts better
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 36 · Observed rate 5.56% · Lower 95% interval 5.57% |
| Discharge to community | 37.89% |
50.57%
12.7 pts worse
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 31 · Observed rate 22.58% · Lower 95% interval 25.96% |
| Medicare spending per beneficiary | 0.78 |
1.02
0.2 pts better
|
|
| Drug regimen review with follow-up | Not Available |
95.27%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 15 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Falls with major injury | Not Available |
0.77%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 15 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Discharge self-care score | Not Available |
53.69%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 11 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Discharge mobility score | Not Available |
50.94%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 11 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened | Not Available |
2.29%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 15 · Adjusted rate Not Available · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization | Not Available |
7.12%
|
Not Available · Eligible stays 23 · Observed rate Not Available · Lower 95% interval Not Available · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage | 0% |
8.2%
8.2 pts worse
|
Numerator 0 · Denominator 142 |
| Staff flu vaccination coverage | Not Available |
42%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator Not Available · No data were submitted for this measure. |
| Discharge function score | Not Available |
56.45%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 11 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Transfer of health information to provider | Not Available |
95.95%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 3 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Transfer of health information to patient | Not Available |
96.28%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 6 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date | Not Available |
25.2%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 6 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
Quality measures
Resident outcomes and process scores
| Measure | Facility | State | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days | 0.6 |
2.0
1.4 pts better
|
1.9
1.3 pts better
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 0.6 · Observed 0.7 · Expected 2.3 · Used in QM five-star |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days | 0.7 |
1.9
1.2 pts better
|
1.8
1.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 0.7 · Observed 0.7 · Expected 1.8 · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 97.4% |
90.5%
6.9 pts better
|
93.4%
4 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 92.9% · Q2 97.3% · Q3 100.0% · Q4 99.1% · 4Q avg 97.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 100.0% |
90.6%
9.4 pts better
|
95.5%
4.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 100.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | 3.3% |
3.0%
0.3 pts worse
|
3.3%
About the same
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 4.0% · Q2 1.8% · Q3 3.5% · Q4 3.7% · 4Q avg 3.3% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | 1.3% |
2.9%
1.6 pts better
|
11.4%
10.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 3.3% · Q2 2.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 1.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | 0.8% |
6.2%
5.4 pts better
|
5.4%
4.6 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.2% · Q2 1.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 1.1% · 4Q avg 0.8% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | 27.6% |
20.4%
7.2 pts worse
|
19.6%
8 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 30.2% · Q2 26.0% · Q3 30.0% · Q4 24.2% · 4Q avg 27.6% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | 17.9% |
16.3%
1.6 pts worse
|
16.7%
1.2 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 20.0% · Q2 17.5% · Q3 16.9% · Q4 17.2% · 4Q avg 17.9% · 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 | 6.2% |
14.9%
8.7 pts better
|
16.3%
10.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 7.4% · Q2 8.9% · Q3 5.7% · Q4 2.8% · 4Q avg 6.2% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | 8.4% |
12.4%
4 pts better
|
14.9%
6.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 11.5% · Q2 4.8% · Q3 7.2% · Q4 10.5% · 4Q avg 8.4% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | 0.7% |
0.7%
About the same
|
1.0%
0.3 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.0% · Q2 0.7% · Q3 0.6% · Q4 0.6% · 4Q avg 0.7% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | 1.6% |
1.6%
About the same
|
1.7%
0.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 4.0% · Q2 1.8% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.9% · 4Q avg 1.6% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | 12.0% |
17.2%
5.2 pts better
|
19.8%
7.8 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 4.9% · Q2 16.2% · Q3 10.0% · Q4 16.3% · 4Q avg 12.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | 6.7% |
5.8%
0.9 pts worse
|
5.1%
1.6 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 5.0% · Q2 6.9% · Q3 7.9% · Q4 6.9% · 4Q avg 6.7% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 91.0% |
79.8%
11.2 pts better
|
81.7%
9.3 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 90.5% · Q2 88.6% · Q3 93.3% · Q4 91.3% · 4Q avg 91.0% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit | 12.0% |
14.1%
2.1 pts better
|
12.0%
About the same
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 12.0% · Observed 13.0% · Expected 12.2% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | 4.5% |
1.6%
2.9 pts worse
|
1.6%
2.9 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 8.6% · Q2 2.3% · Q3 4.5% · Q4 3.7% · 4Q avg 4.5% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 91.1% |
78.0%
13.1 pts better
|
79.7%
11.4 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 91.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission | 24.2% |
24.7%
0.5 pts better
|
23.9%
0.3 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 24.2% · Observed 26.1% · Expected 25.7% · Used in QM five-star |
Survey summary
Recent inspection cycles
Cycle 2
Health 2023-07-27 · Fire 2023-07-27
10 health deficiencies
Top issue: Environmental (2 deficiencies)
0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.
Cycle 3
Health 2021-11-12 · Fire 2021-11-12
7 health deficiencies
Top issue: Freedom from Abuse and Neglect and Exploitation (3 deficiencies)
0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.
Inspection history
Recent health citations
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-12-03
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 2026-01-03
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-04-23
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 2025-05-23
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-04-23
F919 · Environmental Deficiencies
Health
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Corrected 2024-05-20
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-02-29
F602 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Health
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Corrected 2024-03-30
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-11-02
F602 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Health
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Corrected 2023-12-01
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-07-27
F801 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Health
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
Corrected 2023-08-25
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-07-27
F880 · Infection Control Deficiencies
Health
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2023-08-25
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-07-27
F561 · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Health
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Corrected 2023-08-25
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-07-27
F585 · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Health
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Corrected 2023-08-25
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-07-27
F610 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Health
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Corrected 2023-08-25
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-07-27
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 2023-08-25
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-07-27
F690 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Corrected 2023-08-25
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-07-27
F695 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2023-08-25
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-07-27
F919 · Environmental Deficiencies
Health
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Corrected 2023-08-25
J · Immediate jeopardy
2023-04-10
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 2022-09-16
J · Immediate jeopardy
2023-04-10
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 2022-09-16
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2021-11-12
F685 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
Corrected 2021-12-11
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2021-11-12
F692 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2021-12-11
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2021-11-12
F880 · Infection Control Deficiencies
Health
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2021-12-11
Penalties and ownership
What sits behind the stars
$9,837
2023-04-10
Fine
Fine · fine $9,837
Fine
$9,837
2023-04-10
Fine
Fine · fine $9,837
Fine
Ownership
Broderick, Ashlyn
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
J Paige Pruitt Trust
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization
Lisa P Hamby Trust
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization
Neil L Pruitt Jr Trust
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization
North Augusta Healthcare Properties, Inc
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization
Pruitt, Neil
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual
Small, Philip
Corporate Director · Individual
Uhs-Pruitt Holdings, Inc.
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization
United Health Services Inc
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization
United Health Services Of South Carolina Inc
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization
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