Lake Moultrie Nursing Home: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Lake Moultrie Nursing Home is a 88-bed government-run nursing home in Saint Stephen, South Carolina. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.31 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 6% above the South Carolina average of 2.19, and 28.4% nursing staff turnover (South Carolina average 45.9%).
Lake Moultrie Nursing Home
1038 McGill LaneSaint Stephen, SC 29479
Berkeley 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 Moultrie Nursing Home, nurse aides logged 2.31 hours per resident per day, 6% above the South Carolina average. With about 83 residents a day, that works out to roughly 191 aide hours a day, or about 24 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) | 2.31 | 2.19 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.57 | 1.02 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.71 | 0.63 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.59 | 3.83 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.16 | 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
28.4% of nursing staff at Lake Moultrie Nursing Home 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 23.1%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 12, 2026. 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 1 fine totaling $11,196 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2025 | Fine | $11,196 |
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 Moultrie Nursing Home holds 3 of 5 overall; the South Carolina average is 3.0.
About Lake Moultrie Nursing Home
- Ownership: Government - Hospital district
- Legal name: Clarendon Memorial Hospital
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 1, 1995
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Lake Moultrie Nursing Home
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| PruittHealth- Moncks Corner Moncks Corner | 15.5 | 132 | 1.73 | 3.42 | 48.7% | 2 | $21,970 |
| Carlyle Senior Care of Kingstree Kingstree | 19.1 | 96 | 2.25 | 3.63 | 37.8% | 3 | $8,788 |
| Lake Marion Nursing Facility Summerton | 29.1 | 88 | 2.41 | 4.00 | 50.0% | 4 | $15,646 |
| Pocotaligo River Health And Rehab Manning | 29.6 | 88 | 2.38 | 4.11 | 46.2% | 2 | $17,537 |
| Life Care Center Of Charleston N Charleston | 29.9 | 148 | 2.05 | 3.54 | 42.7% | 3 | $24,247 |
| White Oak Manor - Charleston Charleston | 30.4 | 176 | 2.44 | 3.98 | 38.9% | 4 | $8,788 |
| Presbyterian Communities Of South Carolina-Summerv Summerville | 30.8 | 48 | 2.47 | 5.62 | 52.4% | 4 | None |
| Dr Ronald E McNair Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Lake City | 31.4 | 88 | 1.76 | 2.72 | 32.0% | 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.