Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Saluda Nursing Center
3131 Newberry Highway, Saluda, SC · (864) 445-2146
- Certified beds
- 176
- Residents per day
- 149
- Ownership
- Government
- Chain
- No chain reported
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- August 16, 1971
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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
★★★★★+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
★★★★★3 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among South Carolina homes
Saluda Nursing Center carries 45.25 inspection points. That is fewer than 30% 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
7 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 (2)
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J
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.
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J
Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
Everything else, by area of care
Resident Rights3D
- D
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- D
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
- D
Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.
Nutrition and Dietary2F
- 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.
Inspection history
2026-06-18
1 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Nutrition and Dietary (1 deficiency)
2025-04-17
4 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Rights (3 deficiencies)
2024-05-15
2 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Nutrition and Dietary (1 deficiency)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 4 h 35 min of nursing staff time a day, 44 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
4 h 35 min
South Carolina average
3 h 52 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 24% of nursing staff and 32% 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
$16,984 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-17 | Fine | $8,492 |
| 2025-04-17 | Fine | $8,492 |
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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 days0.5 pts better | 1.5 | 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 vaccine7.3 pts better | 99.1% | 91.8% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine6.2 pts better | 98.7% | 92.5% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury0.6 pts better | 2.6% | 3.2% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms2.6 pts better | 0.6% | 3.2% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight0.2 pts worse | 6.3% | 6.1% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication4.6 pts worse | 25.9% | 21.3% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication9.6 pts worse | 25.0% | 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 worsened41.5 pts worse | 53.3% | 11.8% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased8.2 pts worse | 19.8% | 11.6% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.9 pts worse | 1.5% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection0.2 pts worse | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence1.8 pts worse | 18.0% | 16.2% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers0.1 pts better | 4.8% | 4.9% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine6.5 pts better | 88.4% | 81.9% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit8.9 pts better | 4.8% | 13.7% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.7 pts better | 0.7% | 1.4% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine2.7 pts better | 81.7% | 79.0% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission12 pts better | 12.3% | 24.3% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
10 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
Show ownership list
| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barton, Jennifer | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Bledsoe, Dayna | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Bledsoe, Dayna | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Bledsoe, Dayna | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Bledsoe, Dayna | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Cromley, William | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Hicks, Doris | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Rita, Angela | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Sawyer, William | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Sawyer, William | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
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