Based on observation and interview, the facility failed to maintain firmly secured handrails on each side of the corridors for resident use. Two sections of handrails were missing from two of four corridors in the resident areas, with holes in the wall and/or wooden attachment sites protruding from the walls where the handrails had been. Findings include: Observations of the facility were made in the company of Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)4 beginning at 8:08 AM on 03/05/25, with the following findings noted: At 8:08 AM - Observation of the wall between the Linen Room and the Employee Breakroom (across the hall from room [ROOM NUMBER] and room [ROOM NUMBER]), found a 3-foot section of wall where handrailing was missing. …
F924 citations in South Carolina
Environmental Deficiencies
Put firmly secured handrails on each side of hallways.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
South Carolina cites F924 more often than its own record predicts
4.22 times the share F924 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in South Carolina in 2025, this is the portion that was F924.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
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What South Carolina surveyors wrote
F924 findings written in South Carolina, one from each severity band recorded here, most serious first.
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