The Preston Health Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
The Preston Health Center is a 62-bed nonprofit nursing home in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, part of Life Care Services. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.55 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 62% above the South Carolina average of 2.19, and 20.5% nursing staff turnover (South Carolina average 45.9%).
The Preston Health Center
87 Bird Song WayHilton Head Island, SC 29926
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 The Preston Health Center, nurse aides logged 3.55 hours per resident per day, 62% above the South Carolina average. With about 42 residents a day, that works out to roughly 149 aide hours a day, or about 19 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) | 3.55 | 2.19 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.55 | 1.02 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.30 | 0.63 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 6.41 | 3.83 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 5.74 | 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
20.5% of nursing staff at The Preston Health 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 6.7%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 11, 2025. 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 1 fine totaling $8,018 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2024 | Fine | $8,018 |
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. The Preston Health Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the South Carolina average is 3.0.
About The Preston Health Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Life Care Services, 43 homes
- Legal name: The Cypress Club Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 6, 1992
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near The Preston Health Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Life Care Center of Hilton Head Hilton Head Island · abuse citation | 1.3 | 88 | 1.88 | 3.69 | 56.3% | 1 | $8,281 |
| Broad Creek Care Center Hilton Head Island | 4.8 | 25 | 2.64 | 5.51 | 47.4% | 5 | $15,945 |
| Fraser Health Center Hilton Head Island | 5.9 | 33 | 3.06 | 5.38 | 28.6% | 4 | None |
| Sprenger Health Care of Port Royal Port Royal | 10.8 | 65 | 1.88 | 3.44 | 45.3% | 1 | $14,069 |
| Resorts at Beaufort Beaufort | 12.4 | 170 | 2.49 | 4.03 | 64.7% | 3 | $10,868 |
| NHC Healthcare - Bluffton Okatie | 12.7 | 120 | 1.74 | 3.44 | 44.1% | 4 | None |
| Sprenger Healthcare of Bluffton Bluffton | 12.9 | 60 | 1.98 | 3.58 | 62.5% | 5 | None |
| Tybee Island Trails of Journey LLC Tybee Island · many days without an RN | 16.1 | 50 | 0.89 | 1.74 | 69.2% | 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.