Overview
Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Health Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the South Carolina average of 3.1. It ranks 2nd of 8 nursing homes in Charleston. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 5.1 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 87% of nursing homes in South Carolina (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 1.0 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on August 5, 2026, found 5 health deficiencies, more than the South Carolina average of 3.6. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 52% of South Carolina nursing homes have been fined.
Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Health Care Center is a nonprofit facility with 41 certified beds, caring for about 26 residents on an average day. It accepts Medicare and has participated since 2018. It is part of a continuing care retirement community.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 25%
Top 9%
Top 13%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- August 5, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 5
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff5.12 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.04 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.20 hrs
- Nurse aides2.89 hrs
- Physical therapists0.28 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 41
- Average residents per day
- 26
- Participates in
- Medicare
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- February 19, 2018
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes