Overview
Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Center has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, in line with the South Carolina average of 3.1. It ranks 2nd of 2 nursing homes in Laurens. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.3 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 79% of nursing homes in South Carolina (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.6 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on September 18, 2025, found 3 health deficiencies, fewer than the South Carolina average of 3.6. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $8,278 in the past three years.
Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Center is a nonprofit facility with 88 certified beds, caring for about 77 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1994. 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.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- September 18, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 3
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $8,278
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.25 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.58 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.08 hrs
- Nurse aides2.59 hrs
- Physical therapists0.04 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 88
- Average residents per day
- 77
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- May 3, 1994
- 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