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Life Care Center of Charleston

2600 ELMS PLANTATION BLVD, N CHARLESTON, SC, 29406
(843) 764-3500
148 licensed beds
★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections3/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Address

2600 Elms Plantation Blvd
N Charleston, SC 29406
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Bed capacity
148
CMS facility ID
425332
Care type
Nursing home
County
Charleston
Facility name
Life Care Center of Charleston
Street address
2600 ELMS PLANTATION BLVD
City / state / ZIP
N Charleston, SC 29406
Phone
(843) 764-3500
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Life Care Center of Charleston is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in N Charleston, South Carolina. It is licensed for 148 beds — well above the median for skilled nursing facilities in South Carolina (96 beds).

It is one of 1 senior care facility in N 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 Life Care Center of Charleston 14 times across 7 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $24,247 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
Life Care Centers of America
Ownership type
For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Charleston Medical Investors, Llc
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2004
Cross, Cindy
Officer — since 2004
Developers Investment Company Inc
Direct owner · Operational control — since 2004
Fletcher, Todd
Operational control — since 2024
Hanna, Donald
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2020
Henry, Terry
Officer — since 2004
Lay, Lisa
Officer — since 2018
Lewis, Collin
Governing body · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2020
Life Care Centers of America, Inc.
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2004
Preston, Aubrey
Operational control — since 2024
Preston, Forrest
Indirect owner · Additional disclosable party — since 2004
Saunders, Shari
Governing body · Operational control — since 2018
Solomon, Jennifer
Governing body · Operational control — since 2019
Swanker, Richard
Officer — since 2011
Thurmond, Joan
Officer — since 2004
Ziegler, James
Operational control — since 2024

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
20 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
1994-02-02
CMS overall rating
3 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
4 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$24,247 total
Last standard inspection
2026-01-08
Nurse staffing
3.5 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$511 per day (≈ $15,530/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
47% Medicaid · 26% Medicare · 28% private/other
Occupancy
74% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
40% above the SC median of $366/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
148
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.
Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 2 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2026-01-08Health inspection4 citations
F-0568
F · No harm found
Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home.
Corrected 2026-02-13
F-0637
D · No harm found
Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
Corrected 2026-02-13
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 2026-02-13
F-0691
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2026-02-13
2024-12-20Health inspection6 citations
F-0557
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
Corrected 2025-01-24
F-0689
J · Immediate jeopardy
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2025-01-24
F-0759
E · No harm found
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Corrected 2025-01-24
F-0760
E · No harm found
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Corrected 2025-01-24
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.
Corrected 2025-01-24
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 2025-01-24
3 earlier / fire-safety inspections (4 citations)
2023-09-01Health 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.
Corrected 2023-08-31
2023-05-10Health inspection2 citations
F-0609
D · No harm found
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2023-06-09
F-0812
E · 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 2023-06-09
2024-12-20Fire-safety inspection1 citation
E-0001
D · No harm found
Establish an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).
Corrected 2025-01-28

Federal penalties

2024-12-20Fine$16,801
2023-09-01Fine$7,446
Total fines$24,247
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 425332.
What people say on Google.
4.3204 ratings on Google
★★★★★Constance Reger · 2026-08-03 · via Google

“As someone who works in healthcare, I have referred several residents and patients to Life Care Center of Charleston over the years, and my experience has consistently been positive. The team has always been professional, responsive, and compassionate throughout the referral and admission process. Just as importantly, the residents we have referred have shared positive feedback about the care they…”

★★★★Sherri Walden · 2026-07-30 · via Google

“Thankful for Gabby who always made sure my mom was cleaned. She didn’t take no for an answer but was loving during the process. We appreciated her caring enough to not just let her patient refuse care like a few other nurses had. Tiffany, Crystal, brandy, Charlene and Kate are note worthy as well. Always welcoming and helped if we had any questions.”

★★★★★Dr. Michelle Nelson-Morning Glory · 2026-06-09 · via Google

“Life Care Center of Charleston Health and Rehabilitation Center continues to demonstrate exceptional commitment to resident care, professionalism, and community partnership. Their team consistently goes above and beyond to create a warm, supportive environment for residents and families, and their staff remains attentive, responsive, and deeply engaged in the well‑being of those they serve. Every…”

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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The 14 citations above are shown free. The report takes each one and explains it in plain English — what the tag requires, how serious the scope/severity grade really is, whether it recurred across surveys — plus the five-year pattern a single inspection can't show.

Civil & criminal lawsuits

Advanced tier only
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
Displayed with attribution · refreshed on re-run
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Secretary of State filings
Entity & officer search
Pulled when a report is ordered
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PACER federal dockets
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