Based on document review and interviews, the facility failed to ensure that the arbitration agreement signed by all facility residents, with a current census of 19 residents, provided for the selection of a venue that was convenient to both parties. Additional information documented in the admission Agreement revealed a stipulation related to the South Carolina Code of Laws that was not further clarified in this signed contract. Specifically, the facility failed to ensure that a neutral venue available to both parties was documented within the arbitration agreement and that potential Arbitration Agreement exempts existed within this form. …
F848 citations in South Carolina
Administration Deficiencies
Provide a neutral and fair arbitration process and agree to arbitrator and venue.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
South Carolina cites F848 more often than its own record predicts
4.12 times the share F848 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in South Carolina in 2025, this is the portion that was F848.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What South Carolina surveyors wrote
F848 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.
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of South Carolina citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.24% | 4.08× |
| 2025 | 0.16% | 4.12× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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