Greenville Senior AdvisorCherrydale Post Acute is a 132-bed Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home at 601 Sulphur Springs Rd in Greenville, Greenville County, holding S.C. Department of Public Health nursing home license NCF-1098. CMS gives Cherrydale Post Acute an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, based on CMS Care Compare data as of October 1, 2026.
What is Cherrydale Post Acute's CMS Care Compare rating?
CMS gives Cherrydale Post Acute an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars; its health inspection rating is 1, staffing 2 and quality measures 4, each out of 5.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Overall rating (CMS) | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspection rating (CMS) | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing rating (CMS) | 2 of 5 |
| Quality measures rating (CMS) | 4 of 5 |
| Certified beds / average residents per day | 132 / 126.5 |
| Name in CMS data | Heartland Health Care Center - Greenville East |
| Ownership type (CMS) | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Operator chain (CMS) | Pacs Group (277 facilities nationally) |
| First certified for Medicare/Medicaid | September 1, 1976 |
| South Carolina license (DPH) | NCF-1098, 132 licensed beds, Licensed through 01/31/2027 |
| Alzheimer's unit / care (DPH flags) | No |
On an average day it cares for about 126 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 Cherrydale Post Acute?
CMS's most recent standard health inspection of Cherrydale Post Acute is dated June 18, 2026 and recorded 10 health deficiencies (8 from the standard survey and 2 from complaint investigations).
One cycle earlier (standard survey April 11, 2025), CMS logged 1 deficiency; 0 citations came from infection-control inspections. With a local median of 3 deficiencies per latest cycle, this result is higher than most nearby homes.
CMS reports 1 fine totaling $12,418 and 0 payment denials in its three-year penalty window.
How well staffed is Cherrydale Post Acute?
CMS's staffing data credits Cherrydale Post Acute with 3.25 nurse hours per resident day, lower than the four-county median of 3.36; RN time is 0.58 hours per resident day, higher than the four-county median of 0.55.
Weekend total nurse staffing runs 2.69 hours per resident per day. Total nursing-staff turnover is 56.6% (higher than the four-county median of 51.2%), and registered-nurse turnover is 45.5%. 1 administrator has left in the CMS measurement period.
What are the alternatives to Cherrydale Post Acute nearby?
With 132 certified beds it is larger than the Greenville County median of 122 licensed nursing home beds; the closest other certified nursing home is Reedy River Post Acute in Greenville, about 0.1 miles away in a straight line, rated 5 of 5 by CMS.
| Facility | Miles away | Licensed beds | CMS overall rating | Last CMS health inspection | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reedy River Post Acute 600 Sulphur Springs Rd, 29617 | 0.1 | 125 | 5 of 5 | December 18, 2025 | 2 |
| Arboretum at the Woodlands 50 Arboretum Ln, 29617 | 3.3 | 30 | 5 of 5 | November 20, 2025 | 0 |
| Greenville Post Acute 661 Rutherford Rd, 29609 | 3.3 | 132 | 3 of 5 | July 30, 2026 | 7 |
| West Village Post Acute 8 N Texas Ave, 29611 | 3.7 | 132 | 2 of 5 | January 16, 2026 | 7 |
| Magnolia Manor-Greenville 411 Ansel St, 29601 | 4.1 | 99 | 2 of 5 | July 29, 2025 | 4 |
Which hospitals are near Cherrydale Post Acute?
Cherrydale Post Acute sits in the Berea, Furman & West Greenville part of Greenville; the nearest general acute-care hospital on DPH's roster is St. Francis-Downtown, about 3.8 miles away by straight line.
The next closest is Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital at about 5.4 miles; distances are straight lines, not drive times.
What should we ask on a tour of Cherrydale Post Acute?
Its public data points to specific questions: ask to see the plan of correction for the 10 deficiencies cited on June 18, 2026, and what changed afterward.
- Nursing turnover of 56.6% is above the local median; ask how many aides on each shift are agency staff.
- Ask what the $12,418 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 Cherrydale Post Acute accepts South Carolina Healthy Connections Medicaid for long-term stays and how a Medicaid bed is assigned.
