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Faith Healthcare Center

617 WEST MARION STREET, FLORENCE, SC, 29501
(843) 669-9958
104 licensed beds
★★★★★2/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections4/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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617 West Marion Street
Florence, SC 29501
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Bed capacity
104
CMS facility ID
425009
Care type
Nursing home
County
Florence
Facility name
Faith Healthcare Center
Street address
617 WEST MARION STREET
City / state / ZIP
Florence, SC 29501
Phone
(843) 669-9958

Faith Healthcare Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Florence, South Carolina. It is licensed for 104 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in South Carolina (96 beds).

It is one of 22 senior care facilities in Florence 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 Faith Healthcare Center 16 times across 7 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation, and CMS has imposed $8,281 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.

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company
Fundamental Healthcare
Ownership type
For profit - Limited Liability company

Registered owners & officers

Palmetto Health Care Llc
Direct owner — 100% stake — since 2006
Arnette, Edison B
Managing employee — since 2017
Tabler, Kenneth
Officer — since 2015

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since
1978-02-23
CMS overall rating
2 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
5 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$8,281 total
Last standard inspection
2026-03-11
Nurse staffing
3.5 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$330 per day (≈ $10,030/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
75% Medicaid · 15% Medicare · 10% private/other
Occupancy
93% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
10% below the SC median of $366/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
104
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Wheelchair accessible
entrance and parking
Visiting hours
Daily 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM
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.
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.
2026-03-11Health inspection4 citations
F-0628
D · No harm found
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Corrected 2026-04-02
F-0695
D · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2026-04-02
F-0700
D · No harm found
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
Corrected 2026-04-02
F-0909
D · No harm found
Regularly inspect all bed frames, mattresses, and bed rails (if any) for safety; and all bed rails and mattresses must attach safely to the bed frame.
Corrected 2026-04-02
2025-09-05Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0689
J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
2 earlier / fire-safety inspections (11 citations)
2025-02-06Health inspection9 citations
F-0550
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2025-03-07
F-0554
D · No harm found
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Corrected 2025-03-07
F-0558
D · No harm found
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Corrected 2025-03-07
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 2025-03-07
F-0695
D · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2025-03-07
F-0759
D · No harm found
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Corrected 2025-03-07
F-0761
D · 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 2025-03-07
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 2025-03-07
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-03-07
2023-05-05Health inspection2 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 2023-05-29
F-0761
F · 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.

Federal penalties

2025-09-05Fine$8,281
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 425009.
What people say on Google.
3.628 ratings on Google
★Ryan Parsons · 2025-10-12 · via Google

“My Aunt died here yesterday, the social worker whose name I’ll mention later didn’t even bother to call us. The Florence County Corner had to call the Beaufort County Corner and ask him to go knock on a family members door. That’s how we found out. To be continued. Social workers there are bad, no worries going to absolutely see her whole process through to the T.”

★Tamyia Bridges · 2025-03-26 · via Google

“My love one was accepted to 2 facilities. My mom and I chose this facility because it was closer to us. I hated for her to go because I knew there reputation wasn’t the best. However, we entrusted them in caring for her. She was there for rehab, she passed on her 11th of 14th day of her stay. She was lethargic for several hours and none of the children or myself (emergency contact) was notified of…”

★Kim Walker · 2025-03-12 · via Google

“I only gave one star cause there was no place for negative three.. I am currently in this facility for rehab and I have never been more horrified in my life there are very few people that even care about what's going on even though they know. Once I'm out of here and back to safety I will be reporting to higher people.. Medicaid should be ashamed to put anybody in this place..And the few good ones…”

Ratings and reviews are from Google and reflect visitor opinions, not our verification. See all reviews on Google
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Ownership & corporate history

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Prior operators & transfers
Corporate network & affiliates
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Owners' other facilities
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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Civil & criminal lawsuits

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Active civil suits
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Federal dockets
CDC infection data
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Citations, owner history, lawsuits — decoded into one PDF.
Sources we pull for this facility.
Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Google Business Profile
Photos, reviews & hours
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Secretary of State filings
Entity & officer search
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PACER federal dockets
pacer.uscourts.gov
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