Presbyterian Home Of South Carolina-Columbia

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Nearest of each type, straight-line distance. Hospitals come from the CMS Hospital General Information registry; everything else from Overture Maps (public data). Hospital and park hours are typical — call ahead to confirm.

Quality measures — how residents actually fare

Quality-measure stars summarize outcomes CMS tracks from the assessments each home submits — avoidable hospitalizations and ER visits, falls with injury, pressure ulcers, unplanned weight loss, and long-term antipsychotic use. Because the underlying data is self-reported, weigh a high score against the independent inspection record. Long-stay = permanent residents; short-stay = rehab and post-hospital stays.

Short-stay rehab — if you are coming here from a hospital

Arriving from a hospital right now? Read the discharge guide → — your appeal rights, how to slow a rushed discharge, and what to ask about the numbers below.

63.1% of the Medicare patients who left this home got back to the community and stayed there for at least 31 days — CMS rates that better than the national rate. This is CMS’s risk-adjusted rate over 132 Medicare stays in Oct 2022–Sep 2024, and CMS’s own comparison — not ours.

Met the expected recovery: 73.8% of this home’s Medicare short-stay residents left it at or above the ability to care for themselves and move around that CMS predicted for them, across 80 stays in Oct 2024–Sep 2025. The median of the 11,061 homes CMS publishes this for is 56.6%. Read it beside the getting-home figure, not instead of it: unlike the two measures above, CMS makes no better-or-worse call on this one and publishes no confidence interval for it, so this is a comparison and not a verdict — but it is the short-stay measure that separates homes most, and the one to ask about.

Therapy staffing: this home’s payroll records show 1.69 therapist hours per resident per day in 2026Q1 — more than 99% of the 13,892 homes that report any therapy hours at all.

Weekend therapy: weekend therapy hours are 3% of this home’s weekday level — it runs therapy on weekdays, with essentially none at the weekend. The median home that reports therapy runs 13% — weekday-focused therapy is the industry norm, not a shortfall. But recovery does not pause on a Saturday: ask what the weekend actually looks like here.

This section is about rehab stays, not living here. Most of this page — the stars, the quality measures, the inspection record — describes the home the way a permanent resident experiences it. These figures describe the short Medicare stay after a hospital discharge: a hip, a stroke, a bad infection, six weeks and home. They are different residents, different staff, often a different wing. Therapy hours are per resident in the building, not per rehab patient — the count includes every long-stay resident, and they mostly get no therapy at all. So a home with a small rehab wing inside a large nursing population reads low here even if its rehab patients get plenty of therapy, and a mostly-rehab home reads high. Use it to compare homes doing similar work, ask what a rehab resident actually gets in a day, and remember that CMS does not publish therapy minutes per patient — nobody does.

Staffing

How full it usually is: this home is certified for 22 beds and averages 20.1 residents a day — about 91% occupied, or roughly 2 beds typically open. It runs fairly full. This is a CMS average, not live availability — no public source publishes real-time vacancies, and a home can be full the day you call. Confirm with the home, and if you need a Medicaid bed specifically, ask about that separately: a home with open beds may still not have an open Medicaid bed.

Against a benchmark — not a legal minimum. In May 2024 CMS finalized the first federal staffing floor for nursing homes: 3.48 total nurse hours per resident per day, including 0.55 RN hours and 2.45 nurse-aide hours. Its hour requirements never took effect and are no longer on the books. Homes had until 2026 (2027 if rural) to comply, and that deadline never arrived: a federal court vacated the hour requirements in April 2025 (CMS has appealed), Congress then barred enforcement until 2034, and CMS formally repealed them by rule effective February 2026. This home is not required to meet these numbers, and is not violating anything by missing them. We still show the comparison because the figures are CMS’s own published estimate of adequate staffing, which makes them a useful yardstick — but they are our benchmark, not federal law: this home’s total nurse staffing of 5.68 hrs/resident/day is at or above the 3.48-hour benchmark and RN staffing of 1.45 is at or above the 0.55-hour RN benchmark and nurse-aide staffing of 3.10 is at or above the 2.45-hour aide benchmark. What federal law does require today is unchanged: “sufficient” nursing staff for residents’ needs and an RN on duty at least 8 consecutive hours a day, 7 days a week (42 CFR 483.35). Those are judged by inspectors on site, not by these averages, so read this comparison alongside the inspection record rather than as a pass/fail.

