Nursing home report
Palmetto Patriots Home
Registered name: Palmetto Patriots
Gaffney, SC · Medicare-certified · 52 beds
Palmetto Patriots Home has an overall 5 out of 5 stars. It also has a 5-star health inspection rating, 4-star staffing and quality measures ratings, reported nurse staffing above the federal benchmark (5.56 vs. 4.1 hours per resident per day), and no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
5.5562 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 5.5562.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.70
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.73
- Nurse aides
- 3.12
- Weekend nursing
- 5.02
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
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
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
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
What the inspectors found
No inspection deficiencies are on record for this facility.
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Inspection completed with no recorded health deficiencies.
Penalties & enforcement
On record with Medicare: 9 fines · $30,147 in total fines.
- $3,764
Federal fine
Jan 8, 2024
- $3,497
Federal fine
Jan 2, 2024
- $8,875
Federal fine
Dec 11, 2023
- $2,421
Federal fine
Nov 20, 2023
- $2,152
Federal fine
Nov 13, 2023
- $2,447
Federal fine
Nov 6, 2023
- $2,098
Federal fine
Oct 30, 2023
- $1,748
Federal fine
Oct 23, 2023
Operator & ownership
Now operated by Palmetto Patriots Home, previously Palmetto Patriots.
- Ownership
- Government - State
- Occupancy
- 50.1 residents on an average day (96% of 52 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident & family councils
- Medicare history
- Certified for 3 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.