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Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Health Care Center
1 Bishop Gadsden Way, Charleston, SC 29412 (opens Google Maps) · Charleston County · (843) 762-3300· 41 certified beds · avg 26 residents/day · certified since Feb 19, 2018 · Medicare only — not Medicaid certified
Certified for Medicare only. Medicare pays for short rehabilitation stays, not for long-term care — and this facility cannot bill Medicaid, which is what most families rely on for a long stay. Ask what a long-term stay here would cost and how it would be paid for. Who pays for nursing home care →
4/5
Health inspection rating (on-site)
inspected Apr 25, 2025
1
Serious findings on record
most recent Feb 17, 2022
$0
Fines, last 3 years
6.04
Nurse hours/resident/day (adjusted)
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What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)
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Health inspection rating: ★★★★☆4/5 · CMS overall rating: 5/5 · how star ratings work →
The health inspection star above is graded on a curve within each state — a set share of each state's facilities gets each star level — so a facility can have few citations and still rate 2–3 stars if others in its state did even better. The overall rating combines that inspection score with staffing and quality measures from resident assessments and claims.
Most serious findings (actual harm or immediate jeopardy)
▲ Immediate jeopardy, pattern · Feb 17, 2022 · F-0880
The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide.
▲ Immediate jeopardy, pattern · Feb 17, 2022 · F-0880
The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide.
Why it matters: Weak infection control lets illnesses like flu, COVID-19, and drug-resistant infections spread quickly among vulnerable residents.
Severity (K): Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety was cited. The scope was a pattern: more than a limited occurrence, without being widespread. Scope describes the extent of the deficiency, not whether it happened on previous inspections.
Corrected: Mar 21, 2022 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
Inspection findings in the public record
Showing the latest 3 of 10 inspection findings. Open the full record below to read every finding.
The facility did not develop or follow a complete care plan for each resident — the written roadmap covering all of a resident's needs, with measurable goals and timelines. F-0656
The facility provided care that did not meet professional standards of quality — the accepted standards that nurses and other clinicians are expected to follow. F-0658
The facility did not provide safe and appropriate respiratory care — such as oxygen, breathing treatments, or care for residents on breathing equipment — for residents who needed it. F-0695
View all 10 inspection findingsShow only the latest 3 findings
CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed — that window is CMS's, not ours. Within it, every citation CMS publishes for this facility is listed here: none excluded.
| Date | Severity | What the facility was cited for |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not develop or follow a complete care plan for each resident — the written roadmap covering all of a resident's needs, with measurable goals and timelines. · F-0656 |
| Apr 25, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility provided care that did not meet professional standards of quality — the accepted standards that nurses and other clinicians are expected to follow. · F-0658 |
| Apr 25, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide safe and appropriate respiratory care — such as oxygen, breathing treatments, or care for residents on breathing equipment — for residents who needed it. · F-0695 |
| Mar 20, 2024 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. · F-0812 |
| Mar 20, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility's medication error rate was 5 percent or higher — meaning too many doses were given incorrectly, such as the wrong drug, dose, or time. · F-0759 |
| Mar 20, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not designate a physician to serve as medical director — the doctor responsible for overseeing resident care policies and coordinating medical care across the facility. · F-0841 |
| Feb 17, 2022 | ▲ K · Immediate jeopardy, pattern | The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. · F-0880 |
| Feb 17, 2022 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | The facility did not label drugs according to professional standards or did not store them in locked compartments, with controlled drugs (medications with a high risk of misuse) kept under a separate lock. · F-0761 |
| Feb 17, 2022 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. · F-0812 |
| Feb 17, 2022 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not try to gradually reduce doses of mood- and mind-altering medications or use non-drug approaches first, as required, or used 'as needed' psychiatric drugs without proper limits. · F-0758 |
Inspection trend by year
Citations from standard inspections stayed about the same across the last two inspection cycles (3 → 3).
All citationsSerious citations (G–L)
2022
All citations: 4
Serious citations (G–L): 1
2024
All citations: 3
Serious citations (G–L): 0
2025
All citations: 3
Serious citations (G–L): 0
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | K ▲ |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | F |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | D |
Counts reflect the current CMS public record (~3 inspection cycles plus complaint investigations); years with no surveys show no row. Inspection frequency varies, so compare severity as well as counts.
