Overview
Saluda Nursing Center has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, in line with the South Carolina average of 3.1. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Saluda. Its strongest area is staffing (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.6 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 82% of nursing homes in South Carolina (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.7 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on June 18, 2026, found 1 health deficiency, fewer than the South Carolina average of 3.6. Medicare records 2 fines totaling $16,984 in the past three years.
Saluda Nursing Center is a government-run facility with 176 certified beds, caring for about 149 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1971.
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 49%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- June 18, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 1
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 2 totaling $16,984
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 2
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.59 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.74 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.96 hrs
- Nurse aides2.89 hrs
- Physical therapists0.03 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Government - County
- Certified beds
- 176
- Average residents per day
- 149
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- August 16, 1971
- 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