Based on record review and interviews, the facility failed to submit the required staffing information based on payroll data in a uniform format by the required deadline. Specifically, the facility failed to submit data for quarter one (October 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024) of the federal fiscal year 2025. Findings include: A review of the facility's Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) report from Center of Medicare Services (CMS) revealed the facility failed to submit data within the required timeline for quarter one of 2025. …
F851 citations in South Carolina
Staffing data submission · Administration Deficiencies
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
South Carolina cites F851 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 F851.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What South Carolina surveyors wrote
F851 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 limited record review, and interview, the facility failed to submit accurate staff information for Staffing Summary Report to the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) for 4 of 5 Staffing Summary Reports. The findings included: During the review of the CMS Staffing Summary Report on 5/21/18 at 10:31AM revealed the reports dated 1/1/17 through 10/1/17 did not list the working hours for Certified Nurse Aides, Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse, Administrator, Housekeeping Service Worker, Licensed Practical /Vocational Nurse with Administrative Duties, Registered Nurse, Registered Nurse Director of Nursing. During interview on 5/23/18 at 12:35 PM with Regional Human Resource Consultant confirmed about the discrepancies with the Staffing Summary Report. …
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Recent years
| Year | Share of South Carolina citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.16% | 0.55× |
| 2025 | 0.16% | 0.74× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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