Weekend coverage: total nurse staffing is 4.81 hrs/resident/day on weekends vs 6.04 on weekdays — 20% thinner on weekends — a notable drop. RN hours go from 1.68 to 0.86 per resident-day. (Payroll-based daily records; the national median home is 15% thinner on weekends.)

This home’s total nursing-staff turnover of 65% is well above the national median of 45%.

Payroll-based (PBJ) staffing hours, as reported for Jan–Mar 2026 (CMS PBJ CY2026Q1) — the most recent quarter CMS has published, so they can lag a change of operator or staffing agency. Higher is generally better. Registered-nurse coverage and weekend staffing are the numbers families most often overlook — an RN on site matters most when something goes wrong, and coverage usually thins on weekends. High turnover means residents rarely see the same caregiver twice. One caveat: these are hours as reported, not adjusted for how sick or heavy-care this home’s residents are. CMS separately publishes a case-mix-adjusted view; we show the reported hours. A home caring for higher-acuity residents needs more hours to deliver the same care, so compare these figures against homes doing similar work, and read them next to the inspection record rather than alone.

Inspection trend

Deficiencies are more than at the previous inspection — worsening. Fewer citations over time suggests a home is fixing problems; a rising count is a warning sign — though two surveys are a short record, and survey teams differ. These counts are from the standard annual health survey only; the full citation list below may also include findings from complaint investigations, so the two won’t always add up.

Inspection deficiencies

State health-inspection citations, most serious first. Each carries an F-code (the federal rule it cites, e.g. F-684 = quality of care) and a letter A–L marking how serious and how widespread the problem was — we translate that grid into the plain tiers shown here. Wording is the official federal description.

Each letter is a CMS scope-severity level; highlighted ones are where this home has citations. A–C = no harm found; D–F = potential for harm; G–I = actual harm; J–L = immediate jeopardy. Within each band the later letter is the more widespread finding (an isolated G is one resident; a widespread I is a pattern), so rightward and downward is worse.

