NHC Healthcare - Laurens: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
NHC Healthcare - Laurens is a 176-bed for-profit nursing home in Laurens, South Carolina, part of National Healthcare Corporation. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.31 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 5% above the South Carolina average of 2.19, and 18.1% nursing staff turnover (South Carolina average 45.9%).
NHC Healthcare - Laurens
379 Pinehaven Street ExtensionLaurens, SC 29360
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 - Laurens, nurse aides logged 2.31 hours per resident per day, 5% above the South Carolina average. With about 161 residents a day, that works out to roughly 372 aide hours a day, or about 46 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) | 2.31 | 2.19 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.65 | 1.02 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.67 | 0.63 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.63 | 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
18.1% of nursing staff at NHC Healthcare - Laurens 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 18.2%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 27, 2025. 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 - Laurens holds 5 of 5 overall; the South Carolina average is 3.0.
About NHC Healthcare - Laurens
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: National Healthcare Corporation, 69 homes
- Legal name: NHC Healthcare-Laurens LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 1, 1973
- 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.