NHC Healthcare - Clinton: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
NHC Healthcare - Clinton is a 131-bed for-profit nursing home in Clinton, South Carolina, part of National Healthcare Corporation. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.25 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 3% above the South Carolina average of 2.19, and 54.2% nursing staff turnover (South Carolina average 45.9%).
NHC Healthcare - Clinton
304 Jacobs HighwayClinton, SC 29325
Laurens 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 NHC Healthcare - Clinton, nurse aides logged 2.25 hours per resident per day, 3% above the South Carolina average. With about 127 residents a day, that works out to roughly 285 aide hours a day, or about 36 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) | 2.25 | 2.19 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.63 | 1.02 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.66 | 0.63 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.54 | 3.83 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.09 | 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
54.2% of nursing staff at NHC Healthcare - Clinton 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 26.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 14, 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. NHC Healthcare - Clinton holds 5 of 5 overall; the South Carolina average is 3.0.
About NHC Healthcare - Clinton
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: National Healthcare Corporation, 69 homes
- Legal name: NHC Healthcare-Clinton LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 5, 1970
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near NHC Healthcare - Clinton
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Presbyterian Communities Of South Carolina- Clinto Clinton | 2.2 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | None |
| NHC Healthcare - Laurens Laurens | 9.2 | 176 | 2.31 | 3.63 | 18.1% | 5 | None |
| Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Center Laurens · abuse citation | 9.2 | 88 | 2.50 | 4.24 | 41.1% | 3 | $12,735 |
| White Oak Manor - Newberry Newberry | 19.1 | 140 | 2.51 | 4.16 | 28.3% | 2 | None |
| J F Hawkins Nursing Home Newberry | 19.2 | 118 | 2.22 | 3.69 | 53.7% | 4 | $8,021 |
| Saluda Nursing Center Saluda | 21.0 | 176 | 2.83 | 4.49 | 17.9% | 3 | $16,984 |
| Woodruff Manor Woodruff | 22.1 | 88 | 1.90 | 3.32 | 40.6% | 3 | $33,602 |
| Union Post Acute Union | 23.2 | 88 | 1.94 | 3.09 | 38.2% | 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.