Sumter East Health & Rehabilitation Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Sumter East Health & Rehabilitation Center is a 176-bed for-profit nursing home in Sumter, South Carolina. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.69 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 23% below the South Carolina average of 2.19, and 44.2% nursing staff turnover (South Carolina average 45.9%).
Sumter East Health & Rehabilitation Center
880 Carolina AvenueSumter, SC 29150
Sumter 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 Sumter East Health & Rehabilitation Center, nurse aides logged 1.69 hours per resident per day, 23% below the South Carolina average. With about 167 residents a day, that works out to roughly 283 aide hours a day, or about 35 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 14% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | South Carolina avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.69 | 2.19 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.98 | 1.02 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.27 | 0.63 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.94 | 3.83 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.54 | 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
44.2% of nursing staff at Sumter East Health & Rehabilitation Center 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 50.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 10, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 9 health deficiencies (South Carolina average 3.7). CMS lists 4 fines totaling $29,135 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2025 | Fine | $4,433 |
| Oct 11, 2024 | Fine | $8,018 |
| Oct 11, 2024 | Fine | $8,783 |
| Sep 29, 2023 | Fine | $7,901 |
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. Sumter East Health & Rehabilitation Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the South Carolina average is 3.0.
About Sumter East Health & Rehabilitation Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: Sumter East Facility LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 1, 1977
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Sumter East Health & Rehabilitation Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| NHC Healthcare - Sumter Sumter | 1.5 | 138 | 2.15 | 3.38 | 27.3% | 5 | None |
| Oak Hollow Of Sumter Rehabilitation Center Sumter · abuse citation | 6.0 | 96 | 1.95 | 3.30 | 66.0% | 1 | $63,303 |
| Pocotaligo River Health And Rehab Manning | 15.2 | 88 | 2.38 | 4.11 | 46.2% | 2 | $17,537 |
| McCoy Memorial Nursing Center Bishopville | 20.3 | 120 | 2.21 | 3.50 | 28.6% | 3 | $8,512 |
| Lake Marion Nursing Facility Summerton | 22.6 | 88 | 2.41 | 4.00 | 50.0% | 4 | $15,646 |
| Springdale Healthcare Center Camden | 26.7 | 148 | 1.86 | 3.30 | 63.9% | 1 | $16,985 |
| Sedgewood Manor Health Care Center Hopkins | 28.3 | 38 | 2.07 | 3.84 | 60.0% | 1 | None |
| Kershaw Health Karesh Long Term Care Camden | 29.3 | 132 | 2.39 | 4.06 | 28.8% | 4 | $19,460 |
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.