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Palmetto Patriots

120 HAMPSHIRE DRIVE, GAFFNEY, SC, 29341
(803) 649-2000
52 licensed beds
★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall5/5 health inspections4/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
52
CMS facility ID
425003
Care type
Nursing home
County
Cherokee
Facility name
Palmetto Patriots
Street address
120 HAMPSHIRE DRIVE
City / state / ZIP
Gaffney, SC 29341
Phone
(803) 649-2000

About this facility — Palmetto Patriots

Palmetto Patriots is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Gaffney, South Carolina. It is licensed for 52 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in South Carolina (96 beds).

It is one of 8 senior care facilities in Gaffney 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.

Palmetto Patriots has no health or fire-safety citations on its three-year federal inspection record (7 inspections on file), though CMS records $30,147 in fines from enforcement actions.

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

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Ownership & operator

Ownership type
Government - State

Registered owners & officers

Hilliard, Heyward
Director · Operational control — since 2025
Palmer, Christopher
Officer · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Patterson, Bobby
Director · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025
State of South Carolina Comptroller General
Operational control — since 2025
Wheeler, Kerry
Director · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since
2023-06-08
CMS overall rating
5 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
0 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$30,147 total
Last standard inspection
2026-04-03
Nurse staffing
5.6 hours per resident per day

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
52
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Federal penalties

2024-01-08Fine$3,764
2024-01-02Fine$3,497
2023-12-11Fine$8,875
2023-11-20Fine$2,421
2023-11-13Fine$2,152
2023-11-06Fine$2,447
2023-10-30Fine$2,098
2023-10-23Fine$1,748
2023-10-02Fine$3,145
Total fines$30,147
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 425003.

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Ownership & corporate history

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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Public record: 0 health deficiencies at the last standard inspection (2026-04-03) and $30,147 in federal fines. The report decodes each citation in plain English.
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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
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