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Ashley River Healthcare

1137 Sam Rittenburg Blvd., CHARLESTON, SC, 29407

(843) 763-0233

ensignservices.net

125 licensed beds

★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections3/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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1137 Sam Rittenburg Blvd.

Charleston, SC 29407

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Bed capacity

125

CMS facility ID

425362

Care type

Nursing home

County

Charleston

Facility name

Ashley River Healthcare

Street address

1137 Sam Rittenburg Blvd.

City / state / ZIP

Charleston, SC 29407

Phone

(843) 763-0233

Website

ensignservices.net

About this facility — Ashley River Healthcare

Ashley River Healthcare is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Charleston, South Carolina. It is licensed for 125 beds — above the median for skilled nursing facilities in South Carolina (96 beds).

It is one of 20 senior care facilities in Charleston and 187 skilled nursing facilities across South Carolina. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Ashley River Healthcare 25 times across 6 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation, and CMS has imposed $46,164 in fines. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company

The Ensign Group

Ownership type

For profit - Limited Liability company

Registered owners & officers

Burnam, Soon

Officer — since 2023

Ensign Services Inc

Additional disclosable party — since 2023

Keetch, Chad

Officer — since 2011

Newlands, Frank

Governing body · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024

Onshift Inc

Operational control — since 2023

Pabon, Yaribey

Governing body · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2023

Peterson, Forrest

Director — since 2024

Port, Barry

Owner of a disclosable party — since 2025

Sato, Ami

Officer — since 2024

Thatcher, Brent

Officer — since 2023

Regulatory standing

Federal court records

11 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)

Licensed / certified since

1999-01-05

CMS overall rating

5 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

2 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

$46,164 total

Last standard inspection

2026-03-18

Nurse staffing

3.6 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$243 per day (≈ $7,390/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

69% Medicaid · 14% Medicare · 18% private/other

Occupancy

70% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

34% below the SC median of $366/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

125

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Wheelchair accessible

entrance and parking

Visiting hours

Daily Open 24 hours

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report; hours/accessibility via Google · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 1 food-safety citation on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2026-03-18Health inspection2 citations

F-0761

E · No harm found

Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

Corrected 2026-04-03

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2026-04-03

2025-04-10Health inspection1 citation

F-0657

D · No harm found

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

Corrected 2025-05-09

4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (22 citations)

2024-01-10Health inspection8 citations

F-0693

D · No harm found

Ensure 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.

Corrected 2024-02-06

F-0695

D · No harm found

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2024-02-06

F-0759

D · No harm found

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

Corrected 2024-02-05

F-0760

E · No harm found

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

Corrected 2024-02-05

F-0761

E · No harm found

Corrected 2024-02-08

F-0812

F · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2024-01-11

F-0880

F · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-01-11

F-0925

L · Immediate jeopardy

Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.

Corrected 2024-01-19

2026-03-18Fire-safety inspection4 citations

E-0036

D · No harm found

Establish emergency prep training and testing.

Corrected 2026-05-04

K-0222

D · No harm found

Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.

Corrected 2026-05-04

K-0761

D · No harm found

To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.

Corrected 2026-05-04

K-0929

D · No harm found

Ensure precautions for handling oxygen cylinders and equipment are correctly followed.

Corrected 2026-05-04

2025-04-10Fire-safety inspection1 citation

K-0712

D · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2025-05-02

2024-01-10Fire-safety inspection9 citations

E-0015

D · No harm found

Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.

Corrected 2024-03-01

E-0030

D · No harm found

List the names and contact information of those in the facility.

Corrected 2024-03-01

K-0222

D · No harm found

Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.

Corrected 2024-03-01

K-0225

D · No harm found

Have stairways and smokeproof enclosures used as exits that meet safety requirements.

Corrected 2024-03-01

K-0324

D · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2024-03-01

K-0345

D · No harm found

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2024-03-01

K-0712

D · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2024-03-01

K-0911

D · No harm found

Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.

Corrected 2024-03-01

K-0918

D · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2024-03-01

Federal penalties

2024-01-10Fine$46,164

2024-01-10Medicare payment denial — 17 days

Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 425362.

Visitor reviews

What people say on Google.

4.6150 ratings on Google

★★★★★Danielle Howard · 2026-07-25 · via Google
“Ashley River Healthcare has a very welcoming atmosphere where you can tell the patients are very well taken care of and happy. I took a tour of the facility and staff was smiling and helpful, residents were clean and well manicured, and the facility was clean with a great smell throughout the facility. There were activities going on while we were walking through and the residents and staff seemed …”

★★★tony petro · 2026-07-25 · via Google
“One day in review. Will update accordingly hopefully Monday. First off, the entire facility past the front desk smelled of urine. My mom got checked in a day ago(Friday around 1pm), and is having to wait until Monday to get seen by a physical therapist before the staff will help her walk or even go to the bathroom. They said she needs to be using a bed pan until then, but there is no bed pan in…”

★★★★★Ada Arthur · 2026-04-16 · via Google
“I was impressed with the cleanliness of the building but most of all I was extremely impressed with the staff. They were knowledgeable, asked questions, and aware of what services my husband had received, and discussed the plan for him. They gave us phone numbers in case we had further questions. My daughter and I left feeling that he was in a great facility!”

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CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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