Life Care Center of Hilton Head — nursing home in Hilton Head Island, SC

Facility type: Nursing home · SNF / NF
CMS provider type: Medicare and Medicaid
Certified beds: 88 CMS-certified beds (not state-licensed beds)
Licensed beds: State licensure is issued by the state survey agency. State license records are not yet ingested for this facility; the federal CMS certification is shown instead.
Average residents per day: 56.3 CMS, MDS-derived
CMS Certification Number: 425147
Certification status: Active CMS certification Verified
First approved (Medicare/Medicaid): Jan 26, 1982
Ownership type: For profit - Corporation
Operator (legal business name): Life Care Centers of America, Inc
CMS chain: Life Care Centers of America 194 facilities
Phone: (843) 681-6006
Resident & family council: Resident
Sprinklers in all required areas: Yes
Official profile: Medicare Care Compare ↗

Inspection record · CMS window

Verified

Inspections

6

latest Jul 17, 2025

Citations

15

15 health · 0 fire

Harm or worse

1

1 immediate jeopardy

Severity	Isolated	Pattern	Widespread
Immediate jeopardy	J1	K·	L·
Actual harm	G·	H·	I·
Potential harm	D12	E1	F1
Minimal	A·	B·	C·

CMS publishes about the three most recent standard surveys plus complaint and infection-control inspections from the prior three years. Older findings leave the dataset; their absence is not evidence they never happened.

CMS Five-Star ratings

Federal · CMS

Overall

Health inspections

Staffing

Quality measures

Penalties · about the last 3 years

Fines

1

$8,281

Payment denials

0

Latest

Jul 17, 2025

Federal certification

Federal · CMS

Authority: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), surveyed by the state survey agency
CCN: 425147
Program: Medicare and Medicaid
Medicare (SNF): Certified
Medicaid (NF): Certified
Certified beds: 88
First approved: Jan 26, 1982
Located in a hospital: No
Status: Active CMS certification as of CMS release Oct 1, 2026
Evidence: Verified

State license

State licensure is issued by the state survey agency. State license records are not yet ingested for this facility; the federal CMS certification is shown instead. State coverage for South Carolina.

Federal certification and the state license are different records. A nursing home is licensed by the state and, separately, certified by CMS to bill Medicare and/or Medicaid. We link them by the CCN when the state publishes it; otherwise by exact address, house number and street, or exact name within the same ZIP, and label that link as inferred. Never by name alone.

CMS publishes about the three most recent standard surveys plus complaint and infection-control inspections from the prior three years. Older findings leave the dataset; their absence is not evidence they never happened.

Date	Domain	Survey types	Citations	Most severe	Open
Jul 17, 2025	Fire safety	Fire Safety Standard	0	No citations	—	Open →
Jul 17, 2025	Health	Health Complaint, Health Standard	5	Immediate jeopardy	—	Open →
Jun 6, 2024	Fire safety	Fire Safety Standard	0	No citations	—	Open →
Jun 6, 2024	Health	Health Standard	6	Potential harm	—	Open →
Feb 16, 2022	Fire safety	Fire Safety Standard	0	No citations	—	Open →
Feb 16, 2022	Health	Health Standard	4	Potential harm	—	Open →

Enforcement

Penalties

Civil money penalties and denials of payment for new admissions, as published by CMS (about the last three years). Amounts may change on appeal.

