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NHC Healthcare - Bluffton
3039 Okatie Highway, Okatie, SC 29909 (opens Google Maps) · Jasper County · (843) 705-8220· 120 certified beds · avg 116 residents/day · certified since May 25, 2010 · Medicare and Medicaid certified
Certified for both programmes. Certification means the facility can bill Medicaid — it does not mean a Medicaid-funded bed is free right now, so ask directly. Who pays for nursing home care →
Part of chain: NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORPORATION (69 facilities, chain avg rating 4.0★)
4/5
Health inspection rating (on-site)
inspected Jan 30, 2026
0
Serious findings on record
$0
Fines, last 3 years
3.93
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: 4/5 · 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.
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 provide necessary behavioral health care and services — support for residents' mental and emotional wellbeing, including conditions like depression and anxiety. F-0740
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 F-0689
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
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 2026 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide necessary behavioral health care and services — support for residents' mental and emotional wellbeing, including conditions like depression and anxiety. · F-0740 |
| Jul 18, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | 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 · F-0689 |
| Nov 14, 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 |
| Nov 14, 2024 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | 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 |
| Nov 14, 2024 | 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 |
| Nov 27, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not allow residents to take their own medications when a clinical review showed they could do so safely. Residents have this right if their care team determines it's appropriate. · from a complaint · F-0554 |
| Oct 28, 2022 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not update each resident's care assessment at least once every 3 months. These regular check-ins keep the resident's care plan matched to their current condition. · F-0638 |
| Oct 28, 2022 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not allow residents to take their own medications when a clinical review showed they could do so safely. Residents have this right if their care team determines it's appropriate. · F-0554 |
| Oct 28, 2022 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not protect residents from abuse or neglect. This covers physical, mental, and sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect, by anyone — staff, other residents, or visitors. · F-0600 |
| Oct 28, 2022 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not fully assess residents on time — a complete assessment of health, abilities, and needs is required when a resident is first admitted and at least once every 12 months after that. · F-0636 |
Inspection trend by year
Citations from standard inspections decreased between the last two inspection cycles (3 → 1).
All citationsSerious citations (G–L)
2022
All citations: 4
Serious citations (G–L): 0
2023
All citations: 1
Serious citations (G–L): 0
2024
All citations: 3
Serious citations (G–L): 0
2025
All citations: 1
Serious citations (G–L): 0
2026
All citations: 1
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 | 0 | E |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | D |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | F |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | D |
| 2026 | 1 | 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: 3.93
South Carolina average: 4.08
U.S. average: 3.95
Registered Nurse hours
This facility: 0.65
South Carolina average: 0.67
U.S. average: 0.69
Weekend total nurse staffing
This facility: 3.39
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) | 3.93 | 4.08 | 3.95 | top 48% in South Carolina; top 42% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 0.65 | 0.67 | 0.69 | top 35% in South Carolina; top 42% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 3.39 | 3.55 | 3.50 | top 47% in South Carolina; top 48% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.26 | 0.41 | 0.48 | bottom 34% in South Carolina; bottom 24% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 44.1 | 45.9 | 45.8 | top 44% in South Carolina; top 48% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 26.7 | 42.1 | 42.9 | top 24% 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 3.44, RN 0.57, weekend 2.97.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (3.44 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 4/5.
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: 4/5 · 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 →
For profit - Corporation
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nhc/Delaware INC | Organization | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/12/2010 |
| Blackrock INC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/20/2019 |
| Dawson, Della | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/26/2009 |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/07/2023 |
| Dodson, Vicki | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/01/2019 |
| Dodson, Vicki | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/01/2019 |
| Hall, Robert | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/09/2013 |
| Hall, Robert | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/17/2025 |
| Kidd, Brian | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2017 |
| Kidd, Brian | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2017 |
| McClain, Jaclyn | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/21/2022 |
| McClain, Jaclyn | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/03/2025 |
| Moorhouse, Bradley | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/01/2018 |
| Moorhouse, Bradley | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/01/2018 |
| Moorhouse, Bradley | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/01/2018 |
| Morgan Stanley | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/08/2024 |
| National Health Corporation | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/12/2010 |
| National Healthcare Corporation | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/12/2010 |
| National Healthcare Corporation | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/12/2010 |
| Nhc-Op LP | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/12/2010 |
Showing 20 of 24 parties CMS has on file for this facility; 4 are not displayed. The full list is in the CMS Ownership dataset.
Other facilities in the same chain
CMS lists this facility under the chain National Healthcare Corporation — 69 facilities in the current records. Chain membership says who operates these homes. It says nothing about how any individual one of them was inspected; each has its own record.
- NHC Healthcare - Charleston — Charleston, SC · overall 2/5
- NHC Healthcare - Clinton — Clinton, SC · overall 5/5
- NHC Healthcare - Garden City — Garden City, SC · overall 4/5
- NHC Healthcare - Greenville — Greer, SC · overall 5/5
- NHC Healthcare - Greenwood — Greenwood, SC · overall 3/5
- NHC Healthcare - Laurens — Laurens, SC · overall 5/5
- NHC Healthcare - Lexington — West Columbia, SC · overall 4/5
- NHC Healthcare - Mauldin — Greenville, SC · overall 1/5
Listed by state, then facility name — not a ranking. Showing 8 of the 68 others, continuing from this facility's own place in that list.
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 mental health services do you provide on-site, and who delivers them?"
- "What is your falls rate, and what specific steps do you take to prevent falls and supervise residents at risk?"
- "What did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"
- "Can you show me how medications are stored and secured on the units, including controlled drugs?"
- "How many residents here use oxygen or breathing equipment, and who checks that equipment each shift?"
- "If my family member is able to manage their own medications, would you allow it, and how is that decided?"
- "How do you track that every resident's quarterly assessment happens on time?"
- "Tell me about this abuse or neglect citation — what happened, and what specific changes did you make afterward?"
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 44% total nursing staff turnover here — who on the care team has been with you longest?"
- "The ownership record on file lists 24 owning or managing parties — who makes the decisions about staffing levels?"
- "Can I visit again unannounced, at a mealtime or on a weekend?"
Nearby facilities (12 closest of 15 within 20 miles)
| Facility | Distance | City | Overall | Inspection | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sprenger Healthcare of Bluffton | 1.5 mi | Bluffton, SC | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Broad Creek Care Center | 12.3 mi | Hilton Head Island, SC | ★★★★★ | 4/5 | |
| The Preston Health Center | 12.7 mi | Hilton Head Island, SC | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Fraser Health Center | 13.9 mi | Hilton Head Island, SC | ★★★★☆ | 3/5 | |
| Life Care Center of Hilton Head | 13.9 mi | Hilton Head Island, SC | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 | abuse |
| Pruitthealth - Seaside | 15.4 mi | Port Wentworth, GA | ★★★☆☆ | 3/5 | |
| Ridgeland Nursing Center INC | 16.2 mi | Ridgeland, SC | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 | |
| Sprenger Health Care of Port Royal | 16.9 mi | Port Royal, SC | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 | |
| Resorts at Beaufort | 17.9 mi | Beaufort, SC | ★★★☆☆ | 3/5 | |
| Tybee Island Trails of Journey LLC | 18.7 mi | Tybee Island, GA | ★☆☆☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Rosewood at Tybee Island of Journey LLC, the | 18.8 mi | Tybee Island, GA | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 | abuseSFF |
| Candler Skilled Nursing Unit | 19.2 mi | Savannah, GA | ★★★★★ | 4/5 |
Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 425397.