The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited June 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
Nursing home report
MUSC Health Chester Nursing Center
Chester, SC · Medicare-certified · 80 beds
In good standing
Non-profit
4 of 5 overall
MUSC Health Chester Nursing Center has an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, with 4-star health inspection and staffing ratings but a lower 2-star quality measures rating. It reported 4.03 nurse staffing hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, had $0 in fines in the last 24 months, and recent inspection citations included food handling, garbage disposal, and resident notice requirements.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.0319 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: June 5, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.0319.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.62
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.90
- Nurse aides
- 2.52
- Weekend nursing
- 3.79
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 35%
Registered nurse turnover: 40%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
3.9%Steady
Residents with a fall causing major injury
3.4%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
2.4%Steady
Residents with a urinary tract infection
14.3%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
5.2%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0.5%Improving
Residents needing more help with daily activities
32%Improving
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
33.8%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
1.3%Steady
Residents with a long-term catheter
3.7%Steady
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
40.1%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%Steady
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
100%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%Steady
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
97%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
97.6%Improving
What the inspectors found
The home failed to properly dispose of garbage and other waste. Cited August 2022 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 814 — 42 CFR §483.60 — S/S: F
The home failed to give residents clear notice about what Medicare or Medicaid would cover and what costs they might have to pay themselves. Cited April 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 582 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
The home failed to complete and keep the resident’s care plan properly prepared, reviewed, and updated by the right health professionals. Cited April 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 657 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(2) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to provide needed care and help with daily activities for residents who could not do them on their own. Cited April 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 677 — 42 CFR §483.24(a)(2) — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Occupancy
- 55 residents on an average day (69% of 80 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 57 years
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.