Based on record review, interview, and facility policy review, the facility failed to protect 3 of 3 residents (Resident (R)2, R51 and R159) from physical abuse, out of a sample of 33 residents. Specifically, the facility enabled R68 to physically abuse R2, R51, and R159 by not properly supervising R68.On 06/29/26, the State Agency (SA) determined that the facility's non-compliance with one or more federal health, safety, and/or quality regulations has caused or was likely to cause serious injury, serious harm, serious impairment, or death. On 06/29/26 at 9:30 PM, the survey team provided the Administrator with a copy of the CMS Immediate Jeopardy (IJ) Template and informed the facility IJ existed as of 01/25/26. …
F600 citations in South Carolina
Abuse and neglect · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
South Carolina cites F600 less often than its own record predicts
0.79 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in South Carolina in 2025, this is the portion that was F600.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What South Carolina surveyors wrote
F600 findings written in South Carolina, one from each severity band recorded here, most serious first.
Severity is as the surveyor wrote it. Some findings had already been corrected before the survey.
Based on review of facility policy, interviews and record review, the facility failed to protect one of four residents (Resident (R) 1) from verbal and mental abuse, which resulted in the patient's psychological harm (fear) and mental anguish at the time of the abuse. Findings include:Review of the facility policy titled Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation, or Mistreatment last revised 11/01/2017 revealed, Policy: 1. The facility's Leadership prohibits neglect, mental, physical, and/or verbal abuse of a physical and/or chemical restraint not required to treat a medical condition, involuntary seclusion, corporal punishment and misappropriation of a patient's/resident's property and/or funds and ensures that alleged violations involving abuse, neglect, exploitation or mistreatment, including injury… …
Based on interviews, record review, and review of facility policy, the facility failed to ensure R4 was free from verbal abuse for 1 of 1 residents reviewed for abuse. Specifically, a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA1) engaged in a verbal disagreement with R4 and called R4 a big, black, b****.Findings include:Review of the facility's policy titled, Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation, or Mistreatment, on page 1, indicated The facility's leadership prohibits neglect, mental, physical and/or verbal abuse.Review of R4's Face Sheet revealed that the resident was admitted to the facility on [DATE], with diagnoses that included but was not limited to altered mental status, major depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, and psychosis.Review of R4's Care Plan revealed R4 was care planned for having mood… …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of South Carolina citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.65% | 0.94× |
| 2024 | 4.19% | 1.78× |
| 2025 | 2.08% | 0.79× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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