Based on record review and interviews, the facility failed to employ a full-time qualified Licensed Medical Social Worker (LMSW), as required for facilities with more than 120 certified beds. 130/130 certified beds, all of which are potentially affected by the lack of a full-time LMSW to provide necessary psychosocial support and services.Findings include:Review of facility staff list revealed there is no Licensed Medical Social Worker employed in the facility. Review of the facility census dated 9/9/25 revealed the facility was certified for 132 beds. During an interview with the Social Services Assistant (SSA) on 09/09/25 at 1:29 PM revealed the facility's Social Services Director, who was a Social Worker (SW) left the facility around Mid-August of 2025. …
F850 citations in South Carolina
Administration Deficiencies
Hire a qualified full-time social worker in a facility with more than 120 beds.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
South Carolina cites F850 more often than its own record predicts
6.53 times the share F850 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in South Carolina in 2025, this is the portion that was F850.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What South Carolina surveyors wrote
F850 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.16% | 3.33× |
| 2025 | 0.32% | 6.53× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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