Overview
Ellen Sagar Nursing Center has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the South Carolina average of 3.1. It ranks 2nd of 2 nursing homes in Union. It scores best on quality of care (3 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.4 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 63% of nursing homes in South Carolina (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.4 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on May 19, 2026, found 4 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.
Ellen Sagar Nursing Center is a government-run facility with 113 certified beds, caring for about 104 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1967.
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.
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Top 74%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- May 19, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 4
- 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 staff3.40 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.35 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.17 hrs
- Nurse aides1.88 hrs
- Physical therapists0.05 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Government - Hospital district
- Certified beds
- 113
- Average residents per day
- 104
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 1, 1967
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes