Based on record review and interviews, the facility failed to ensure that nursing services were provided by a licensed nurse when the Director of Nursing (DON)1 worked while her nursing license was placed on temporary suspension, effective June 18th, 2025. The DON1 continued to work on June 18th, 2025, and June 23rd, 2025, providing nursing leadership oversight without a valid license and provided direct patient care for two residents (R)4 and R5. On 01/14/26 at 3:50 PM, the State Agency (SA) determined that the facility's non-compliance with one or more federal health, safety, and/or quality regulations could cause psychosocial harm.On 01/14/26 at 3:50 PM, the survey team provided the Director of Nursing with a copy of the CMS Immediate Jeopardy (IJ) Template, informing the facility IJ… …
F727 citations in South Carolina
Registered nurse coverage · Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
South Carolina cites F727 less often than its own record predicts
0.74 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 F727.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What South Carolina surveyors wrote
F727 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 interviews, record review, and facility policy, the facility failed to ensure adequate Registered Nurse (RN) coverage for 4 of 31 days in October 2025; 7 of 30 days in November 2025; and 3 of 31 days in December 2025, totaling 14 days during these 3 months/quarters. This failure has the potential to affect all resident quality of care outcomes that residents experience. Findings include: Record review of facility policy titled Leadership Policies and Procedures, Staffing last revised 11/01/17 revealed The facility's leadership will provide sufficient staff to successfully implement patient/resident focused functions. …
Based on limited record reviews and interviews the facility failed to have a RN coverage for 4 out of 30 days reviewed. The findings included: Review of the facility postings and subsequent schedules and time punches revealed the facility did not have required coverage for Registered Nursing on 04/28/18, 04/29/18, 05/12/18, and 05/13/18, for 30 days reviewed. The Director of Nursing and Administrator indicated they were aware of this matter.
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Recent years
| Year | Share of South Carolina citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.47% | 0.69× |
| 2024 | 0.48% | 0.90× |
| 2025 | 0.32% | 0.74× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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