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Pruitthealth- Walterboro

401 WITSELL STREET, WALTERBORO, SC, 29488

(843) 549-5546

www.pruitthealth.com/locator/locations/pruitthealth-walterboro

132 licensed beds

CMS rates Pruitthealth- Walterboro 3 out of 5 overall. Federal inspectors issued 21 citations across 8 inspections in the last three years, with no federal fines. Listing last updated 2026-11-06.

★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections4/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Address

401 Witsell Street

Walterboro, SC 29488

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity

132

CMS facility ID

425053

Care type

Nursing home

County

Colleton

Facility name

Pruitthealth- Walterboro

Street address

401 WITSELL STREET

City / state / ZIP

Walterboro, SC 29488

Phone

(843) 549-5546

Website

www.pruitthealth.com/locator/locations/pruitthealth-walterboro

About this facility — Pruitthealth- Walterboro

Pruitthealth- Walterboro is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Walterboro, South Carolina. It is licensed for 132 beds — above the median for skilled nursing facilities in South Carolina (96 beds).

It is one of 3 senior care facilities in Walterboro 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.

It is listed as part of Pruitthealth, a group of 97 facilities on this site.

Federal inspectors have cited Pruitthealth- Walterboro 21 times across 8 inspections in the last three years, including 4 food-safety citations; no federal fines are on record. 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 November 6, 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

Pruitthealth

Ownership type

For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Broderick, Ashlyn

Managing employee — since 2022

Pruitt, Neil

Director · Officer · Operational control — since 2007

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

1981-01-01

CMS overall rating

3 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

1 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2026-01-28

Nurse staffing

3.9 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2024 cost report)

Average billed charges

$329 per day (≈ $10,000/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

76% Medicaid · 5% Medicare · 19% private/other

Occupancy

89% (fiscal year 2024)

Vs. state median

10% below the SC median of $366/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

132

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 2026-11-06. 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 4 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2026-01-28Health inspection1 citation

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 2026-02-12

2024-12-18Health inspection6 citations

F-0553

D · No harm found

Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.

Corrected 2025-01-18

F-0690

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

Corrected 2025-01-18

F-0695

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-01-18

F-0698

D · No harm found

Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

Corrected 2025-01-18

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 2025-01-18

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 2025-01-18

3 earlier / fire-safety inspections (14 citations)

2024-10-03Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0580

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

Corrected 2024-11-02

2024-02-07Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0758

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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 2024-03-08

2023-03-30Health inspection12 citations

F-0554

D · No harm found

Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.

Corrected 2023-04-22

F-0600

D · No harm found

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

Corrected 2023-04-22

F-0610

D · No harm found

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

Corrected 2023-04-22

F-0623

D · No harm found

Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.

Corrected 2023-04-22

F-0624

J · Immediate jeopardy

Prepare residents for a safe transfer or discharge from the nursing home.

Corrected 2023-04-22

F-0677

D · No harm found

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

Corrected 2023-04-22

F-0688

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.

Corrected 2023-04-22

F-0690

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

Corrected 2023-04-22

F-0695

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-04-22

F-0801

F · No harm foundFood safety

Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.

Corrected 2023-04-22

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 2023-04-22

F-0880

E · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2023-04-22

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 425053.

Quality of care & staffing

How it compares in South Carolina.

Inspection citations, 3 years

More than 76% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 13

Federal fines, 3 years

No federal fines on record

State median: $4,271

Nurse staffing, hours per resident per day

3.9

Higher than 68% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 3.6

Nursing staff turnover, annual

30%

Higher than 8% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 46%

Resident outcomes

On 19 federal quality measures, this facility does better than the South Carolina average on 12 and worse on 3. Differences within 10% of the average are shown as near average.

Long-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Need for help with daily activities has increased	7.4%	11.6%	13.5%	Better than state
Lose too much weight	8.4%	6.1%	5.1%	Worse than state
With a catheter inserted and left in their bladder	0.3%	0.6%	0.7%	Better than state
With a urinary tract infection	0.5%	1.2%	1.5%	Better than state
Have depressive symptoms	0.0%	3.2%	13.5%	Better than state
Were physically restrained	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%	Better than state
Experiencing one or more falls with major injury	1.1%	3.2%	3.2%	Better than state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	99.8%	91.8%	93.7%	Near state average
Ability to walk independently worsened	9.4%	11.8%	12.7%	Better than state
Received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication	15.8%	21.3%	19.5%	Better than state
Assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	100.0%	92.5%	95.3%	Near state average
With pressure ulcers	6.2%	4.9%	4.5%	Worse than state
With new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence	18.7%	16.2%	18.3%	Worse than state
Received an antipsychotic medication	16.8%	15.4%	15.4%	Near state average

Short-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	99.8%	81.9%	82.3%	Better than state
Newly received an antipsychotic medication	0.4%	1.4%	1.5%	Better than state
Were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	100.0%	79.0%	80.1%	Better than state
Were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission	24.9%	24.3%	23.4%	Near state average
Had an outpatient emergency department visit	4.6%	13.7%	11.8%	Better than state

Source: CMS MDS and Medicare claims quality measures, measure period 2025Q3-2026Q2. Averages are computed from all nursing homes reporting each measure.

Cited more than once

The same rule cited at separate inspections can point to a problem that wasn't fully fixed.

F-0812 3 inspections. Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
F-0690 2 inspections. Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
F-0695 2 inspections. Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Verify & compare

Where to check, and what's nearby.

Who to contact in South Carolina

Licensing: South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH), Healthcare Quality
File a complaint: 800-922-6735 · Online
Long-Term Care Ombudsman: 800-868-9095. A free advocate for residents and families.
Adult Protective Services: 888-227-3487. Some states send facility cases to licensing instead. In an emergency, call 911.
Eldercare Locator: 800-677-1116, a federal service for local aging help.

Nearest emergency hospitals

Colleton Medical Center, about 1.2 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
Hampton Regional Medical Center, about 25 miles.
Beaufort County Memorial Hospital, about 34 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.

Source: CMS Hospital General Information. Straight-line distance.

Nearby facilities with inspection records

Veterans Victory House, Walterboro, about 2.4 miles. CMS rating 5 of 5.
St George Healthcare Center, Saint George, about 20 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
Presbyterian Communities of South Carolina-summerv, Summerville, about 27 miles. CMS rating 5 of 5.
Oakbrook Health and Rehabilitation Center, Summerville, about 29 miles. CMS rating 1 of 5.
Hallmark Healthcare Center, Summerville, about 29 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.

Visitor reviews

What people say on Google.

4.6252 ratings on Google

★★★★★Stacie Bell · 2026-06-25 · via Google
“Top notch staff. They are very caring, competent, and professional. The admissions director is a huge asset to the team. She’s so personable and caring. She goes above and beyond to always ensures my father is taken care of. Thank you Ms Tanner!”

★★★★★Donna Pittman · 2026-05-12 · via Google
“I accompanied my aunt for an MRI. She is non-ambulatory and has dementia. The entire staff were respectful and kind. They were patient with her. These are the types of people who embodies those who truly love their jobs and belong in healthcare.”

★★★★★Donna Murdaugh · 2026-04-25 · via Google
“The staff at Pruitt Health give great care and support, they listen to your concerns and needs of your family members. Windy on Hall 2 is great.”

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

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CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-11-06

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