Nursing homes in Charleston County, South Carolina
Charleston County, South Carolina has 11 Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing homes with 1,245 certified beds in total. Their average CMS overall rating is 3.4 of 5 (the South Carolina average is 3.0), and 7 homes have 4 or 5 stars. The median home reports 3.59 nurse staffing hours per resident per day. CMS lists fines in the past three years for 9 of the 11.
- Nursing homes
- 11
- Certified beds
- 1,245
- Average overall rating
- 3.4
- Certified beds in use
- 87.1%
All 11 homes
- 5 of 5 Ashley River Healthcare 125beds 82.1%in use 3.59nurse hours a day
- 5 of 5 Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Health Care Center 41beds 63.4%in use 5.37nurse hours a day
- 5 of 5 Kempton Of Charleston 23beds 88.3%in use 5.04nurse hours a day
- 4 of 5 Franke Health Care Center 44beds 92.5%in use 4.26nurse hours a day
- 4 of 5 NHC Healthcare - Charleston 88beds 88.0%in use 5.09nurse hours a day
- 4 of 5 Oak Harbor Healthcare 132beds 89.2%in use 3.41nurse hours a day
- 4 of 5 White Oak Manor - Charleston 176beds 91.6%in use 3.98nurse hours a day
- 3 of 5 Life Care Center Of Charleston 148beds 79.2%in use 3.54nurse hours a day
- 1 of 5 Johns Island Post Acute 132beds 96.0%in use 2.85nurse hours a day
- 1 of 5 Riverside Health and Rehab 160beds 96.8%in use 2.72nurse hours a day
- 1 of 5 Sandpiper Post Acute 176beds 91.5%in use 3.05nurse hours a day
The circle and stars show the CMS overall rating from 1 to 5. Sorting is a convenience, not a recommendation; ratings do not include price or openings. Medicaid participation comes from CMS; ask each home whether a Medicaid bed is open.
Common questions
How many nursing homes are in Charleston County, South Carolina?
CMS lists 11 certified nursing homes in Charleston County, with 1,245 certified beds in total.
Which nursing homes in Charleston County have a 5-star overall rating?
3 homes have a 5-star overall rating from CMS: Ashley River Healthcare, Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Health Care Center, Kempton Of Charleston.
How full are nursing homes in Charleston County?
On an average day about 87.1% of certified beds are in use across homes in Charleston County. This is an average, so ask each home about current openings.
Where does this data come from?
All figures come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Provider Data Catalog. CMS does not publish prices, so costs are not shown.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, nursing home datasets processed Sep 1, 2026. All counties in South Carolina