PruittHealth- Bamberg: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
PruittHealth- Bamberg is a 88-bed for-profit nursing home in Bamberg, South Carolina, part of Pruitthealth. 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 37.7% nursing staff turnover (South Carolina average 45.9%).
PruittHealth- Bamberg
439 North StreetBamberg, SC 29003
Bamberg 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 PruittHealth- Bamberg, nurse aides logged 1.85 hours per resident per day, 16% below the South Carolina average. With about 83 residents a day, that works out to roughly 152 aide hours a day, or about 19 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 23% 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 | 1.07 | 1.02 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.32 | 0.63 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.24 | 3.83 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.48 | 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
37.7% of nursing staff at PruittHealth- Bamberg 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 25.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 29, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 6 health deficiencies (South Carolina average 3.7). CMS lists 4 fines totaling $34,606 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2025 | Fine | $5,947 |
| May 8, 2025 | Fine | $5,948 |
| Sep 21, 2023 | Fine | $8,190 |
| Aug 29, 2023 | Fine | $14,521 |
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. PruittHealth- Bamberg holds 2 of 5 overall; the South Carolina average is 3.0.
About PruittHealth- Bamberg
- Ownership: For profit - Individual
- Chain: Pruitthealth, 95 homes
- Legal name: Pruitthealth - Bamberg, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 15, 1976
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near PruittHealth- Bamberg
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| The Oaks Post Acute Orangeburg | 13.0 | 122 | 1.80 | 3.08 | 45.3% | 1 | $98,607 |
| Carlyle Senior Care of Blackville Blackville | 14.4 | 85 | 2.08 | 3.36 | 43.9% | 1 | $58,881 |
| Edisto Post Acute Orangeburg | 15.1 | 113 | 1.78 | 3.09 | 60.9% | 1 | None |
| Jolley Acres Healthcare Center Orangeburg | 15.3 | 60 | 2.00 | 3.31 | 23.4% | 4 | None |
| PruittHealth- Orangeburg Orangeburg | 16.2 | 88 | 2.23 | 3.58 | 44.2% | 3 | $3,728 |
| PruittHealth- Barnwell Barnwell | 19.7 | 44 | 2.18 | 3.84 | 27.3% | 5 | None |
| Carlyle Senior Care of Williston Williston | 23.2 | 44 | 2.15 | 3.79 | 62.7% | 3 | None |
| John Edward Harter Nursing Center Fairfax | 27.0 | 44 | 3.63 | 5.32 | — | 4 | 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.