Life Care Center of Charleston
2600 Elms Plantation Blvd, N Charleston, SC 29406 · Charleston County · 148 certified beds · avg 117 residents/day · certified since Feb 2, 1994
Part of chain: LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA (194 facilities, chain avg rating 3.4★)
What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)
Health inspection rating: ★★☆☆☆2/5 · CMS overall rating: 3/5
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 self-reported quality measures.
Most serious findings (actual harm or immediate jeopardy)
▲ Immediate jeopardy, one-off · Dec 20, 2024 · F-0689
The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls.
Why it matters: This is one of the most common citations and directly relates to falls and injuries, which can be devastating for older adults.
Severity (J): Inspectors found a situation that put a resident's life or safety in immediate danger, affecting one or a few residents. The facility must fix it immediately — these citations often come with large fines.
Corrected: Jan 24, 2025 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
▲ Immediate jeopardy, one-off · Sep 1, 2023 · F-0689 · triggered by a complaint
The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls.
Why it matters: This is one of the most common citations and directly relates to falls and injuries, which can be devastating for older adults.
Severity (J): Inspectors found a situation that put a resident's life or safety in immediate danger, affecting one or a few residents. The facility must fix it immediately — these citations often come with large fines.
Corrected: Aug 31, 2023 (Past Non-Compliance)
All citations in the current public record (13)
CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed.
| Date | Severity | What the facility was cited for |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 2026 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | The facility did not properly hold, secure, and manage residents' personal money that was deposited with it for safekeeping. Facilities holding residents' funds must keep careful, honest accounts. |
| Jan 8, 2026 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not reassess a resident after a significant change in their condition, such as a sudden decline in health. A full new assessment is required when a resident's condition changes in a major way. |
| Jan 8, 2026 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not develop a resident's complete plan of care within 7 days of the full assessment, or the plan wasn't prepared, reviewed, and updated by a team of health professionals as required. |
| Jan 8, 2026 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide proper care for residents with a colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy — surgical openings in the abdomen that let waste leave the body into a pouch. These require regular, skilled attention to stay clean and healthy. |
| Dec 20, 2024 | ▲ J · Immediate jeopardy, one-off | The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. |
| Dec 20, 2024 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | 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. |
| Dec 20, 2024 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | 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. |
| Dec 20, 2024 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | 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. |
| Dec 20, 2024 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not keep residents free from significant medication errors — such as giving the wrong drug, the wrong dose, or missing a critical medication. |
| Dec 20, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not treat residents with respect and dignity, or did not let them keep and use their own personal belongings. |
| Sep 1, 2023 | ▲ J · Immediate jeopardy, one-off | The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · from a complaint |
| May 10, 2023 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | 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. |
| May 10, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft to the proper authorities quickly enough, or did not report the results of its investigation. |
Inspection trend by year
Citations from standard inspections decreased between the last two inspection cycles (6 → 4).
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | J ▲ |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | J ▲ |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | F |
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)
2 fines totaling $24,247.
| Date | Type | Amount / length |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2024 | Fine | $16,801 |
| Sep 1, 2023 | Fine | $7,446 |
Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)
| Measure | This facility | South Carolina avg | U.S. avg | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day) | 3.83 | 4.08 | 3.95 | bottom 48% in South Carolina; top 47% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 0.48 | 0.67 | 0.69 | bottom 35% in South Carolina; bottom 35% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 3.36 | 3.55 | 3.50 | bottom 49% in South Carolina; top 50% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.46 | 0.41 | 0.48 | top 26% in South Carolina; top 38% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 42.7 | 45.9 | 45.8 | top 41% in South Carolina; top 44% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 53.3 | 42.1 | 42.9 | bottom 29% in South Carolina; bottom 31% in the U.S. |
Hours are per resident per day, 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 3.54, RN 0.44, weekend 3.10. Staffing rating: 3/5.
Self-reported quality measures
Note: these ratings are based on data the facility reports about itself to CMS. They are not independently verified by inspectors, and can look better than inspection findings. Give more weight to the inspection results above.
Quality measures rating: 5/5 · long-stay residents: 5/5 · short-stay residents: 4/5
Who owns this facility
For profit - Corporation
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Developers Investment Company INC | Organization | Direct Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/10/2004 |
| Preston, Forrest | Individual | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/10/2004 |
| Charleston Medical Investors, LLC | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/01/2004 |
| Charleston Medical Investors, LLC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/16/2011 |
| Cross, Cindy | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/22/2004 |
| Developers Investment Company INC | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/10/2004 |
| Fletcher, Todd | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/13/2024 |
| Hanna, Donald | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/23/2020 |
| Hanna, Donald | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/27/2025 |
| Henry, Terry | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/22/2004 |
| Lay, Lisa | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/09/2018 |
| Lewis, Collin | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/23/2020 |
| Lewis, Collin | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/23/2020 |
| Lewis, Collin | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/05/2025 |
| Life Care Centers of America, INC. | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/22/2004 |
| Life Care Centers of America, INC. | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/05/2025 |
| Preston, Aubrey | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/13/2024 |
| Preston, Forrest | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/01/2004 |
| Saunders, Shari | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/22/2018 |
| Saunders, Shari | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/22/2018 |
Questions to ask on your visit
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
- "What is your falls rate, and what specific steps do you take to prevent falls and supervise residents at risk?"
- "How do you manage residents' personal funds, and how often do families receive an accounting?"
- "If my family member's health suddenly changes, how quickly do you reassess them and update their care?"
- "Who is on the team that builds each resident's care plan, and how quickly is it in place after admission?"
- "Which staff are trained in ostomy care, and how often is that care provided and checked?"
- "Can you show me how medications are stored and secured on the units, including controlled drugs?"
- "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?"
- "What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
- "Can I see the results and plan of correction from your most recent state inspection?"
Nearby facilities (within 20 miles)
| Facility | Distance | City | Overall | Inspection | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Oak Manor - Charleston | 0.7 mi | Charleston, SC | ★★★★☆ | 4/5 | |
| The Reserve Healthcare and Rehabilitation | 2.8 mi | Charleston, SC | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Hallmark Healthcare Center | 5.8 mi | Summerville, SC | ★★★☆☆ | 3/5 | |
| Oakbrook Health and Rehabilitation Center | 6.1 mi | Summerville, SC | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 | |
| Presbyterian Communities of South Carolina-Summerv | 9.0 mi | Summerville, SC | ★★★★☆ | 4/5 | |
| Riverside Health and Rehab | 9.4 mi | Charleston, SC | ★☆☆☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| NHC Healthcare - Charleston | 11.5 mi | Charleston, SC | ★★☆☆☆ | 1/5 | |
| Retreat at Wellmore of Daniel Island | 11.7 mi | Charleston, SC | ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Ashley River Healthcare | 12.8 mi | Charleston, SC | ★★★★★ | 4/5 | |
| Pruitthealth- Moncks Corner | 14.5 mi | Moncks Corner, SC | ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Kempton of Charleston | 14.7 mi | Charleston, SC | ★★★★★ | 4/5 | |
| Oak Harbor Healthcare | 16.4 mi | Mt Pleasant, SC | ★★★☆☆ | 3/5 |
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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 425332.