Port Royal, SC

Sprenger Health Care of Port Royal

5-star overall rating with 4-star inspections with 1 recent health deficiencies

1810 Richmond Avenue, Port Royal, SC

(843) 781-7700

Compare this facility

Overall

5 / 5

CMS overall stars

Health inspections

4 / 5

Survey and complaint cycles

Staffing

4 / 5

RN + nurse staffing

Quality measures

5 / 5

Resident outcomes and process measures

Quick facts

Facility snapshot

Beds

65

Certified beds

Average residents

56

Average occupied residents

Ownership

For-Profit

Publicly displayed owner type

Chain

Sprenger Health Care Systems

Operator or chain grouping

Approved since

2018-09-26

CMS approved date

Coverage

Medicare

Participation flags

Chain footprint

12 facilities

Chain averages 4 overall / 3 health / 3 staffing / 5 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

1.03

Registered nurse staffing · state 0.63 · national 0.68

LPN hours / resident day

0.58

Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 1.01 · national 0.87

Aide hours / resident day

1.89

Nurse aide staffing · state 2.22 · national 2.35

Total nurse hours

3.50

All reported nurse hours · state 3.86 · national 3.89

Licensed hours

1.61

RN + LPN hours · state 1.65 · national 1.54

Weekend hours

3.03

Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.34 · national 3.43

Weekend RN hours

0.81

Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.40 · national 0.47

Physical therapist

0.06

Reported PT staffing · state 0.09 · national 0.07

Adjusted RN hours

1.09

CMS adjusted RN staffing hours

Adjusted total hours

3.72

CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours

Case-mix index

1.29

Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity

RN turnover

50%

Annual RN turnover · state 44% · national 45%

Total nurse turnover

51%

Annual nurse turnover · state 47% · national 46%

SNF VBP

Value-based purchasing

Program rank

11,903

Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.

Performance score

14.80

Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.

Payment multiplier

0.9814

Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.

Program components

How the VBP score is built

Readmission

0

Baseline 22.95% · Performance 26.29% · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0

Healthcare-associated infections

0

Baseline 6.73% · Performance 9.73% · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0

Total nurse turnover

2.63

Baseline 66.67% · Performance 53.57% · Measure score 2.63 · Achievement 2.47 · Improvement 2.63

Adjusted total nurse staffing

3.29

Baseline 3.81 hours · Performance 4.01 hours · Measure score 3.29 · Achievement 3.29 · Improvement 0.54

SNF QRP

Medicare quality reporting measures

Measure	Facility	National	Note
Potentially preventable 30-day readmission	12.54%	10.72% 1.8 pts worse	No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 253 · Observed rate 14.23% · Lower 95% interval 10.08%
Discharge to community	62.2%	50.57% 11.6 pts better	Better than the National Rate · Eligible stays 243 · Observed rate 55.14% · Lower 95% interval 55.51%
Medicare spending per beneficiary	0.93	1.02 0.1 pts better
Drug regimen review with follow-up	100%	95.27% 4.7 pts better	Numerator 119 · Denominator 119
Falls with major injury	0%	0.77% 0.8 pts better	Numerator 0 · Denominator 119
Discharge self-care score	49.3%	53.69% 4.4 pts worse	Numerator 35 · Denominator 71
Discharge mobility score	36.62%	50.94% 14.3 pts worse	Numerator 26 · Denominator 71
Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened	0%	2.29% 2.3 pts better	Numerator 0 · Denominator 119 · Adjusted rate 0%
Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization	9.73%	7.12% 2.6 pts worse	No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 144 · Observed rate 12.5% · Lower 95% interval 6.25%
Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage	1.68%	8.2% 6.5 pts worse	Numerator 2 · Denominator 119
Staff flu vaccination coverage	7%	42% 35 pts worse	Numerator 7 · Denominator 100
Discharge function score	46.48%	56.45% 10 pts worse	Numerator 33 · Denominator 71
Transfer of health information to provider	100%	95.95% 4 pts better	Numerator 55 · Denominator 55
Transfer of health information to patient	98.11%	96.28% 1.8 pts better	Numerator 52 · Denominator 53
Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date	11.43%	25.2% 13.8 pts worse	Numerator 8 · Denominator 70

