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Sprenger Healthcare of Bluffton

Nursing home in Bluffton, SC

Medicare & Medicaid certified5★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
60 Okatie Village Drive, Bluffton, SC 29909
Phone
(843) 548-2500
Listed under
For-profit, 4–5 star overall rating, No fines in 3 years, Part of a retirement community
Medicare CCN
425415
Overall star rating
5 of 5 ★★★★★
Health inspection rating
5 of 5
Staffing rating
3 of 5
Quality measures rating
4 of 5
Certified beds
60
Average residents per day
58
Ownership
For-profit, corporation
Legal business name
Sprenger Healthcare of Bluffton INC
Chain
Sprenger Health Care Systems (12 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Jul 1, 2019
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
Yes
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 425415. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Sep 26, 2025. CMS lists 5 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Nov 19, 2022 to Nov 19, 2022): 0 from complaint inspections, 1 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 1 at “immediate jeopardy”.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Nov 19, 2022Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 19, 2022Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 19, 2022Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Nov 19, 2022Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in…
Pharmacy Service		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Nov 19, 2022Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control		J
Immediate jeopardy, isolated

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records no fines or payment denials for this facility in the last three years.

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
3.58 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.75 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
1.98 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
3.13 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
63%
RN turnover (yearly)
75%
Administrators who left in the past year
0

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.