Calhoun Convalescent Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Calhoun Convalescent Center is a 120-bed for-profit nursing home in Saint Matthews, South Carolina, part of Fundamental Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.03 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 7% below the South Carolina average of 2.19, and 60.0% nursing staff turnover (South Carolina average 45.9%).
Calhoun Convalescent Center
601 Dantzler StreetSaint Matthews, SC 29135
Calhoun 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 Calhoun Convalescent Center, nurse aides logged 2.03 hours per resident per day, 7% below the South Carolina average. With about 113 residents a day, that works out to roughly 229 aide hours a day, or about 29 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | South Carolina avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.03 | 2.19 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.85 | 1.02 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.29 | 0.63 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.16 | 3.83 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.83 | 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
60.0% of nursing staff at Calhoun Convalescent 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 86.7%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 24, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 9 health deficiencies (South Carolina average 3.7). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $23,735 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2025 | Fine | $9,679 |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Fine | $14,056 |
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. Calhoun Convalescent Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the South Carolina average is 3.0.
About Calhoun Convalescent Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Fundamental Healthcare, 66 homes
- Legal name: Saint Matthews Health Care LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 26, 1989
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Calhoun Convalescent Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| PruittHealth- Orangeburg Orangeburg | 12.5 | 88 | 2.23 | 3.58 | 44.2% | 3 | $3,728 |
| Jolley Acres Healthcare Center Orangeburg | 13.4 | 60 | 2.00 | 3.31 | 23.4% | 4 | None |
| Edisto Post Acute Orangeburg | 13.5 | 113 | 1.78 | 3.09 | 60.9% | 1 | None |
| The Oaks Post Acute Orangeburg | 16.9 | 122 | 1.80 | 3.08 | 45.3% | 1 | $98,607 |
| Sedgewood Manor Health Care Center Hopkins | 21.5 | 38 | 2.07 | 3.84 | 60.0% | 1 | None |
| Lake Marion Nursing Facility Summerton | 23.3 | 88 | 2.41 | 4.00 | 50.0% | 4 | $15,646 |
| Oak Hollow Of Sumter Rehabilitation Center Sumter · abuse citation | 25.5 | 96 | 1.95 | 3.30 | 66.0% | 1 | $63,303 |
| Midlands Health & Rehabilitation Center Columbia | 27.5 | 88 | 1.95 | 3.50 | 52.8% | 2 | $51,803 |
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.