Medford Nursing Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Medford Nursing Center is a 88-bed for-profit nursing home in Darlington, South Carolina, part of Wilson Senior Care. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.05 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 39% above the South Carolina average of 2.19, and 50.5% nursing staff turnover (South Carolina average 45.9%).
Medford Nursing Center
105 Medford DriveDarlington, SC 29532
Darlington 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 Medford Nursing Center, nurse aides logged 3.05 hours per resident per day, 39% above the South Carolina average. With about 84 residents a day, that works out to roughly 255 aide hours a day, or about 32 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 20% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | South Carolina avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.05 | 2.19 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.79 | 1.02 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.51 | 0.63 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.35 | 3.83 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.50 | 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
50.5% of nursing staff at Medford Nursing 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 50.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 19, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 2 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. Medford Nursing Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the South Carolina average is 3.0.
About Medford Nursing Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Wilson Senior Care, 5 homes
- Legal name: Medford Nursing Center LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 6, 1989
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Medford Nursing Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Oakhaven Nursing Center Darlington | 0.6 | 88 | 2.60 | 3.94 | 30.9% | 5 | None |
| Bethea Baptist Healthcare Center Darlington · many days without an RN | 4.2 | 88 | 2.46 | 3.82 | 45.2% | 3 | None |
| Presbyterian Communities Of South Carolina-Florenc Florence | 6.0 | 25 | 2.35 | 5.30 | 48.8% | 5 | None |
| Honorage Nursing Center Florence | 8.1 | 88 | 2.22 | 3.46 | 38.2% | 5 | None |
| Carlyle Senior Care of Florence Florence | 8.5 | 88 | 1.98 | 3.51 | 59.8% | 1 | None |
| Faith Healthcare Center Florence | 9.5 | 104 | 2.02 | 3.46 | 36.1% | 2 | $8,281 |
| Heritage Post Acute Florence | 10.3 | 132 | 2.21 | 3.49 | 48.5% | 2 | None |
| Morrell Nursing Center Hartsville | 10.4 | 154 | 2.49 | 3.87 | 27.0% | 4 | 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.