63/100
Average
2600 Elms Plantation Blvd, N Charleston, SC 29406
These are findings in the public CMS record for this home. They are not our opinion — each one comes straight from a federal inspection or enforcement file.
2 citation(s) involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy
Inspectors found violations at scope/severity G or above, meaning residents were harmed or placed in immediate jeopardy.
$24,247 in federal fines
CMS has fined this facility across 2 penalty action(s).
Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes — the full formula is on How we grade.
Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.
Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.
How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.
The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.
Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.
Grade ceiling applied
Hours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.
RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.
The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.
The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.
Last standard health inspection: January 8, 2026 (7 months ago).
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy care/services for a resident who requires such services.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
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...
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Part of LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA, which operates 194 homes. Staffing budgets are usually set at chain level, not in the building.
| Owner | Type | Role | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEVELOPERS INVESTMENT COMPANY INC | Organization | DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | — |
| PRESTON, FORREST | Individual | INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | — |
| LEWIS, COLLIN | Individual | MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | — |
| SAUNDERS, SHARI | Individual | MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | — |
| SOLOMON, JENNIFER | Individual | MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | — |
| CROSS, CINDY | Individual | CORPORATE OFFICER | — |
| HENRY, TERRY | Individual | CORPORATE OFFICER | — |
| LAY, LISA | Individual | CORPORATE OFFICER | — |
| SWANKER, RICHARD | Individual | CORPORATE OFFICER | — |
| THURMOND, JOAN | Individual | CORPORATE OFFICER | — |
| CHARLESTON MEDICAL INVESTORS, LLC | Organization | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | — |
| DEVELOPERS INVESTMENT COMPANY INC | Organization | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | — |
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Life Care Center Of Charleston holds an ElderGrade of C (63 out of 100), which we describe as "average". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.
Residents receive an average of 3.54 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.
Yes. 2 of the 13 citations on record were scored at scope and severity G or above, meaning inspectors found actual harm to a resident or immediate jeopardy to resident safety.
Yes, Life Care Center Of Charleston is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.