Kershaw Health Karesh Long Term Care: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Kershaw Health Karesh Long Term Care is a 132-bed government-run nursing home in Camden, South Carolina. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.39 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 9% above the South Carolina average of 2.19, and 28.8% nursing staff turnover (South Carolina average 45.9%).
Kershaw Health Karesh Long Term Care
40 Lindsay LaneCamden, SC 29020
Kershaw 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 Kershaw Health Karesh Long Term Care, nurse aides logged 2.39 hours per resident per day, 9% above the South Carolina average. With about 127 residents a day, that works out to roughly 303 aide hours a day, or about 38 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | South Carolina avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.39 | 2.19 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.75 | 1.02 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.92 | 0.63 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.06 | 3.83 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.57 | 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
28.8% of nursing staff at Kershaw Health Karesh Long Term Care 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 10.3%. No administrators 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 4 health deficiencies (South Carolina average 3.7). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $19,460 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2023 | Fine | $19,460 |
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. Kershaw Health Karesh Long Term Care holds 4 of 5 overall; the South Carolina average is 3.0.
About Kershaw Health Karesh Long Term Care
- Ownership: Government - County
- Legal name: Legal Business Name Not Available
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1972
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Kershaw Health Karesh Long Term Care
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Springdale Healthcare Center Camden | 4.6 | 148 | 1.86 | 3.30 | 63.9% | 1 | $16,985 |
| PruittHealth- Ridgeway Ridgeway | 8.9 | 150 | 2.01 | 3.31 | 41.2% | 2 | None |
| Ridgeway Manor Healthcare Center Ridgeway | 17.2 | 112 | 1.82 | 2.87 | 44.6% | 1 | None |
| McCoy Memorial Nursing Center Bishopville | 20.8 | 120 | 2.21 | 3.50 | 28.6% | 3 | $8,512 |
| PruittHealth- Blythewood Columbia | 20.9 | 120 | 1.92 | 3.36 | 53.5% | 4 | None |
| Wildewood Downs Columbia | 22.4 | 32 | 2.93 | 5.27 | 41.2% | 5 | None |
| Life Care Center Of Columbia Columbia | 24.4 | 179 | 1.95 | 3.46 | 54.8% | 2 | None |
| Rice Estate Rehabilitation and Healthcare Columbia | 25.0 | 80 | 3.03 | 4.96 | 40.9% | 3 | 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.