Cycle 1
Health 2025-04-17 · Fire 2025-04-17
4 health deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Rights (3 deficiencies)
0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.
Saluda, SC
Saluda Nursing Center
2-star overall rating with 1-star inspections with $27,049 in total fines with 4 recent health deficiencies
3131 Newberry Highway, Saluda, SC
(864) 445-2146
Overall
2 / 5
CMS overall stars
Health inspections
1 / 5
Survey and complaint cycles
Staffing
5 / 5
RN + nurse staffing
Quality measures
3 / 5
Resident outcomes and process measures
Quick facts
Facility snapshot
Beds
176
Certified beds
Average residents
155
Average occupied residents
Ownership
Government
Publicly displayed owner type
Chain
No chain reported
Operator or chain grouping
Approved since
1971-08-16
CMS approved date
Coverage
Medicare + Medicaid
Participation flags
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
0.70
Registered nurse staffing · state 0.63 · national 0.68
LPN hours / resident day
0.88
Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 1.01 · national 0.87
Aide hours / resident day
2.86
Nurse aide staffing · state 2.22 · national 2.35
Total nurse hours
4.44
All reported nurse hours · state 3.86 · national 3.89
Licensed hours
1.58
RN + LPN hours · state 1.65 · national 1.54
Weekend hours
3.84
Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.34 · national 3.43
Weekend RN hours
0.37
Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.40 · national 0.47
Physical therapist
0.03
Reported PT staffing · state 0.09 · national 0.07
Adjusted RN hours
0.71
CMS adjusted RN staffing hours
Adjusted total hours
4.51
CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours
Case-mix index
1.35
Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity
RN turnover
23%
Annual RN turnover · state 44% · national 45%
Total nurse turnover
23%
Annual nurse turnover · state 47% · national 46%
SNF VBP
Value-based purchasing
Program rank
1,101
Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.
Performance score
59.91
Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.
Payment multiplier
1.0151
Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.
Program components
How the VBP score is built
Readmission
7.40
Baseline 17.78% · Performance 18.00% · Measure score 7.40 · Achievement 7.40 · Improvement 0
Healthcare-associated infections
1.84
Baseline 5.76% · Performance 7.29% · Measure score 1.84 · Achievement 1.84 · Improvement 0
Total nurse turnover
10
Performance 22.44% · Measure score 10 · Achievement 10 · This facility did not have sufficient data to calculate a baseline period measure result.
Adjusted total nurse staffing
4.73
Baseline 4.14 hours · Performance 4.42 hours · Measure score 4.73 · Achievement 4.73 · Improvement 1.24
SNF QRP
Medicare quality reporting measures
| Measure | Facility | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potentially preventable 30-day readmission | 9.01% |
10.72%
1.7 pts better
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 127 · Observed rate 5.51% · Lower 95% interval 6.02% |
| Discharge to community | 48.15% |
50.57%
2.4 pts worse
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 89 · Observed rate 43.82% · Lower 95% interval 36.34% |
| Medicare spending per beneficiary | 1.1 |
1.02
0.1 pts worse
|
|
| Drug regimen review with follow-up | 99.08% |
95.27%
3.8 pts better
|
Numerator 108 · Denominator 109 |
| Falls with major injury | 0% |
0.77%
0.8 pts better
|
Numerator 0 · Denominator 109 |
| Discharge self-care score | 26.74% |
53.69%
26.9 pts worse
|
Numerator 23 · Denominator 86 |
| Discharge mobility score | 43.02% |
50.94%
7.9 pts worse
|
Numerator 37 · Denominator 86 |
| Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened | 5.5% |
2.29%
3.2 pts worse
|
Numerator 6 · Denominator 109 · Adjusted rate 4.77% |
| Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization | 7.29% |
7.12%
0.2 pts worse
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 79 · Observed rate 6.33% · Lower 95% interval 4.73% |
| Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage | 0% |
8.2%
8.2 pts worse
|
Numerator 0 · Denominator 249 |
| Staff flu vaccination coverage | 45.62% |
42%
3.6 pts better
|
Numerator 125 · Denominator 274 |
| Discharge function score | 40.7% |
56.45%
15.8 pts worse
|
Numerator 35 · Denominator 86 |
| Transfer of health information to provider | 90.48% |
95.95%
5.5 pts worse
|
Numerator 19 · Denominator 21 |
| Transfer of health information to patient | 96.15% |
96.28%
0.1 pts worse
|
Numerator 25 · Denominator 26 |
| Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date | 32.76% |
25.2%
7.6 pts better
|
Numerator 19 · Denominator 58 |
Quality measures
Resident outcomes and process scores
| Measure | Facility | State | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days | 1.3 |
2.0
0.7 pts better
|
1.9
0.6 pts better
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.3 · Observed 0.9 · Expected 1.3 · 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 0.5 · Expected 1.3 · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 97.8% |
90.5%
7.3 pts better
|
93.4%
4.4 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 98.6% · Q2 97.3% · Q3 97.3% · Q4 98.0% · 4Q avg 97.8% |
| 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 | 2.0% |
3.0%
1 pts better
|
3.3%
1.3 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.1% · Q2 2.0% · Q3 2.0% · Q4 2.0% · 4Q avg 2.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | 1.4% |
2.9%
1.5 pts better
|
11.4%
