Anchor Post Acute: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Anchor Post Acute is a 120-bed for-profit nursing home in Aiken, South Carolina, part of Pacs Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.98 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 10% below the South Carolina average of 2.19, and 67.8% nursing staff turnover (South Carolina average 45.9%).
Anchor Post Acute
550 East Gate DriveAiken, SC 29803
Aiken County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Anchor Post Acute, nurse aides logged 1.98 hours per resident per day, 10% below the South Carolina average. With about 112 residents a day, that works out to roughly 221 aide hours a day, or about 28 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 6% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | South Carolina avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.98 | 2.19 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.08 | 1.02 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.36 | 0.63 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.42 | 3.83 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.21 | 3.33 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
67.8% of nursing staff at Anchor Post Acute left over the year CMS measured, against a South Carolina average of 45.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 60.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 11, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 7 health deficiencies (South Carolina average 3.7). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $9,428 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 2024 | Fine | $9,428 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Anchor Post Acute holds 1 of 5 overall; the South Carolina average is 3.0.
About Anchor Post Acute
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Pacs Group, 274 homes
- Legal name: Aiken Community Healthcare, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 13, 1991
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Anchor Post Acute
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| PruittHealth- Aiken Aiken | 4.8 | 176 | 1.95 | 3.33 | 33.8% | 1 | $14,069 |
| Carlyle Senior Care of Aiken Aiken · abuse citation | 4.8 | 86 | 2.57 | 4.10 | 44.3% | 1 | None |
| Aiken Rehabilitation and Care Center Aiken | 4.8 | 125 | 2.23 | 3.93 | 62.2% | 3 | None |
| NHC HealthCare - North Augusta North Augusta | 13.4 | 192 | 1.96 | 3.49 | 37.4% | 4 | None |
| PruittHealth- North Augusta North Augusta | 13.5 | 132 | 2.15 | 3.74 | 36.8% | 3 | None |
| Pruitthealth - Augusta Hills Augusta | 16.9 | 126 | 1.86 | 3.30 | 39.1% | 4 | None |
| Azalea Health Center by Harborview Augusta | 17.6 | 99 | 2.02 | 4.00 | 60.4% | 2 | None |
| PruittHealth - Augusta Augusta · abuse citation | 17.8 | 100 | 2.30 | 3.70 | 49.3% | 2 | $180,483 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.