• Actual harm · G2026-06-16 · tag F0689 — failed to keep residents free of avoidable accidents; supervise adequately — isolated
  Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on review of facility policy, observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure adequate supervision for a cognitively impaired resident at risk for elopement. Specifically, on 04/04/26, Resident (R)2 was found outside on the ground, with her wheelchair on top of her, following a fall of approximately four feet from the loading dock, located in the back of the building. R2 sustained multiple abrasions to the forehead and a contusion with discoloration and bruising to the left elbow.Findings include:Review of the undated facility policy titled Elopement Risk Assessment and Management Policy revealed the purpose of the policy was to identify residents who may be at risk for elopement, implement individualized interventions to promote resident safety, and ensure compliance with resident rights and person-centered care principles. The policy stated that the facility shall assess all residents for elopement risk upon admission, with a significant change in condition, following any…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has no plan of correction
• Potential for harm · F2025-06-05 · tag F0812 — failed to store, cook, and serve food safely — widespread
  Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on review of facility policy, observation, and interview, the facility failed to ensure proper storage of food items in 1 of 1 main kitchens. Findings include: Review of the facility policy titled Food Storage (Dry, Refrigerated, and Frozen) dated 2020, documented, 1a. All food items will be labeled. The label must include the name of the food and the date by which it should be sold, consumed, or discarded . c. Discard food that has passed the expiration date . During an observation on 06/03/25 at approximately 10:09 AM, of the main kitchen, with Certified Dietary Manager (CDM), the following was observed in the freezer: An opened bag of lobster was wrapped in cellophane and unlabeled, and an opened bag of gluten multigrain sandwich bread was labeled and dated 11/17/24. During an interview on 06/03/25 at approximately 10:09 AM, the CDM revealed that the Executive Chef oversees ensuring all food that is received in the kitchen is stored, labeled and discarded. The CDM further stated it is the duty of all staff to make sure all food items are rotated, labeled and discarded.…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2025-06-05 · tag F0760 — failed to prevent significant medication errors — isolated
  Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on review of the facility policy, manufacturer's recommendation, observation, and interview, the facility failed to ensure Resident (R)68 was free from a significant medication error. Specifically, Registered Nurse (RN)2 failed to correctly prime an insulin kwik pen prior to administering the insulin, for 1 of 1 residents observed receiving insulin via an insulin pen. Findings include: Review of the facility policy titled Insulin Pen implemented on 04/15/25, states as the policy, It is the policy of this facility to use insulin pens in order to improve the accuracy of insulin dosing, provide increased resident comfort, and serve as a teaching aid to prepare residents for self-administration of insulin therapy upon discharge. Policy Explanation and Compliance Guidelines: . 6. Insulin pens will be primed prior to each use to avoid collection of air in the insulin reservoir . 11. Procedure: g. Attach pen needle: i. Remove the pen cap from the insulin pen. ii. Wipe the rubber seal with an alcohol pad. iii. Screw the pen needle onto the insulin pen. iv. Twist open and remove outer…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · Dcited before2025-06-05 · tag F0761 — failed to label and store drugs safely — isolated
  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.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on review of facility policy, observation and interview, the facility failed to ensure expired biological's and medications were removed from storage and not stored with other medications and biological in use, for 1 of 1 treatment cart and in 1 of 2 medication carts. Findings include: Review of the facility policy titled Storage of Medications states, It is the policy of this facility to store all drugs and biological's in a safe, secure, and orderly manner. The Policy Interpretation and Implementation states, 4. The facility shall not use discontinued, outdated, or deteriorated drugs or biological's. All such drugs shall be returned to the dispensing pharmacy or destroyed. During an observation on [DATE] at 8:45 AM, revealed 3 packets of Lubricating Jelly, manufactured by [NAME] with Lot #CLTBB05-01, was expired on [DATE]. Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)1 confirmed the expiration date and removed the packets of Lubricating Jelly from the treatment cart. During an observation on [DATE] at 8:25 AM, of…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2024-05-09 · tag F0640 — isolated
  Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on review of the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) manual, report review, and interviews, the facility failed to ensure an Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) assessment was transmitted timely for 3 of 5 residents (Resident (R)267, R268 and R269). Findings Include: Review of the RAI 3.0 manual section 5.2, dated 10/19, revealed Timeliness Criteria indicated .Transmitting Data: Submission files are transmitted to the Quality Improvement and Enhancement System (QIES) Assessment Submission and Processing (ASAP) system using the CMS wide area network. Providers must transmit all sections of the MDS 3.0 .Transmission requirements apply to all MDS 3.0 records used to meet both federal . requirements . Assessment Transmission .All other MDS assessments must be submitted within 14 days of the MDS Completion Date . Review of an MDS 3.0 NH Final Validation Report revealed that Minimum Data Set (MDS) submissions for R267, R268 and R269 were submitted more than 14 days after the completion date. During an interview on 05/09/24 at 12:22 PM with the MDS coordinator, she stated that…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2024-05-09 · tag F0758 — failed to limit and justify psychotropic drugs — isolated
  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.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on interview, record review, and facility policy the facility failed to provide an appropriate clinical rationale for indication of use for Resident (R)5's antipsychotic medication. 1 of 5 reviewed for antipsychotic medications. Findings include: Review of the facility's policy titled, Facility Pharmacy Services and Procedures Manual Psychotic Medication Use last revised 10/24/22, revealed Psychotropic drugs include but are not limited to anti-anxiety, antidepressants, or sedative-hypnotics that affect brain activities associated with mental process and behavior. Procedures include: psychotropic medication is prescribed for a diagnosed condition and noted being used for convenience or discipline. Facility should comply with the Psychopharmacologic Dosage Guidelines created by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the State Operations Manual, and all other Applicable Law relating to the use of psychopharmacologic medications. Psychotropic medications may be used to address behaviors only if…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2022-02-10 · tag F0561 — failed to honor residents' choices — isolated
  Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on record review and interviews, the facility failed to address resident preferences in regards to bathing for two of three residents reviewed for Choices. Resident (R) 70 and R16 were not offered the opportunity to choose their bathing preferences or bathing schedules. The findings included: The facility admitted R70 on 1/24/2022 with diagnoses including, but limited to, heart failure, hypertension, arthritis, osteoporosis, muscle weakness and difficulty in walking. During an interview with R70, on 2/7/2022 at 2:54 PM, R70 was asked if she received a bath or a shower as often as she liked. R70 stated she preferred a shower but had not had one since admission. R70 stated she had been getting a sponge bath and no one had asked her if she would like a shower. During an interview with the Director of Nursing (DON), on 2/8/2022 at 1:48 PM, the DON stated prior to 2/8/2022 no one had asked the resident about her bathing preferences and a bathing schedule had not been set up for R70. The DON stated the resident's preferences had since been addressed and a shower schedule was created…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Resident Rights Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · Dcited before2022-02-10 · tag F0761 — failed to label and store drugs safely — isolated
  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.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on observation, interviews, and review of facility policy the facility failed to remove expired items from active storage in 1 of 1 treatment carts. 19, expired, iodine swabs were observed in the treatment cart. The findings include: On [DATE] at 10:10 AM, observation of the treatment cart, on the Medicare certified unit, revealed 20, individually packaged, [NAME] Providone - Iodine USP Swab Sticks. 19 of the 20 Swab Sticks had an expiration date of [DATE]. During an interview with the Director of Nursing (DON), on [DATE] at 10:15 AM, the DON confirmed the 19 Swab Sticks were expired on [DATE]. The DON stated it was the responsibility of the nurses and pharmacist to ensure the treatment cart was free of expired items. The DON also stated the pharmacist had been in the facility yesterday checking storage areas for any expired items, but must not have checked the treatment cart. Review of the facility's policy titled Storage and Expiration Dating of Medications, Biologicals revealed: 4. Facility should…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction

