Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Senior Care of Marion
2770 S Highway 501, Marion, SC · (855) 573-8466
- Cited for abuse (CMS abuse icon)
- Certified beds
- 90
- Residents per day
- 64
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- No chain reported
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- October 10, 2019
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How this home got 2 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
★★★★★no change
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
★★★★★2 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
This home carries CMS's abuse icon, which caps its inspection rating at 2 stars and so its overall rating at 4.
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Where it sits among South Carolina homes
Senior Care of Marion carries 45.5 inspection points. That is fewer than 29% 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
15 health citations on record since 2022. 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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G
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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J
Prepare residents for a safe transfer or discharge from the nursing home.
Everything else, by area of care
Quality of Life and Care3D
- D
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
- D
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- D
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Infection Control2F
- F
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Resident Rights2E
- E
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- D
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning2E
- E
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- D
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation1D
- D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Nutrition and Dietary1F
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Pharmacy Service1D
- D
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Environmental1D
- D
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Inspection history
2025-09-04
4 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Freedom from Abuse and Neglect and Exploitation (2 deficiencies)
2024-06-07
0 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated health issue counts in this cycle.
2022-06-02
11 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Rights (3 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 4 h 7 min of nursing staff time a day, 34 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
4 h 7 min
South Carolina average
3 h 52 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 56% of nursing staff and 64% 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
$19,149 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-28 | Fine | $9,110 |
| 2024-02-02 | Fine | $10,039 |
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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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine2.2 pts better | 94.0% | 91.8% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine0.7 pts better | 93.2% | 92.5% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury3.2 pts better | 0.0% | 3.2% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms1.7 pts better | 1.5% | 3.2% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight5.1 pts worse | 11.2% | 6.1% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication6.3 pts worse | 27.6% | 21.3% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication4.8 pts worse | 20.2% | 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 worsened2.2 pts worse | 14.0% | 11.8% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased1.8 pts better | 9.8% | 11.6% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder4.3 pts worse | 4.9% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection0.7 pts worse | 1.9% | 1.2% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence15.2 pts worse | 31.4% | 16.2% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers6.2 pts worse | 11.1% | 4.9% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine11.7 pts worse | 70.2% | 81.9% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit5 pts worse | 18.7% | 13.7% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.9 pts worse | 2.3% | 1.4% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine17.3 pts worse | 61.7% | 79.0% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission3.5 pts worse | 27.8% | 24.3% | 23.4% |
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