Life Care Center Of Charleston: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Life Care Center Of Charleston is a 148-bed for-profit nursing home in N Charleston, South Carolina, part of Life Care Centers of America. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.05 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 6% below the South Carolina average of 2.19, and 42.7% nursing staff turnover (South Carolina average 45.9%).
Life Care Center Of Charleston
2600 Elms Plantation BlvdN Charleston, SC 29406
Charleston 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 Life Care Center Of Charleston, nurse aides logged 2.05 hours per resident per day, 6% below the South Carolina average. With about 117 residents a day, that works out to roughly 241 aide hours a day, or about 30 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) | 2.05 | 2.19 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.05 | 1.02 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.44 | 0.63 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.54 | 3.83 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.10 | 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
42.7% of nursing staff at Life Care Center Of Charleston 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 53.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 8, 2026. 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 2 fines totaling $24,247 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2024 | Fine | $16,801 |
| Sep 1, 2023 | Fine | $7,446 |
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. Life Care Center Of Charleston holds 3 of 5 overall; the South Carolina average is 3.0.
About Life Care Center Of Charleston
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Life Care Centers of America, 194 homes
- Legal name: Charleston Medical Investors, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 2, 1994
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Life Care Center Of Charleston
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| White Oak Manor - Charleston Charleston | 0.7 | 176 | 2.44 | 3.98 | 38.9% | 4 | $8,788 |
| The Reserve Healthcare And Rehabilitation Charleston | 2.8 | 135 | 1.65 | 3.35 | 43.4% | 5 | None |
| Hallmark Healthcare Center Summerville | 5.8 | 88 | 1.75 | 3.14 | 22.2% | 3 | None |
| Oakbrook Health and Rehabilitation Center Summerville | 6.1 | 88 | 1.72 | 3.13 | 63.9% | 1 | $22,564 |
| Presbyterian Communities Of South Carolina-Summerv Summerville | 9.0 | 48 | 2.47 | 5.62 | 52.4% | 4 | None |
| Riverside Health and Rehab Charleston | 9.4 | 160 | 1.52 | 2.72 | 46.2% | 1 | $27,788 |
| NHC Healthcare - Charleston Charleston | 11.5 | 88 | 2.67 | 5.09 | 32.4% | 2 | $25,495 |
| Retreat at Wellmore of Daniel Island Charleston | 11.7 | 60 | 2.71 | 4.95 | 68.4% | 2 | $8,428 |
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.