Greenville Senior AdvisorBrushy Creek Post Acute is a 144-bed Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home at 101 Cottage Creek Cir in Greer, Greenville County, holding S.C. Department of Public Health nursing home license NCF-1024. CMS gives Brushy Creek Post Acute an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, based on CMS Care Compare data as of October 1, 2026.
What is Brushy Creek Post Acute's CMS Care Compare rating?
CMS gives Brushy Creek Post Acute an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars; its health inspection rating is 1, staffing 2 and quality measures 5, each out of 5.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Overall rating (CMS) | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspection rating (CMS) | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing rating (CMS) | 2 of 5 |
| Quality measures rating (CMS) | 5 of 5 |
| Certified beds / average residents per day | 144 / 138.7 |
| Name in CMS data | Brushy Creek Post Acute |
| Ownership type (CMS) | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Operator chain (CMS) | Pacs Group (277 facilities nationally) |
| First certified for Medicare/Medicaid | January 1, 1967 |
| South Carolina license (DPH) | NCF-1024, 144 licensed beds, Licensed through 01/31/2027 |
| Alzheimer's unit / care (DPH flags) | No |
On an average day it cares for about 139 residents, roughly 96% of its certified beds (above the 94% median across the four counties' certified nursing homes).
What did recent health inspections find at Brushy Creek Post Acute?
CMS's most recent standard health inspection of Brushy Creek Post Acute is dated December 12, 2025 and recorded 7 health deficiencies (5 from the standard survey and 2 from complaint investigations).
The prior rating cycle, with its standard survey on October 31, 2024, recorded 6 deficiencies. Infection-control inspections produced 0 citations. Across the four counties' certified nursing homes the median latest-cycle count is 3, so Brushy Creek Post Acute sits above the local middle.
CMS reports 1 fine totaling $19,933 and 0 payment denials in its three-year penalty window.
CMS also flags this home with its abuse icon, meaning it was cited for abuse in the last year or for potential abuse in each of the last two years.
South Carolina's own enforcement record adds: May 2026 DPH report, Consent Order with a $8,000 penalty.
What do staffing and turnover look like at Brushy Creek Post Acute?
CMS's staffing data credits Brushy Creek Post Acute with 3.63 nurse hours per resident day, higher than the four-county median of 3.36; RN time is 0.63 hours per resident day, higher than the four-county median of 0.55.
Weekend total nurse staffing runs 3.24 hours per resident per day. Total nursing-staff turnover is 41.4% (lower than the four-county median of 51.2%), and registered-nurse turnover is 42.9%.
How does Brushy Creek Post Acute compare with nearby nursing homes?
With 144 certified beds it is larger than the Greenville County median of 122 licensed nursing home beds; the closest other certified nursing home is Chandler Creek Post Acute in Greer, about 2.2 miles away in a straight line, rated 1 of 5 by CMS.
| Facility | Miles away | Licensed beds | CMS overall rating | Last CMS health inspection | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chandler Creek Post Acute 401 Chandler Rd, 29651 | 2.2 | 133 | 1 of 5 | July 2, 2026 | 12 |
| NHC Healthcare Greenville 1305 Boiling Springs Rd, 29650 | 4.4 | 176 | 5 of 5 | September 3, 2026 | 0 |
| Rolling Green Village Health Care Facility 1 Hoke Smith Blvd, 29615 | 5.6 | 74 | 5 of 5 | July 30, 2026 | 0 |
| Gables on Pelham Skilled Nursing and Rehab 1306 Pelham Rd, 29615 | 5.8 | 45 | 2 of 5 | July 24, 2025 | 4 |
| Patewood Post Acute 2 Griffith Rd, 29607 | 7.0 | 120 | 4 of 5 | May 21, 2026 | 7 |
Where is Brushy Creek Post Acute and what else is on its campus?
Brushy Creek Post Acute sits in Greer, Greenville County; the nearest general acute-care hospital on DPH's roster is Prisma Health Greer Memorial Hospital, about 0.2 miles away by straight line.
The next closest is St. Francis-Eastside at about 6.5 miles; distances are straight lines, not drive times.
What should we ask on a tour of Brushy Creek Post Acute?
Start with the questions its own CMS record raises: ask to see the plan of correction for the 7 deficiencies cited on December 12, 2025, and what changed afterward.
- Turnover of 41.4% is at or below the local median; ask who the long-tenured charge nurses are on nights.
- Ask what the $19,933 in CMS fines were for and whether the issue has been resolved.
- At about 96% occupancy, ask about waiting lists and whether short-stay rehab beds are separate.
- CMS records a resident council here; ask when it meets and whether families can attend.
- If Medicaid will pay eventually, confirm Brushy Creek Post Acute accepts South Carolina Healthy Connections Medicaid for long-term stays and how a Medicaid bed is assigned.