Quality measures

Resident outcomes and process scores

Measure	Facility	State	National	Note
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days	1.4	2.0 0.6 pts better	1.9 0.5 pts better	Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.4 · Observed 1.2 · Expected 1.7 · Used in QM five-star
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days	1.2	1.9 0.7 pts better	1.8 0.6 pts better	Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.2 · Observed 1.0 · Expected 1.4 · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	100.0%	90.5% 9.5 pts better	93.4% 6.6 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 100.0% · Q2 100.0% · Q3 100.0% · Q4 100.0% · 4Q avg 100.0%
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	11.2%	3.0% 8.2 pts worse	3.3% 7.9 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 10.3% · Q2 12.5% · Q3 12.5% · Q4 9.4% · 4Q avg 11.2% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms	0.0%	2.9% 2.9 pts better	11.4% 11.4 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 who lose too much weight	7.8%	6.2% 1.6 pts worse	5.4% 2.4 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 13.0% · Q2 7.7% · Q3 7.1% · Q4 3.8% · 4Q avg 7.8%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication	22.1%	20.4% 1.7 pts worse	19.6% 2.5 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 16.7% · Q2 23.1% · Q3 21.4% · Q4 26.9% · 4Q avg 22.1%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication	9.8%	16.3% 6.5 pts better	16.7% 6.9 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · 4Q avg 9.8% · 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	5.5%	14.9% 9.4 pts better	16.3% 10.8 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · 4Q avg 5.5% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased	5.0%	12.4% 7.4 pts better	14.9% 9.9 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 4.5% · Q2 3.8% · Q3 3.7% · Q4 8.0% · 4Q avg 5.0% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder	0.0%	0.7% 0.7 pts better	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% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection	0.8%	1.6% 0.8 pts better	1.7% 0.9 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 3.1% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.8% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence	28.6%	17.2% 11.4 pts worse	19.8% 8.8 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 41.9% · Q2 25.8% · Q3 20.0% · Q4 28.0% · 4Q avg 28.6%
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers	3.7%	5.8% 2.1 pts better	5.1% 1.4 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 3.3% · Q3 8.9% · Q4 2.2% · 4Q avg 3.7% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	99.4%	79.8% 19.6 pts better	81.7% 17.7 pts better	Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 98.9% · Q2 98.9% · Q3 100.0% · Q4 100.0% · 4Q avg 99.4%
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit	14.6%	14.1% 0.5 pts worse	12.0% 2.6 pts worse	Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 14.6% · Observed 15.2% · Expected 11.7% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication	0.5%	1.6% 1.1 pts better	1.6% 1.1 pts better	Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 1.0% · Q4 1.1% · 4Q avg 0.5% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	96.3%	78.0% 18.3 pts better	79.7% 16.6 pts better	Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 96.3%
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission	37.0%	24.7% 12.3 pts worse	23.9% 13.1 pts worse	Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 37.0% · Observed 39.0% · Expected 25.2% · Used in QM five-star

Survey summary

Recent inspection cycles

Cycle 1 Health 2024-12-12 · Fire 2024-12-12

1 health deficiencies

Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (1 deficiency)

0 fire-safety deficiencies

No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.

Cycle 2 Health 2023-02-15 · Fire 2023-02-15

0 health deficiencies

No concentrated health issue counts in this cycle.

0 fire-safety deficiencies

No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.

Cycle 3 Health 2021-08-20 · Fire 2021-08-20

2 health deficiencies

Top issue: Pharmacy Service (1 deficiency)

0 fire-safety deficiencies

No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.

Inspection history

Recent health citations

J · Immediate jeopardy 2025-11-25

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.

Not marked corrected

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-09-30

F658 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Health

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

Corrected 2023-10-02

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2021-08-20

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 2021-09-19

Penalties and ownership

What sits behind the stars

Ownership

Shcs Inc

5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization

100% 3 facilities 2016-05-25

Sprenger, Nicole

5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual

50% 13 facilities 2016-05-25

Sprenger, Tracey

5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual

50% 13 facilities 2016-05-25

Allen-Davis, Tikeshia