Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Center is a 88-bed nonprofit nursing home in Laurens, South Carolina. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.50 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 14% above the South Carolina average of 2.19, and 41.1% nursing staff turnover (South Carolina average 45.9%).
Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Center
One Martha Franks DriveLaurens, SC 29360
Laurens County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Center, nurse aides logged 2.50 hours per resident per day, 14% above the South Carolina average. With about 78 residents a day, that works out to roughly 195 aide hours a day, or about 24 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | South Carolina avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.50 | 2.19 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.08 | 1.02 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.66 | 0.63 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.24 | 3.83 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.68 | 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
41.1% of nursing staff at Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Center 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 25.0%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 18, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 health deficiencies (South Carolina average 3.7). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $12,735 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2026 | Fine | $12,735 |
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. Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the South Carolina average is 3.0.
About Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Scbma
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 3, 1994
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| NHC Healthcare - Laurens Laurens | 0.0 | 176 | 2.31 | 3.63 | 18.1% | 5 | None |
| Presbyterian Communities Of South Carolina- Clinto Clinton | 8.7 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | None |
| NHC Healthcare - Clinton Clinton | 9.2 | 131 | 2.25 | 3.54 | 54.2% | 5 | None |
| Fountain Inn Post Acute Fountain Inn | 16.5 | 60 | 1.75 | 3.37 | 62.5% | 3 | None |
| Woodruff Manor Woodruff | 17.3 | 88 | 1.90 | 3.32 | 40.6% | 3 | $33,602 |
| Simpsonville Post Acute Simpsonville | 20.4 | 132 | 1.72 | 3.03 | 55.1% | 4 | $9,710 |
| NHC Healthcare - Greenwood Greenwood | 22.2 | 152 | 1.92 | 3.19 | 44.9% | 3 | $14,433 |
| Wesley Commons Health And Rehabilitation Center Greenwood | 22.6 | 80 | 2.43 | 4.04 | 45.6% | 4 | $14,521 |
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.