“Cited before” means this same F-tag appears on at least one other survey date in the record we hold — counting complaint investigations as well as standard surveys, with no time limit. It is our own read of the data, not CMS’s: CMS uses repeat deficiency as a formal term tied to consecutive standard surveys, and that is a narrower test than this one. A tag marked here may or may not meet it.

Fines & penalties

No federal fines in the current CMS record.

Part of a chain

This home belongs to PRESBYTERIAN COMMUNITIES OF SOUTH CAROLINA — 5 facilities. Here is how its ratings compare with the chain’s average across all its homes: See the whole chain — ratings, flags, fines and finances →

A home rated well below its chain’s average can signal local problems; a chain with a low average across the board is a bigger pattern worth researching. CMS chain data under-reports private-equity and REIT ownership, so treat this as a floor, not the full picture.

Who owns this facility

CMS files one row per role, so the 12 rows in the source record cover these 5 parties — each is shown once here with every role it holds. Nothing is omitted.

1 organizational owner listed — a facility can be part of a larger chain. CMS ownership data is known to under-report private-equity and REIT ties; treat as a starting point.

Follow the money — this home’s finances

Where a nursing home’s revenue comes from and where it goes — including money paid to companies under the same ownership. Most consumer sites never show this; we reproduce it straight from the Medicare cost report.

This home reported $1.8M paid to related parties — landlords or management companies under common ownership — equal to about 15% of its total expenses. Money routed to affiliated companies can leave a home’s own books looking lean while owners still profit; it is the mechanism regulators watch most closely in private-equity and REIT deals. A reported operating loss is common in this industry and is not by itself a sign of trouble — but paired with large related-party payments it can mean profit is being taken elsewhere in the ownership structure.

Source: CMS Healthcare Provider Cost Reporting Information System (HCRIS), Medicare cost report Form CMS-2540 · fiscal year 2023. Facilities self-file these reports; figures are unaudited and a year or two behind. A home with no Medicare cost report on file shows no figures here.

Cost & finances

Straight from this home’s Medicare cost report (CMS, FY2023). These are its operating economics — what it costs to run per resident-day and what it collects on average across Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay — not a private-pay quote. Your out-of-pocket cost depends on payer and room type, so ask the facility directly; a higher operating cost can reflect richer staffing or a sicker population. The cost-of-care planner shows regional benchmarks by care type.

What families pay in SC