NHC Healthcare - Garden City: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
NHC Healthcare - Garden City is a 148-bed for-profit nursing home in Garden City, South Carolina, part of National Healthcare Corporation. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.85 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 16% below the South Carolina average of 2.19, and 39.2% nursing staff turnover (South Carolina average 45.9%).
NHC Healthcare - Garden City
9405 Hwy 17 BypassGarden City, SC 29576
Horry 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 - Garden City, nurse aides logged 1.85 hours per resident per day, 16% below the South Carolina average. With about 136 residents a day, that works out to roughly 252 aide hours a day, or about 31 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 15% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | South Carolina avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.85 | 2.19 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.06 | 1.02 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.52 | 0.63 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.43 | 3.83 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.92 | 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
39.2% of nursing staff at NHC Healthcare - Garden City 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 37.5%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 1, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 0 health deficiencies (South Carolina average 3.7). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $4,147 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 2025 | Fine | $4,147 |
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. NHC Healthcare - Garden City holds 4 of 5 overall; the South Carolina average is 3.0.
About NHC Healthcare - Garden City
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: National Healthcare Corporation, 69 homes
- Legal name: NHC Healthcare-Garden City LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 9, 1992
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
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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.