Nursing home report

Palmetto Patriots

Gaffney, SC · Medicare-certified · 52 beds

In good standing

Government-run

5 of 5 overall

Palmetto Patriots in Gaffney, SC has an overall 5 out of 5 stars, with 5-star health inspections, 4-star quality measures, and 3-star staffing. Reported nurse staffing is 5.62 hours per resident per day, above the 4.1-hour federal benchmark, and there were no fines in the last 24 months.

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Health inspections

Staffing

5.6223 hrs/resident/day

Quality measures

Last inspection: April 3, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0

Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 5.6223.

Staffing detail

Registered nurses: 0.68
Licensed practical nurses: 1.80
Nurse aides: 3.14
Weekend nursing: 5.06

Hours per resident per day.

Resident outcomes

How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.

Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication

7.9%Improving

Residents with a fall causing major injury

4.4%Improving

Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)

4.9%Worsening

Residents with a urinary tract infection

2%Improving

Residents who lost too much weight

5.3%Steady

Residents who were physically restrained

0%Steady

Residents needing more help with daily activities

13.5%Improving

Residents whose ability to walk got worse

7%Worsening

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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication

13.2%Worsening

Residents with a long-term catheter

0.5%Steady

Residents with new or worsening incontinence

19.1%Improving

Residents with depressive symptoms

0%Steady

Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

98.2%Steady

Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

99.5%Improving

Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

95.2%Steady

What the inspectors found

No inspection deficiencies are on record for this facility.

Recent history

Apr 3, 2026STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
Apr 3, 2026INSPECTION
Inspection completed with no recorded health deficiencies.

Penalties & enforcement

On record with Medicare: 9 fines · $30,147 in total fines.

Federal fine
Jan 8, 2024
$3,764
Federal fine
Jan 2, 2024
$3,497
Federal fine
Dec 11, 2023
$8,875
Federal fine
Nov 20, 2023
$2,421
Federal fine
Nov 13, 2023
$2,152
Federal fine
Nov 6, 2023
$2,447
Federal fine
Oct 30, 2023
$2,098
Federal fine
Oct 23, 2023
$1,748

Operator & ownership

Ownership: Government - State
Occupancy: 49.9 residents on an average day (96% of 52 beds)
Resident voice: Resident & family councils
Medicare history: Certified for 3 years

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