PruittHealth- Barnwell: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
PruittHealth- Barnwell is a 44-bed for-profit nursing home in Barnwell, South Carolina, part of Pruitthealth. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.18 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the South Carolina average of 2.19, and 27.3% nursing staff turnover (South Carolina average 45.9%).
PruittHealth- Barnwell
31 Wren StreetBarnwell, SC 29812
Barnwell 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- Barnwell, nurse aides logged 2.18 hours per resident per day, about the same as the South Carolina average. With about 42 residents a day, that works out to roughly 91 aide hours a day, or about 11 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 17% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | South Carolina avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.18 | 2.19 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.00 | 1.02 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.66 | 0.63 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.84 | 3.83 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.19 | 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
27.3% of nursing staff at PruittHealth- Barnwell 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 Jun 12, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 1 health deficiency (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. PruittHealth- Barnwell holds 5 of 5 overall; the South Carolina average is 3.0.
About PruittHealth- Barnwell
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Pruitthealth, 95 homes
- Legal name: Pruitthealth - Barnwell, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 13, 1973
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near PruittHealth- Barnwell
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Carlyle Senior Care of Blackville Blackville | 10.5 | 85 | 2.08 | 3.36 | 43.9% | 1 | $58,881 |
| Carlyle Senior Care of Williston Williston | 11.0 | 44 | 2.15 | 3.79 | 62.7% | 3 | None |
| PruittHealth- Bamberg Bamberg | 19.7 | 88 | 1.85 | 3.24 | 37.7% | 2 | $34,606 |
| John Edward Harter Nursing Center Fairfax | 21.0 | 44 | 3.63 | 5.32 | — | 4 | None |
| Anchor Post Acute Aiken | 26.8 | 120 | 1.98 | 3.42 | 67.8% | 1 | $9,428 |
| Carlyle Senior Care of Aiken Aiken · abuse citation | 29.9 | 86 | 2.57 | 4.10 | 44.3% | 1 | None |
| PruittHealth- Aiken Aiken | 30.2 | 176 | 1.95 | 3.33 | 33.8% | 1 | $14,069 |
| Aiken Rehabilitation and Care Center Aiken | 31.4 | 125 | 2.23 | 3.93 | 62.2% | 3 | 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.