Fines and enforcement (last 3 years)
Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)
What these staffing numbers mean →
This facilitySouth Carolina averageU.S. average
Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day)
This facility: 6.04
South Carolina average: 4.08
U.S. average: 3.95
Registered Nurse hours
This facility: 1.39
South Carolina average: 0.67
U.S. average: 0.69
Weekend total nurse staffing
This facility: 5.44
South Carolina average: 3.55
U.S. average: 3.50
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Measure | This facility | South Carolina avg | U.S. avg | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day) | 6.04 | 4.08 | 3.95 | top 6% in South Carolina; top 4% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 1.39 | 0.67 | 0.69 | top 6% in South Carolina; top 6% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 5.44 | 3.55 | 3.50 | top 4% in South Carolina; top 4% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 1.05 | 0.41 | 0.48 | top 5% in South Carolina; top 5% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 33.9 | 45.9 | 45.8 | top 19% in South Carolina; top 22% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 27.3 | 42.1 | 42.9 | top 25% in South Carolina; top 24% in the U.S. |
Hours are per resident per day for the most recent quarter of payroll data in this CMS release (2026-08-01) — the same quarter for every facility — case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 5.37, RN 1.24, weekend 4.84.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (5.37 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 5/5.
Quality measures: assessments & claims
Note: CMS combines facility-reported resident assessments (MDS) with claims-based measures. These are different sources from on-site inspection findings. Read the measures alongside inspection and staffing records; a high QM rating does not establish that a home is safe.
Quality measures rating: 4/5 · long-stay residents: —/5 · short-stay residents: 4/5
Costs & payment
Price evidence · separate from quality
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Who owns this facility
How to read ownership records →
Ownership records as published by CMS on 2026-08-01. CMS records when an owner joined but not when they left. Listed here and no longer involved? Tell us →
Non profit - Corporation
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams, David | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2022 |
| Adams, David | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2025 |
| Baldwin, Robert | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2022 |
| Baldwin, Robert | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2025 |
| Carter, Heyward | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2017 |
| Carter, Heyward | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2025 |
| Cook, Jonna | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2025 |
| Cook, Jonna | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2025 |
| Hill, Joanne | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2021 |
| Hill, Joanne | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2025 |
| Hussain, Brian | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2015 |
| Hussain, Brian | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2025 |
| Jones, Greg | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2025 |
| Jones, Greg | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2025 |
| Kelley, Melinda | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2025 |
| Kelley, Melinda | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2025 |
| Kelly, Patrick | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2021 |
| Kelly, Patrick | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2025 |
| Kerrison, Lynne L | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2025 |
| Kerrison, Lynne L | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2025 |
Showing 20 of 32 parties CMS has on file for this facility; 12 are not displayed. The full list is in the CMS Ownership dataset.
Questions to ask on your visit
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
- "Who leads your infection prevention program, and how do you make sure staff follow practices like hand hygiene every day?"
- "Can you show me an example care plan, and how are families included when it's created and updated?"
- "Can you tell me what this citation involved and what steps you took to bring care back up to standard?"
- "How many residents here use oxygen or breathing equipment, and who checks that equipment each shift?"
- "What did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"
- "What is your current medication error rate, and what have you changed to bring errors down?"
- "Who is your medical director, and how involved are they in day-to-day care decisions?"
- "Can you show me how medications are stored and secured on the units, including controlled drugs?"
Also worth asking anywhere
- "What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
- "Can I see the plan of correction for the findings in your most recent state inspection?"
- "CMS reports 34% total nursing staff turnover here — who on the care team has been with you longest?"
- "The ownership record on file lists 32 owning or managing parties — who makes the decisions about staffing levels?"
- "Can I visit again unannounced, at a mealtime or on a weekend?"
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Sandpiper Post Acute | 8.3 mi | Mount Pleasant, SC | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 | abuseSFF |
| Riverside Health and Rehab | 8.6 mi | Charleston, SC | ★☆☆☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Oak Harbor Healthcare | 8.8 mi | Mt Pleasant, SC | ★★★☆☆ | 3/5 | |
| Retreat at Wellmore of Daniel Island | 10.1 mi | Charleston, SC | ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Franke Health Care Center | 10.9 mi | Mount Pleasant, SC | ★★★★☆ | 4/5 | |
| The Reserve Healthcare and Rehabilitation | 15.0 mi | Charleston, SC | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 425411.
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