Bethea Baptist Healthcare Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Bethea Baptist Healthcare Center is a 88-bed nonprofit nursing home in Darlington, South Carolina. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.46 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 12% above the South Carolina average of 2.19, and 45.2% nursing staff turnover (South Carolina average 45.9%).
Bethea Baptist Healthcare Center
157 Home AvenueDarlington, SC 29532
Darlington 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 Bethea Baptist Healthcare Center, nurse aides logged 2.46 hours per resident per day, 12% above the South Carolina average. With about 59 residents a day, that works out to roughly 144 aide hours a day, or about 18 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
CMS note: The facility reported a high number of days without a registered nurse on site.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | South Carolina avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.46 | 2.19 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.02 | 1.02 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.34 | 0.63 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.82 | 3.83 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.48 | 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
45.2% of nursing staff at Bethea Baptist Healthcare Center 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 37.5%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 24, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 2 health deficiencies (South Carolina average 3.7). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Bethea Baptist Healthcare Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the South Carolina average is 3.0.
About Bethea Baptist Healthcare Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Church related
- Legal name: Scbma
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 28, 2000
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Bethea Baptist Healthcare Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Presbyterian Communities Of South Carolina-Florenc Florence | 1.9 | 25 | 2.35 | 5.30 | 48.8% | 5 | None |
| Oakhaven Nursing Center Darlington | 3.6 | 88 | 2.60 | 3.94 | 30.9% | 5 | None |
| Honorage Nursing Center Florence | 4.0 | 88 | 2.22 | 3.46 | 38.2% | 5 | None |
| Medford Nursing Center Darlington | 4.2 | 88 | 3.05 | 4.35 | 50.5% | 4 | None |
| Faith Healthcare Center Florence | 5.5 | 104 | 2.02 | 3.46 | 36.1% | 2 | $8,281 |
| Carlyle Senior Care of Florence Florence | 5.8 | 88 | 1.98 | 3.51 | 59.8% | 1 | None |
| Heritage Post Acute Florence | 6.2 | 132 | 2.21 | 3.49 | 48.5% | 2 | None |
| Southland Health Care Center Florence | 6.7 | 88 | 2.40 | 4.13 | 50.5% | 4 | None |
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.