Sprenger Health Care of Port Royal: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Sprenger Health Care of Port Royal is a 65-bed for-profit nursing home in Port Royal, South Carolina, part of Sprenger Health Care Systems. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.88 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 14% below the South Carolina average of 2.19, and 45.3% nursing staff turnover (South Carolina average 45.9%).
Sprenger Health Care of Port Royal
1810 Richmond AvenuePort Royal, SC 29935
Beaufort 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 Sprenger Health Care of Port Royal, nurse aides logged 1.88 hours per resident per day, 14% below the South Carolina average. With about 55 residents a day, that works out to roughly 103 aide hours a day, or about 13 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | South Carolina avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.88 | 2.19 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.51 | 1.02 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.04 | 0.63 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.44 | 3.83 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.03 | 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
45.3% of nursing staff at Sprenger Health Care of Port Royal 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 31.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 12, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 health deficiencies (South Carolina average 3.7). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $14,069 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 25, 2025 | Fine | $14,069 |
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. Sprenger Health Care of Port Royal holds 1 of 5 overall; the South Carolina average is 3.0.
About Sprenger Health Care of Port Royal
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Sprenger Health Care Systems, 12 homes
- Legal name: Sprenger Healthcare of Port Royal, Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 26, 2018
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Sprenger Health Care of Port Royal
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Resorts at Beaufort Beaufort | 1.6 | 170 | 2.49 | 4.03 | 64.7% | 3 | $10,868 |
| The Preston Health Center Hilton Head Island | 10.8 | 62 | 3.55 | 6.41 | 20.5% | 5 | $8,018 |
| Life Care Center of Hilton Head Hilton Head Island · abuse citation | 11.2 | 88 | 1.88 | 3.69 | 56.3% | 1 | $8,281 |
| Broad Creek Care Center Hilton Head Island | 15.5 | 25 | 2.64 | 5.51 | 47.4% | 5 | $15,945 |
| Sprenger Healthcare of Bluffton Bluffton | 16.0 | 60 | 1.98 | 3.58 | 62.5% | 5 | None |
| Fraser Health Center Hilton Head Island | 16.7 | 33 | 3.06 | 5.38 | 28.6% | 4 | None |
| NHC Healthcare - Bluffton Okatie | 16.9 | 120 | 1.74 | 3.44 | 44.1% | 4 | None |
| Ridgeland Nursing Center Inc Ridgeland | 19.5 | 88 | 1.76 | 2.76 | 71.1% | 1 | 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.