Greenville Senior AdvisorNHC Healthcare Laurens is a 176-bed Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home at 379 Pinehaven St Ext in Laurens, Laurens County, holding S.C. Department of Public Health nursing home license NCF-0326. CMS gives NHC Healthcare Laurens an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, based on CMS Care Compare data as of October 1, 2026.
What is NHC Healthcare Laurens's CMS Care Compare rating?
CMS gives NHC Healthcare Laurens an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars; its health inspection rating is 3, staffing 4 and quality measures 5, each out of 5.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Overall rating (CMS) | 4 of 5 |
| Health inspection rating (CMS) | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing rating (CMS) | 4 of 5 |
| Quality measures rating (CMS) | 5 of 5 |
| Certified beds / average residents per day | 176 / 159.0 |
| Name in CMS data | NHC Healthcare - Laurens |
| Ownership type (CMS) | For profit - Corporation |
| Operator chain (CMS) | National Healthcare Corporation (72 facilities nationally) |
| First certified for Medicare/Medicaid | October 1, 1973 |
| South Carolina license (DPH) | NCF-0326, 176 licensed beds, Licensed through 06/30/2027 |
| Alzheimer's unit / care (DPH flags) | Care only |
On an average day it cares for about 159 residents, roughly 90% of its certified beds (below the 94% median across the four counties' certified nursing homes).
What did recent health inspections find at NHC Healthcare Laurens?
June 24, 2026 is the date of NHC Healthcare Laurens's latest standard health inspection in CMS's data, and that cycle produced 2 cited deficiencies: 2 standard-survey and 0 complaint-related.
One cycle earlier (standard survey March 27, 2025), CMS logged 3 deficiencies; 0 citations came from infection-control inspections. With a local median of 3 deficiencies per latest cycle, this result is no worse than the typical local home.
CMS reports no fines and 0 payment denials in its three-year penalty window.
How well staffed is NHC Healthcare Laurens?
CMS's staffing data credits NHC Healthcare Laurens with 3.51 nurse hours per resident day, higher than the four-county median of 3.36; RN time is 0.73 hours per resident day, higher than the four-county median of 0.55.
Weekend total nurse staffing runs 3.05 hours per resident per day. Total nursing-staff turnover is 20.8% (lower than the four-county median of 51.2%), and registered-nurse turnover is 18.2%. 0 administrators have left in the CMS measurement period.
What are the alternatives to NHC Healthcare Laurens nearby?
With 176 certified beds it is larger than the Laurens County median of 113 licensed nursing home beds; the closest other certified nursing home is Martha Franks Retirement Community in Laurens, about 1.0 miles away in a straight line, rated 3 of 5 by CMS.
| Facility | Miles away | Licensed beds | CMS overall rating | Last CMS health inspection | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martha Franks Retirement Community 1 Martha Franks Dr, 29360 | 1.0 | 95 | 3 of 5 | September 18, 2025 | 3 |
| Presbyterian Communities of South Carolina-Clinton 801 Musgrove St, 29325 | 9.0 | 64 | 5 of 5 | April 15, 2026 | 0 |
| NHC Healthcare Clinton 304 Jacobs Hwy, 29325 | 9.3 | 131 | 5 of 5 | May 14, 2026 | 2 |
| Fountain Inn Post Acute 501 Gulliver St, 29644 | 17.1 | 60 | 3 of 5 | December 19, 2025 | 4 |
| Simpsonville Post Acute 807 Se Main St, 29681 | 20.0 | 132 | 5 of 5 | January 13, 2026 | 1 |
Which hospitals are near NHC Healthcare Laurens?
NHC Healthcare Laurens sits in Laurens, Laurens County; the nearest general acute-care hospital on DPH's roster is Prisma Health Laurens County Hospital, about 5.3 miles away by straight line.
The next closest is Prisma Health Hillcrest Hospital at about 20.3 miles; distances are straight lines, not drive times.
DPH's roster flags Alzheimer's care here, which matters for residents with dementia who need nursing care.
What should families ask NHC Healthcare Laurens before choosing it?
Its public data points to specific questions: ask how NHC Healthcare Laurens kept its latest inspection at 2 deficiencies, and request the full statement of deficiencies anyway.
- Turnover of 20.8% is at or below the local median; ask who the long-tenured charge nurses are on nights.
- At about 90% 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 NHC Healthcare Laurens accepts South Carolina Healthy Connections Medicaid for long-term stays and how a Medicaid bed is assigned.
