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Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Center

ONE MARTHA FRANKS DRIVE, LAURENS, SC, 29360
(864) 984-4541
88 licensed beds
★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections4/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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One Martha Franks Drive
Laurens, SC 29360
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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
88
CMS facility ID
425334
Care type
Nursing home
County
Laurens
Facility name
Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Center
Street address
ONE MARTHA FRANKS DRIVE
City / state / ZIP
Laurens, SC 29360
Phone
(864) 984-4541

About this facility — Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Center

Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Laurens, South Carolina. It is licensed for 88 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in South Carolina (96 beds).

It is one of 5 senior care facilities in Laurens 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 Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Center 12 times across 8 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $12,735 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

Ownership type
Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Boyce, Bonnie
Director — since 2025
Scbma
Operational control — since 1994
Sprouse, Robert
Officer — since 2024
Turner, Thomas
Officer · Operational control — since 2009

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since
1994-05-03
CMS overall rating
3 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
3 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$12,735 total
Last standard inspection
2025-09-18
Nurse staffing
4.2 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$207 per day (≈ $6,290/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
14% Medicaid · 5% Medicare · 82% private/other
Occupancy
69% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
43% below the SC median of $366/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
88
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · 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 2 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2026-03-12Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0600
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
2025-09-18Health inspection2 citations
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 2025-11-25
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-10-17
4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (9 citations)
2024-08-02Health inspection5 citations
F-0641
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2024-08-30
F-0656
D · No harm found
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2024-08-30
F-0677
D · No harm found
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2024-08-30
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 2024-08-30
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-08-30
2023-12-05Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0609
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2023-12-31
2022-04-22Health inspection2 citations
F-0756
D · No harm found
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Corrected 2022-05-16
F-0758
D · No harm found
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Corrected 2022-05-16
2022-04-22Fire-safety inspection1 citation
E-0015
D · No harm found
Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.
Corrected 2022-06-10

Federal penalties

2026-03-12Fine$12,735
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 425334.

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Ownership & corporate history

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Owners' other facilities
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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Original records

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Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
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Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Secretary of State filings
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