Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
St George Healthcare Center
905 Duke Street, Saint George, SC · (843) 563-4602
- Certified beds
- 88
- Residents per day
- 82
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- Fundamental Healthcare
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- December 18, 1981
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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
★★★★★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
★★★★★3 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among South Carolina homes
St George Healthcare Center carries 31 inspection points. That is fewer than 45% 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
13 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 (2)
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J
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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G
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Everything else, by area of care
Resident Rights4D
- D
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
- D
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
- D
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- D
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Pharmacy Service3E
- E
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- 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.
- D
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Nutrition and Dietary1F
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning1D
- D
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Nursing and Physician Services1D
- D
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Quality of Life and Care1D
- D
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Inspection history
2026-02-17
4 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Nursing and Physician Services (1 deficiency)
2025-01-09
2 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Rights (2 deficiencies)
2023-02-08
7 health deficiencies · 5 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (3 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 11 min of nursing staff time a day, 25 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 11 min
South Carolina average
3 h 52 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 43% of nursing staff and 0% 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
$16,894 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-19 | Fine | $16,894 |
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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 vaccine0.5 pts worse | 91.3% | 91.8% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine6.3 pts better | 98.8% | 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 symptoms3.2 pts better | 0.0% | 3.2% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight3.9 pts worse | 10.0% | 6.1% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication1.6 pts better | 19.7% | 21.3% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication5.2 pts worse | 20.6% | 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 worsened3.3 pts worse | 15.1% | 11.8% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased2.4 pts worse | 14.0% | 11.6% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.6 pts better | 0.0% | 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 incontinence9.7 pts better | 6.5% | 16.2% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers0.5 pts worse | 5.4% | 4.9% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine12.5 pts worse | 69.4% | 81.9% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication1.5 pts worse | 2.9% | 1.4% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine2.3 pts worse | 76.7% | 79.0% | 80.1% |
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Who owns and runs it
9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thi Of South Carolina, LLC | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 100% | 18 facilities |
| Baptiste, Michele | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Baptiste, Michele | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Baptiste, Michele | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Fundamental Administrative Services LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 18 facilities |
| Fundamental Clinical And Operational Services, LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 18 facilities |
| Price, Beth | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Price, Beth | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Thi Of South Carolina, LLC | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 18 facilities |
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Fire safety
5 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Emergency Preparedness2F
- F
Develop Emergency Preparedness policies and procedures.
- F
Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.
Smoke2D
- D
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- D
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Miscellaneous1D
- D
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
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