Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Health Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Health Care Center is a 41-bed nonprofit nursing home in Charleston, South Carolina. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.85 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 30% above the South Carolina average of 2.19, and 33.9% nursing staff turnover (South Carolina average 45.9%).
Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Health Care Center
1 Bishop Gadsden WayCharleston, SC 29412
Charleston 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 Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Health Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.85 hours per resident per day, 30% above the South Carolina average. With about 26 residents a day, that works out to roughly 74 aide hours a day, or about 9 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | South Carolina avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.85 | 2.19 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.29 | 1.02 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.24 | 0.63 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.37 | 3.83 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.84 | 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
33.9% of nursing staff at Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Health Care 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 27.3%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 25, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 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. Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Health Care Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the South Carolina average is 3.0.
About Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Health Care Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Retirement Community
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 19, 2018
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
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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.