St George Healthcare Center
905 Duke Street, Saint George, SC 29477 · Dorchester County · 88 certified beds · avg 82 residents/day · certified since Dec 18, 1981
Part of chain: FUNDAMENTAL HEALTHCARE (66 facilities, chain avg rating 2.4★)
What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)
Health inspection rating: ★★★☆☆3/5 · 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 · Sep 19, 2024 · 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: Sep 16, 2024 (Past Non-Compliance)
▲ Actual harm, one-off · Feb 8, 2023 · 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 (G): One or a few residents were actually harmed — physically or emotionally — though not put in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Corrected: Feb 22, 2023 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 2026 | 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. |
| Feb 17, 2026 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not provide pharmacy services that meet each resident's needs, or did not employ or contract with a licensed pharmacist. |
| Feb 17, 2026 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not enter each resident's assessment information into the required format and send it to the state within 7 days of completing the assessment, as the rules require. |
| Feb 17, 2026 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not make sure its nurses and nurse aides had the skills and training needed to properly care for every resident. |
| Jan 9, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not give residents (and their representatives and the ombudsman, a state advocate for residents) proper advance notice before a transfer or discharge, including information about their right to appeal. |
| Jan 9, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not give the resident or their representative written notice of how long it would hold the resident's bed during a hospital stay or approved leave. |
| Sep 19, 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. · from a complaint |
| Feb 8, 2023 | ▲ G · Actual harm, one-off | The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. |
| Feb 8, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not treat residents with dignity and respect, or did not honor their rights to make their own decisions and communicate freely. This is one of the most fundamental resident rights. |
| Feb 8, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not honor residents' right to make their own choices about their daily lives, such as when to wake up, what to eat, or how to spend their time. |
| Feb 8, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide appropriate care related to bladder and bowel needs — including care for residents who use catheters and steps to prevent urinary tract infections. |
| Feb 8, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | 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. |
| Feb 8, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | 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. |
Inspection trend by year
Citations from standard inspections increased between the last two inspection cycles (2 → 4).
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | 1 | G ▲ |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | J ▲ |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | D |
| 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)
1 fine totaling $16,894.
| Date | Type | Amount / length |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2024 | Fine | $16,894 |
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) | 3.25 | 4.08 | 3.95 | bottom 11% in South Carolina; bottom 24% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 0.50 | 0.67 | 0.69 | bottom 39% in South Carolina; bottom 37% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 2.89 | 3.55 | 3.50 | bottom 18% in South Carolina; bottom 25% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.25 | 0.41 | 0.48 | bottom 32% in South Carolina; bottom 22% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 30.6 | 45.9 | 45.8 | top 14% in South Carolina; top 15% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 0.0 | 42.1 | 42.9 | top 1% in South Carolina; top 1% 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 3.17, RN 0.48, weekend 2.82. 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: 2/5 · long-stay residents: 3/5 · short-stay residents: 2/5
Who owns this facility
For profit - Limited Liability company
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thi of South Carolina, LLC | Organization | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 100% | 08/01/2017 |
| Baptiste, Michele | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/02/2024 |
| Baptiste, Michele | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/02/2024 |
| Baptiste, Michele | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/02/2024 |
| Fundamental Administrative Services LLC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/01/2017 |
| Fundamental Clinical and Operational Services, LLC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/01/2017 |
| Price, Beth | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2023 |
| Price, Beth | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2023 |
| Thi of South Carolina, LLC | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/01/2017 |
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?"
- "What did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"
- "How does your pharmacist review residents' medications, and how quickly can you fill new or urgent prescriptions?"
- "How do you make sure resident assessments are completed and submitted to the state on time?"
- "How do you verify that your nurses and aides have the skills to care for residents with needs like my family member's?"
- "If you ever planned to discharge or transfer my family member, how much written notice would we receive and how could we appeal?"
- "If my family member goes to the hospital, how long will you hold their bed, and will we get that in writing?"
- "Can you give me examples of how your staff protect residents' dignity in everyday care, like bathing and dressing?"
- "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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pruitthealth- Walterboro | 19.7 mi | Walterboro, SC | ★★★☆☆ | 3/5 |
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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 425143.