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Veterans Victory House

2461 SIDNEY ROAD, WALTERBORO, SC, 29488

(843) 538-3000

220 licensed beds

CMS rates Veterans Victory House 5 out of 5 overall. Federal inspectors issued 4 citations across 8 inspections in the last three years, with no federal fines. Listing last updated 2026-11-06.

★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall5/5 health inspections5/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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2461 Sidney Road

Walterboro, SC 29488

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Bed capacity

220

CMS facility ID

425386

Care type

Nursing home

County

Colleton

Facility name

Veterans Victory House

Street address

2461 SIDNEY ROAD

City / state / ZIP

Walterboro, SC 29488

Phone

(843) 538-3000

Website

veteransvictoryhouse.com

About this facility — Veterans Victory House

Veterans Victory House is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Walterboro, South Carolina. It is licensed for 220 beds — well 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.

Federal inspectors have cited Veterans Victory House 4 times across 8 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation; 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

Ownership type

Government - State

Registered owners & officers

Hilliard, Heyward

Director · Operational control — since 2025

Newlands, Frank

Director · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024

Patterson, Bobby

Director · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025

Smelser, Theresa

Officer · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024

State of South Carolina Comptroller General

Operational control — since 2025

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since

2007-10-03

CMS overall rating

5 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

0 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2026-05-14

Nurse staffing

3.6 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2024 cost report)

Average billed charges

$318 per day (≈ $9,670/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

2% Medicaid · 1% Medicare · 97% private/other

Occupancy

86% (fiscal year 2024)

Vs. state median

13% below the SC median of $366/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

220

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 2026-11-06. 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 1 food-safety citation on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2025-02-21Health 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 2025-03-23

2024-01-19Health inspection3 citations

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 2024-02-16

F-0760

D · No harm found

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

Corrected 2024-02-16

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-02-16

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 425386.

Quality of care & staffing

How it compares in South Carolina.

Inspection citations, 3 years

More than 9% 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

3.6

Higher than 49% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 3.6

Nursing staff turnover, annual

29%

Higher than 7% 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 9 and worse on 7. 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	18.7%	11.6%	13.5%	Worse than state
Lose too much weight	4.9%	6.1%	5.1%	Better than state
With a catheter inserted and left in their bladder	0.0%	0.6%	0.7%	Better than state
With a urinary tract infection	1.4%	1.2%	1.5%	Worse than state
Have depressive symptoms	0.0%	3.2%	13.5%	Better than state
Were physically restrained	0.3%	0.1%	0.1%	Worse than state
Experiencing one or more falls with major injury	5.0%	3.2%	3.2%	Worse than state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	99.2%	91.8%	93.7%	Near state average
Ability to walk independently worsened	9.2%	11.8%	12.7%	Better than state
Received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication	8.0%	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	3.9%	4.9%	4.5%	Better than state
With new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence	21.7%	16.2%	18.3%	Worse than state
Received an antipsychotic medication	19.5%	15.4%	15.4%	Worse than state
Hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days	1.37	1.95	1.81	Better than state
Outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days	1.29	1.74	1.69	Better than state

Short-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	94.6%	81.9%	82.3%	Better than state
Newly received an antipsychotic medication	3.2%	1.4%	1.5%	Worse than state
Were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	86.4%	79.0%	80.1%	Near state average

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

Verify & compare

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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 2.5 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
Hampton Regional Medical Center, about 23 miles.
Allendale County Hospital, about 32 miles.

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

Nearby facilities with inspection records

Pruitthealth- Walterboro, Walterboro, about 2.4 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
St George Healthcare Center, Saint George, about 21 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
Presbyterian Communities of South Carolina-summerv, Summerville, about 29 miles. CMS rating 5 of 5.
Oakbrook Health and Rehabilitation Center, Summerville, about 31 miles. CMS rating 1 of 5.
Hallmark Healthcare Center, Summerville, about 31 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.

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CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-11-06

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