Veteran Village: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Veteran Village is a 52-bed government-run nursing home in Florence, South Carolina. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.22 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 47% above the South Carolina average of 2.19.
Veteran Village
1200 E National Cemetery RoadFlorence, SC 29506
Florence 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 Veteran Village, nurse aides logged 3.22 hours per resident per day, 47% above the South Carolina average. With about 52 residents a day, that works out to roughly 168 aide hours a day, or about 21 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) | 3.22 | 2.19 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.73 | 1.02 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.66 | 0.63 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.61 | 3.83 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 5.02 | 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
CMS publishes no nursing staff turnover figure for Veteran Village in this release.
CMS note: Staffing data not submitted or not valid for calculating turnover.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 12, 2026. 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 9 fines totaling $41,108 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 2024 | Fine | $4,256 |
| Oct 11, 2024 | Fine | $4,256 |
| Oct 23, 2023 | Fine | $4,545 |
| Oct 17, 2023 | Fine | $4,545 |
| Oct 10, 2023 | Fine | $4,545 |
| Oct 2, 2023 | Fine | $3,228 |
| Sep 11, 2023 | Fine | $10,489 |
| Aug 28, 2023 | Fine | $2,797 |
| Aug 21, 2023 | Fine | $2,447 |
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. Veteran Village holds 4 of 5 overall; the South Carolina average is 3.0.
About Veteran Village
- Ownership: Government - State
- Legal name: State of South Carolina Comptroller General
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 11, 2023
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Veteran Village
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Southland Health Care Center Florence | 1.0 | 88 | 2.40 | 4.13 | 50.5% | 4 | None |
| Heritage Post Acute Florence | 1.5 | 132 | 2.21 | 3.49 | 48.5% | 2 | None |
| Faith Healthcare Center Florence | 2.0 | 104 | 2.02 | 3.46 | 36.1% | 2 | $8,281 |
| Honorage Nursing Center Florence | 3.5 | 88 | 2.22 | 3.46 | 38.2% | 5 | None |
| Carlyle Senior Care of Florence Florence | 4.8 | 88 | 1.98 | 3.51 | 59.8% | 1 | None |
| Presbyterian Communities Of South Carolina-Florenc Florence | 5.6 | 25 | 2.35 | 5.30 | 48.8% | 5 | None |
| The Palms At Florence Florence | 5.9 | 163 | 2.27 | 3.95 | 34.5% | 5 | $7,901 |
| Bethea Baptist Healthcare Center Darlington · many days without an RN | 7.5 | 88 | 2.46 | 3.82 | 45.2% | 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.