Lakes At Litchfield: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Lakes At Litchfield is a 24-bed for-profit nursing home in Pawleys Island, South Carolina, part of Senior Living Communities. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.77 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 26% above the South Carolina average of 2.19, and 51.4% nursing staff turnover (South Carolina average 45.9%).
Lakes At Litchfield
120 Lakes At Litchfield DrivePawleys Island, SC 29585
Georgetown 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 Lakes At Litchfield, nurse aides logged 2.77 hours per resident per day, 26% above the South Carolina average. With about 15 residents a day, that works out to roughly 41 aide hours a day, or about 5 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 16% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | South Carolina avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.77 | 2.19 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.04 | 1.02 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.50 | 0.63 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.30 | 3.83 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.47 | 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
51.4% of nursing staff at Lakes At Litchfield 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 50.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 5, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 0 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. Lakes At Litchfield holds 5 of 5 overall; the South Carolina average is 3.0.
About Lakes At Litchfield
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Senior Living Communities, 9 homes
- Legal name: Litchfield Retirement, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 5, 2003
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Lakes At Litchfield
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| NHC Healthcare - Garden City Garden City | 10.6 | 148 | 1.85 | 3.43 | 39.2% | 4 | $4,147 |
| Oak Hollow of Georgetown Rehabilitation Center LLC Georgetown | 14.8 | 84 | 1.89 | 3.08 | 41.7% | 2 | $10,312 |
| Prince George Healthcare Center Georgetown | 15.0 | 148 | 1.90 | 3.17 | 34.3% | 3 | None |
| Angel Oak Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, LLC Myrtle Beach | 16.3 | 88 | 1.77 | 3.25 | 57.3% | 4 | $13,520 |
| PruittHealth- Conway At Conway Medical Center Conway | 22.2 | 88 | 1.74 | 3.30 | 62.4% | 4 | None |
| Oak View Health And Rehabilitation Conway | 23.9 | 190 | 2.07 | 3.59 | 59.4% | 1 | $59,005 |
| Brightwater Skilled Nursing Center Myrtle Beach | 25.1 | 67 | 3.06 | 5.58 | 33.7% | 4 | None |
| Compass Post Acute Rehabilitation Conway | 25.5 | 95 | 1.81 | 3.34 | 44.9% | 5 | 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.