MUSC Health Chester Nursing Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
MUSC Health Chester Nursing Center is a 80-bed nonprofit nursing home in Chester, South Carolina. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.53 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 15% above the South Carolina average of 2.19, and 31.5% nursing staff turnover (South Carolina average 45.9%).
MUSC Health Chester Nursing Center
1 Medical Park DriveChester, SC 29706
Chester 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 MUSC Health Chester Nursing Center, nurse aides logged 2.53 hours per resident per day, 15% above the South Carolina average. With about 54 residents a day, that works out to roughly 136 aide hours a day, or about 17 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | South Carolina avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.53 | 2.19 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.99 | 1.02 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.69 | 0.63 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.22 | 3.83 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.81 | 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
31.5% of nursing staff at MUSC Health Chester 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 33.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 5, 2025. 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 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. MUSC Health Chester Nursing Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the South Carolina average is 3.0.
About MUSC Health Chester Nursing Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Medical University Hospital Authority
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 10, 1968
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near MUSC Health Chester Nursing Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Willow Brooke Court At Park Pointe Village Rock Hill | 19.4 | 20 | 2.29 | 3.81 | 28.1% | 5 | None |
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| White Oak Manor - Rock Hill Rock Hill | 20.6 | 136 | 2.17 | 3.84 | 36.4% | 3 | $7,446 |
| White Oak Manor - York York | 21.6 | 109 | 2.25 | 3.79 | 35.9% | 3 | None |
| White Oak Manor - Lancaster Lancaster | 23.8 | 132 | 2.74 | 4.13 | 32.8% | 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.