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Nursing homes in South Carolina
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As of the CMS Care Compare September 2026 release, 187 Medicare- and/or Medicaid-certified nursing homes have an address in South Carolina. 186 have a CMS overall star rating, and 76 are rated 4 stars or higher. 39 share the highest rating here, 5 stars, including Ashley River Healthcare, Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Health Care Center and Broad Creek Care Center (first three alphabetically). They are listed across 84 cities.
How this list is ordered: by the CMS overall star rating, highest first; ties alphabetical; nursing homes without a rating last (no rating is not a bad rating). Nothing else changes the order, and no nursing home can pay us. This page has no ads, sponsors or partner links. Methodology · Ownership disclosure
Largest cities
All cities with 3 or more nursing homes (23)
- Aiken
- Anderson
- Charleston
- Columbia
- Conway
- Darlington
- Easley
- Florence
- Gaffney
- Greenville
- Greenwood
- Greer
- Hilton Head Island
- Inman
- Lexington
- Mount Pleasant
- Myrtle Beach
- Orangeburg
- Rock Hill
- Spartanburg
- Summerville
- Sumter
- West Columbia
Nursing homes in smaller cities (73)
Related
- Medicare home health agencies in South Carolina
- Hospices in South Carolina
- How nursing home care works and who pays
- South Carolina city index (JSON)
Quick facts: 187 Medicare- and/or Medicaid-certified nursing homes in South Carolina across 84 cities; 186 have a CMS overall star rating (CMS Care Compare, September 2026); ranked only by CMS stars, never paid.