Okatie, South Carolina · CCN 425397 · Phone: 8437058220 · 120 beds · Ownership: For Profit - Corporation
Nhc Healthcare - Bluffton is a Medicare- and Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Okatie, South Carolina, operating under CMS Certification Number (CCN) 425397. 120-bed facility. For Profit - Corporation. Part of the National Healthcare Corporation chain. The facility is required to comply with the Requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities at 42 CFR Part 483.
CMS publishes Five-Star ratings for nursing homes monthly, drawn from the most recent three years of standard surveys, complaint surveys, and Minimum Data Set (MDS) submissions. Nhc Healthcare - Bluffton is not currently on the CMS Special Focus Facility (SFF) list.
Recent health deficiencies cited at last standard survey: 2. National average for facilities of this size is approximately 8 deficiencies per cycle. Nhc Healthcare - Bluffton has no CMS fines in its most recent reporting cycle. Last documented standard health survey: 2026-01-30. CMS conducts standard surveys at most every 15 months for SNFs, with substandard-quality findings triggering more frequent revisits.
Total nurse staffing: 3.34 hours per resident per day (RN, LPN, and aide combined). RN-only staffing: 0.479 hours per resident per day. Total nurse turnover: 42.3% annualized. CMS Phase 3 final rule (effective 2026) sets minimum nurse staffing at 3.48 total hours per resident day for facilities not granted hardship exemptions.
FileFlo's compliance indicator for Nhc Healthcare - Bluffton is 75/100 (Minor Gaps). The score is derived from publicly published health-deficiency counts, weighted survey scores, infection-control citations, fines, and staffing hours per resident day. It is not a CMS rating. The full survey-readiness audit (covering F-tags from the most recently cited deficiencies, infection control, staffing minimums, MDS accuracy) is at /tools/cms-survey-readiness-score.
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