10 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.1% · Q2 1.4% · Q3 0.7% · Q4 1.5% · 4Q avg 1.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | 6.6% |
6.2%
0.4 pts worse
|
5.4%
1.2 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 4.6% · Q2 6.6% · Q3 6.4% · Q4 8.7% · 4Q avg 6.6% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | 21.2% |
20.4%
0.8 pts worse
|
19.6%
1.6 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 17.4% · Q2 17.0% · Q3 22.0% · Q4 28.0% · 4Q avg 21.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | 28.8% |
16.3%
12.5 pts worse
|
16.7%
12.1 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 31.5% · Q2 28.2% · Q3 28.9% · Q4 26.8% · 4Q avg 28.8% · 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 | 44.9% |
14.9%
30 pts worse
|
16.3%
28.6 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 44.1% · Q2 38.3% · Q3 47.4% · Q4 48.7% · 4Q avg 44.9% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | 18.7% |
12.4%
6.3 pts worse
|
14.9%
3.8 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 20.2% · Q2 15.5% · Q3 18.5% · Q4 20.5% · 4Q avg 18.7% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | 1.2% |
0.7%
0.5 pts worse
|
1.0%
0.2 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.0% · Q2 1.2% · Q3 0.7% · Q4 0.7% · 4Q avg 1.2% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | 2.1% |
1.6%
0.5 pts worse
|
1.7%
0.4 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 5.1% · Q2 0.7% · Q3 2.0% · Q4 0.7% · 4Q avg 2.1% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | 20.0% |
17.2%
2.8 pts worse
|
19.8%
0.2 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 25.1% · Q2 16.3% · Q3 19.6% · Q4 19.3% · 4Q avg 20.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | 4.7% |
5.8%
1.1 pts better
|
5.1%
0.4 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.5% · Q2 4.7% · Q3 6.8% · Q4 6.7% · 4Q avg 4.7% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 81.5% |
79.8%
1.7 pts better
|
81.7%
0.2 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 79.4% · Q2 75.0% · Q3 84.8% · Q4 86.4% · 4Q avg 81.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit | 10.1% |
14.1%
4 pts better
|
12.0%
1.9 pts better
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 10.1% · Observed 9.0% · Expected 9.9% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | 1.7% |
1.6%
0.1 pts worse
|
1.6%
0.1 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 3.6% · Q3 3.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 1.7% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 86.7% |
78.0%
8.7 pts better
|
79.7%
7 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 86.7% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission | 18.6% |
24.7%
6.1 pts better
|
23.9%
5.3 pts better
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 18.6% · Observed 17.9% · Expected 23.0% · Used in QM five-star |
Survey summary
Recent inspection cycles
Cycle 2
Health 2024-05-15 · Fire 2024-05-15
2 health deficiencies
Top issue: Nutrition and Dietary (1 deficiency)
0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.
Cycle 3
Health 2022-07-21 · Fire 2022-07-21
6 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
J · Immediate jeopardy
2025-04-17
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 2025-05-09
J · Immediate jeopardy
2025-04-17
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 2025-05-09
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-04-17
F558 · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Health
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Corrected 2025-05-09
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-04-17
F583 · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Health
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Corrected 2025-05-09
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-05-15
F812 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Health
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2024-05-28
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-05-15
F553 · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Health
Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.
Corrected 2024-05-28
J · Immediate jeopardy
2023-05-30
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 2023-05-17
J · Immediate jeopardy
2023-05-30
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 2023-05-17
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2022-07-21
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 2022-08-31
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2022-07-21
F610 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Health
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Corrected 2022-08-31
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2022-07-21
F637 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
Corrected 2022-08-31
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2022-07-21
F640 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Corrected 2022-08-31
Penalties and ownership
What sits behind the stars
$8,492
2025-04-17
Fine
Fine · fine $8,492
Fine
$8,492
2025-04-17
Fine
Fine · fine $8,492
Fine
$5,032
2023-05-30
Fine
Fine · fine $5,032
Fine
$5,033
2023-05-30
Fine
Fine · fine $5,033
Fine
Ownership
Barton, Jennifer
Corporate Director · Individual
Bledsoe, Dayna
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Bledsoe, Dayna
Corporate Officer · Individual
Cromley, William
Corporate Director · Individual
Hicks, Doris
Corporate Director · Individual
Rita, Angela
Corporate Director · Individual
Sawyer, William
Corporate Director · Individual
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