Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Ridgeway Manor Healthcare Center
117 Bellfield Road, Ridgeway, SC · (803) 337-2257
- Certified beds
- 112
- Residents per day
- 85
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- No chain reported
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- March 14, 1986
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How this home got 1 star
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 (already 1)
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
★★★★★1 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among South Carolina homes
Ridgeway Manor Healthcare Center carries 130.75 inspection points. That is fewer than 5% 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
30 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 (3)
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J
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
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J
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
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J
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Everything else, by area of care
Resident Assessment and Care Planning5D
- D
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- D
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- D
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- D
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Administration4F
- F
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
- F
Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility.
- F
Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.
- D
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Resident Rights4E
- E
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- E
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- D
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
- D
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Nutrition and Dietary3F
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- E
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Nursing and Physician Services3E
- D
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
- D
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
- E
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Environmental3F
- F
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
- D
Regularly inspect all bed frames, mattresses, and bed rails (if any) for safety; and all bed rails and mattresses must attach safely to the bed frame.
- D
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation3D
- D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- D
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
- D
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Infection Control1D
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Quality of Life and Care1D
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Inspection history
2026-04-30
10 health deficiencies · 3 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Administration (3 deficiencies)
2025-03-05
7 health deficiencies · 4 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Freedom from Abuse and Neglect and Exploitation (2 deficiencies)
2023-06-29
13 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (3 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 2 h 58 min of nursing staff time a day, 14 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
2 h 58 min
South Carolina average
3 h 52 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 32% of nursing staff and 43% 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 days0.7 pts better | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days0.6 pts better | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine1.9 pts better | 93.7% | 91.8% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine4.5 pts better | 97.0% | 92.5% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury0.5 pts worse | 3.7% | 3.2% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms3.2 pts better | 0.0% | 3.2% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight4 pts better | 2.1% | 6.1% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication7.3 pts worse | 28.6% | 21.3% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication1.2 pts better | 14.2% | 15.4% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained1.3 pts worse | 1.4% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened16 pts worse | 27.8% | 11.8% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased5.5 pts worse | 17.1% | 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 infection1.2 pts better | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence7.5 pts better | 8.7% | 16.2% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers1 pts better | 3.9% | 4.9% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine63.7 pts worse | 18.2% | 81.9% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication1.5 pts worse | 2.9% | 1.4% | 1.5% |
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Who owns and runs it
8 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 |
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| Garrard, Louis | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 4 facilities |
| Garrard, Louis | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 4 facilities |
| Garrard, Louis | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 4 facilities |
| Maung, Peter | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 3 facilities |
| Mccollum, James | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Mccollum, James | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Sparks, Deborah | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Sparks, Deborah | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
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Fire safety
7 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Egress2D
- D
Have horizontal exits used in accordance with safety requirements.
- D
Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.
Emergency Preparedness2D
- D
Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.
- D
Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).
Smoke1D
- D
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems1D
- D
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Miscellaneous1D
- D
Have restrictions on the use of portable space heaters.
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