Nursing Homes · Medicare certified
St George Healthcare Center
905 Duke Street · Saint George, SC 29477 · 88 certified beds
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About St George Healthcare Center
St George Healthcare Center is a nursing home in Saint George, South Carolina. Its capacity is 88 beds, below the South Carolina median of 98 for nursing homes. It is run by a for-profit operator and is part of Fundamental Healthcare. It is Medicare certified. Its public inspection record shows 15 citations, the most recent on February 17, 2026. CMS also lists 1 fine or payment denial against it. Nurse staffing averages 3.19 hours per resident per day. Its public records were last updated in October 2026.
Public record
CMS Care Compare, updated October 2026
Certification
Medicare-certified.
Ratings
Overall
3.0Staffing
2.0Quality measures
3.0CMS Care Compare, October 2026.
Inspection history (15)
Records from February 2023 to February 2026.
February 17, 2026
Tag F0726Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected February 18, 2026.
February 17, 2026
Tag F0640Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected March 13, 2026.
February 17, 2026
Tag F0812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Severity F: widespread, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected February 20, 2026.
February 17, 2026
Tag F0755Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected February 20, 2026.
January 9, 2025
Tag F0625Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 23, 2025.
January 9, 2025
Tag F0623Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 23, 2025.
September 19, 2024
Tag F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Severity J: isolated, immediate jeopardy. Corrected September 16, 2024.
June 27, 2023
Tag F0600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Severity J: isolated, immediate jeopardy. Corrected June 28, 2023.
June 27, 2023
Tag F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Severity J: isolated, immediate jeopardy. Corrected June 23, 2023.
February 8, 2023
Tag F0758Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is l….
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected February 22, 2023.
February 8, 2023
Tag F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Severity G: isolated, actual harm. Corrected February 22, 2023.
February 8, 2023
Tag F0561Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected February 22, 2023.
February 8, 2023
Tag F0690Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected April 6, 2023.
February 8, 2023
Tag F0550Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected February 22, 2023.
February 8, 2023
Tag F0760Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected February 22, 2023.
Penalties (1)
Total fines: $42,793
September 19, 2024 · Fine
CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $16,894 against this nursing home on September 19, 2024.
Staffing
3.19 nurse hours per resident per day in Q2 2026, up from 3.10 in Q4 2025.
From the payroll records nursing homes file with CMS.
Ownership
For profit
Part of Fundamental Healthcare, a chain of 66 nursing homes.
Average CMS star ratings across the chain: 2.5 overall, 2.5 for health inspections, 2.2 for staffing, 3.8 for quality measures.
- Parent company: Fundamental Clinical and Operational Services, LLC
Typical cost
CareScout Cost of Care Survey, 2025
This provider's prices aren't public. Here is what the same care typically costs in South Carolina.
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