Nursing home report
Registered name: Saluda Nursing Center
Saluda, SC · Medicare-certified · 176 beds
Saluda Nursing & Rehab Center has a 2-star overall rating, with a 1-star health inspection score offset by a 5-star staffing rating and reported staffing of 4.49 hours per resident day, above the 4.1 federal benchmark. It has had $16,984 in fines in the last 24 months and a recent federal penalty; the latest cited inspection issues involved resident rights, CPR/basic life support, and food handling standards.
Health inspections
Staffing
4.4852 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.4852.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
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
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
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 seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The home failed to honor residents’ choices about treatment, research participation, and advance care instructions. Cited April 2025 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 578 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: J
The home failed to ensure staff provided basic life support, including CPR, before emergency medical personnel arrived. Cited April 2025 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 678 — 42 CFR §483.24(a)(3) — S/S: J
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited May 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
The nursing home failed to reasonably accommodate each resident’s needs and preferences. Cited April 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 558 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
The home failed to keep residents’ personal and medical records private and confidential. Cited April 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 583 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
A federal fine of $8,492 was recorded.
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
On record with Medicare: 2 fines · $16,984 in total fines.
Federal fine
Apr 17, 2025
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.
