Greenville Senior AdvisorMartha Franks Retirement Community is a 88-bed Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home at 1 Martha Franks Dr in Laurens, Laurens County, holding S.C. Department of Public Health nursing home license NCF-1128. CMS gives Martha Franks Retirement Community an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, based on CMS Care Compare data as of October 1, 2026.
What is Martha Franks Retirement Community's CMS Care Compare rating?
CMS gives Martha Franks Retirement Community an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars; its health inspection rating is 2, staffing 4 and quality measures 5, each out of 5.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Overall rating (CMS) | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspection rating (CMS) | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing rating (CMS) | 4 of 5 |
| Quality measures rating (CMS) | 5 of 5 |
| Certified beds / average residents per day | 88 / 76.6 |
| Name in CMS data | Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Center |
| Ownership type (CMS) | Non profit - Corporation |
| Operator chain (CMS) | Not part of a listed chain |
| First certified for Medicare/Medicaid | May 3, 1994 |
| South Carolina license (DPH) | NCF-1128, 95 licensed beds, Licensed through 08/31/2027 |
| Alzheimer's unit / care (DPH flags) | Unit + care |
On an average day it cares for about 77 residents, roughly 87% of its certified beds (below the 94% median across the four counties' certified nursing homes).
What deficiencies has CMS recorded at Martha Franks Retirement Community?
CMS's most recent standard health inspection of Martha Franks Retirement Community is dated September 18, 2025 and recorded 3 health deficiencies (2 from the standard survey and 1 from complaint investigations).
The prior rating cycle, with its standard survey on August 2, 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 Martha Franks Retirement Community sits at or below the local middle.
CMS reports 1 fine totaling $8,278 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.
How many nursing hours do residents get at Martha Franks Retirement Community?
Martha Franks Retirement Community reports 4.25 total nurse staffing hours per resident per day, higher than the four-county median of 3.36, including 0.58 registered-nurse hours (higher than the four-county median of 0.55).
Weekend total nurse staffing runs 3.56 hours per resident per day. Total nursing-staff turnover is 42.4% (lower than the four-county median of 51.2%), and registered-nurse turnover is 16.7%.
What are the alternatives to Martha Franks Retirement Community nearby?
With 88 certified beds it is smaller than the Laurens County median of 113 licensed nursing home beds; the closest other certified nursing home is NHC Healthcare Laurens in Laurens, about 1.0 miles away in a straight line, rated 4 of 5 by CMS.
| Facility | Miles away | Licensed beds | CMS overall rating | Last CMS health inspection | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NHC Healthcare Laurens 379 Pinehaven St Ext, 29360 | 1.0 | 176 | 4 of 5 | June 24, 2026 | 2 |
| Presbyterian Communities of South Carolina-Clinton 801 Musgrove St, 29325 | 8.6 | 64 | 5 of 5 | April 15, 2026 | 0 |
| NHC Healthcare Clinton 304 Jacobs Hwy, 29325 | 9.2 | 131 | 5 of 5 | May 14, 2026 | 2 |
| Fountain Inn Post Acute 501 Gulliver St, 29644 | 16.5 | 60 | 3 of 5 | December 19, 2025 | 4 |
| Simpsonville Post Acute 807 Se Main St, 29681 | 19.5 | 132 | 5 of 5 | January 13, 2026 | 1 |
Where is Martha Franks Retirement Community and what else is on its campus?
Martha Franks Retirement Community sits in Laurens, Laurens County; the nearest general acute-care hospital on DPH's roster is Prisma Health Laurens County Hospital, about 5.0 miles away by straight line.
The next closest is Prisma Health Hillcrest Hospital at about 19.8 miles; distances are straight lines, not drive times.
DPH's roster flags an Alzheimer's unit here, which matters for residents with dementia who need nursing care.
The same address also holds Martha Franks Retirement Community (community residential care facility, 82 beds). CMS marks it as part of a continuing care retirement community.
What should families ask Martha Franks Retirement Community before choosing it?
Start with the questions its own CMS record raises: ask how Martha Franks Retirement Community kept its latest inspection at 3 deficiencies, and request the full statement of deficiencies anyway.
- Turnover of 42.4% is at or below the local median; ask who the long-tenured charge nurses are on nights.
- Ask what the $8,278 in CMS fines were for and whether the issue has been resolved.
- At about 87% occupancy, ask which units have openings and why.
- CMS records a resident council here; ask when it meets and whether families can attend.
- If Medicaid will pay eventually, confirm Martha Franks Retirement Community accepts South Carolina Healthy Connections Medicaid for long-term stays and how a Medicaid bed is assigned.
