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Veteran Village

Nursing home in Florence, SC

Medicare & Medicaid certified4★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
1200 E National Cemetery Road, Florence, SC 29506
Phone
(843) 432-4600
Listed under
Government-owned, 4–5 star overall rating
Medicare CCN
425419
Overall star rating
4 of 5 ★★★★☆
Health inspection rating
4 of 5
Staffing rating
3 of 5
Quality measures rating
4 of 5
Certified beds
52
Average residents per day
52
Ownership
Government, state
Legal business name
State of South Carolina Comptroller General
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Feb 11, 2023
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident and family councils
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 425419. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Feb 12, 2026. CMS lists 6 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Oct 11, 2024 to Oct 11, 2024): 1 from complaint inspections, 2 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Oct 11, 2024Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Oct 11, 2024Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Oct 11, 2024Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Quality of Life and Care
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Oct 11, 2024Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Oct 11, 2024Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care
G
Actual harm, isolated
Oct 11, 2024Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
Administration
G
Actual harm, 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 9 fines totalling $41,108 in the last three years.

Oct 11, 2024Fine: $4,256
Oct 11, 2024Fine: $4,256
Oct 23, 2023Fine: $4,545
Oct 17, 2023Fine: $4,545
Oct 10, 2023Fine: $4,545
Oct 2, 2023Fine: $3,228
Sep 11, 2023Fine: $10,489
Aug 28, 2023Fine: $2,797
Aug 21, 2023Fine: $2,447

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
5.61 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.66 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
3.22 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
5.02 hours

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.

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