The home failed to submit complete and accurate staffing information based on verifiable records. Cited May 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 851 — 42 CFR §483.70 — S/S: F
Nursing home report
John Edward Harter Nursing Center
Fairfax, SC · Medicare-certified · 44 beds
In good standing
Non-profit
5 of 5 overall
John Edward Harter Nursing Center (Fairfax, SC) has an overall 5 of 5 stars, with 4 of 5 stars for health inspections, 3 of 5 stars for staffing, and 5 of 5 stars for quality measures. It reports 4.92 nurse staffing hours per resident per day, above the federal benchmark of 4.1, and has had $0 in fines over the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.9195 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: May 8, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.9195.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.74
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.68
- Nurse aides
- 3.50
- Weekend nursing
- 4.30
Hours per resident per day.
Resident outcomes
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Negative outcomes
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
—10%—
Residents with a fall causing major injury
0%0%No change
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
0%0%No change
Residents with a urinary tract infection
3.8%0%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
—4.5%—
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
—15.9%—
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—15%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
—45.5%—
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%0%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
12.2%11.5%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%0%No change
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—96.4%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
84.6%100%Improving
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited May 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: F
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Occupancy
- 26.1 residents on an average day (59% of 44 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 50 years
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.