Lake Marion Nursing Facility: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Lake Marion Nursing Facility is a 88-bed nonprofit nursing home in Summerton, South Carolina. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.41 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 10% above the South Carolina average of 2.19, and 50.0% nursing staff turnover (South Carolina average 45.9%).
Lake Marion Nursing Facility
1527 Urbana RoadSummerton, SC 29148
Clarendon 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 Lake Marion Nursing Facility, nurse aides logged 2.41 hours per resident per day, 10% above the South Carolina average. With about 71 residents a day, that works out to roughly 170 aide hours a day, or about 21 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 15% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | South Carolina avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.41 | 2.19 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.95 | 1.02 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.64 | 0.63 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.00 | 3.83 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.38 | 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
50.0% of nursing staff at Lake Marion Nursing Facility 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 30.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 5, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 1 health deficiency (South Carolina average 3.7). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $15,646 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2024 | Fine | $7,823 |
| Sep 20, 2024 | Fine | $7,823 |
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. Lake Marion Nursing Facility holds 4 of 5 overall; the South Carolina average is 3.0.
About Lake Marion Nursing Facility
- Ownership: Non profit - Other
- Legal name: Clarendon Memorial Hospital
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 11, 1991
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
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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.