Palmetto Patriots: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Palmetto Patriots is a 52-bed government-run nursing home in Gaffney, South Carolina. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.12 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 43% above the South Carolina average of 2.19.
Palmetto Patriots
120 Hampshire DriveGaffney, SC 29341
Cherokee 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 Palmetto Patriots, nurse aides logged 3.12 hours per resident per day, 43% above the South Carolina average. With about 50 residents a day, that works out to roughly 156 aide hours a day, or about 20 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) | 3.12 | 2.19 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.73 | 1.02 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.70 | 0.63 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.56 | 3.83 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 5.02 | 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
CMS publishes no nursing staff turnover figure for Palmetto Patriots in this release.
CMS note: Staffing data not submitted or not valid for calculating turnover.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 3, 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 9 fines totaling $30,147 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 2024 | Fine | $3,764 |
| Jan 2, 2024 | Fine | $3,497 |
| Dec 11, 2023 | Fine | $8,875 |
| Nov 20, 2023 | Fine | $2,421 |
| Nov 13, 2023 | Fine | $2,152 |
| Nov 6, 2023 | Fine | $2,447 |
| Oct 30, 2023 | Fine | $2,098 |
| Oct 23, 2023 | Fine | $1,748 |
| Oct 2, 2023 | Fine | $3,145 |
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. Palmetto Patriots holds 5 of 5 overall; the South Carolina average is 3.0.
About Palmetto Patriots
- Ownership: Government - State
- Legal name: State of South Carolina Comptroller General
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 8, 2023
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Palmetto Patriots
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Peachtree Centre Gaffney | 1.1 | 151 | 1.70 | 3.02 | 64.6% | 1 | None |
| Brookview Healthcare Center Gaffney | 2.8 | 132 | 1.84 | 3.00 | 49.0% | 1 | $42,599 |
| Peak Resources- Shelby Grover | 14.3 | 100 | 2.47 | 3.77 | 42.2% | 2 | None |
| White Oak Estates Spartanburg | 15.0 | 88 | 2.08 | 3.62 | 57.1% | 3 | $8,827 |
| White Oak Manor-Shelby Shelby | 15.2 | 160 | 2.01 | 3.43 | 62.8% | 2 | $42,972 |
| Summit Hills Skilled Nursing Facility Spartanburg | 15.6 | 27 | 2.62 | 4.86 | 65.4% | 4 | None |
| Cleveland Pines Shelby | 16.6 | 120 | 1.99 | 2.96 | 43.3% | 3 | None |
| Spartanburg Hospital for Restorative Care SNF Spartanburg | 18.3 | 25 | 2.23 | 6.13 | 47.8% | 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.