Date	Type	Amount	Payment denial	Record
Jul 17, 2025	Civil money penalty (fine)	$8,281	—	425147\|Fine\|134021

Scope × severity

Severity	Isolated	Pattern	Widespread
Immediate jeopardy	J1	K·	L·
Actual harm	G·	H·	I·
Potential harm	D12	E1	F1
Minimal	A·	B·	C·

By concept

Date	Tag	Deficiency	Scope / severity	Correction	Flags
Jul 17, 2025	F-0600	Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Resident rights & abuse/neglect	J · Immediate jeopardy Isolated	Corrected Aug 12, 2025	Complaint
Jul 17, 2025	F-0609	Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Resident rights & abuse/neglect	D · Potential harm Isolated	Corrected Aug 12, 2025	Complaint
Jul 17, 2025	F-0658	Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Clinical care	D · Potential harm Isolated	Corrected Aug 12, 2025
Jul 17, 2025	F-0677	Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Clinical care	E · Potential harm Pattern	Corrected Aug 12, 2025
Jul 17, 2025	F-0761	Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Medication management	F · Potential harm Widespread	Corrected Aug 12, 2025
Jun 6, 2024	F-0578	Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. Resident Rights Deficiencies · Resident rights & abuse/neglect	D · Potential harm Isolated	Corrected Jul 6, 2024
Jun 6, 2024	F-0657	Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Clinical care	D · Potential harm Isolated	Corrected Jul 6, 2024
Jun 6, 2024	F-0677	Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Clinical care	D · Potential harm Isolated	Corrected Jul 6, 2024
Jun 6, 2024	F-0689	Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Clinical care	D · Potential harm Isolated	Corrected Jul 6, 2024
Jun 6, 2024	F-0710	Obtain a doctor's order to admit a resident and ensure the resident is under a doctor's care. Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Staffing & supervision	D · Potential harm Isolated	Corrected Jul 6, 2024
Jun 6, 2024	F-0880	Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. Infection Control Deficiencies · Infection prevention	D · Potential harm Isolated	Corrected Jul 6, 2024
Feb 16, 2022	F-0678	Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives. Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Clinical care	D · Potential harm Isolated	Corrected Mar 17, 2022
Feb 16, 2022	F-0726	Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Staffing & supervision	D · Potential harm Isolated	Corrected Mar 17, 2022
Feb 16, 2022	F-0756	Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Medication management	D · Potential harm Isolated	Corrected Mar 17, 2022
Feb 16, 2022	F-0880	Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. Infection Control Deficiencies · Infection prevention	D · Potential harm Isolated	Corrected Mar 17, 2022

“Corrected” does not erase a citation: the historical finding stays listed with its disposition. Narrative statements of deficiencies are not part of the CMS dataset; see Care Compare for the official inspection report.

Five-Star ratings

Federal · CMS

Overallstate 3.1

Health inspectionsstate 2.9

Staffingstate 3.1

Quality measuresstate 3.6

Long-stay QM

Short-stay QM

CMS ratings apply to CMS-certified nursing homes only and are relative within each state. They are not a guarantee of any individual resident’s experience.

Nurse staffing · hours per resident per day

Total nurse staffing3.77

State avg 3.87US avg 3.90

Registered nurse (RN)0.93

State avg 0.62US avg 0.69

Licensed practical nurse0.97

State avg 1.03US avg 0.86

Nurse aide1.87

State avg 2.22US avg 2.35

Weekend total nurse3.06

State avg 3.35US avg 3.43

Reported from Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) data, as published by CMS. Case-mix adjusted total: 4.25 (case-mix index 1.24).

Staff turnover

Total nursing staff turnover55.9%

State avg 46.0%US avg 45.3%

Registered nurse turnover61.1%

State avg 41.5%US avg 42.5%

Administrators who left1

State avg 0US avg 1

Health survey score

Cycle 1 standard survey: Jul 17, 2025
Cycle 1 health score: 107
Total weighted score: 86.25

Operating entity

Life Care Centers of America, Inc

CMS legal business name of the certified provider. Operates 25 facilities.

VerifiedLinked by exact legal name

CMS chain

Life Care Centers of America

194 facilities in 26 states. CMS chain ID 311.

VerifiedAssigned by CMS

Chain average overall rating (CMS): 3.4

Ownership disclosures

Disclosures

32

Organizations

1

Individuals

30

Direct & indirect ownership

Owners of record

Name	Type	Role (Carefield group)	CMS role text	Share	Since
Forrest Preston	Individual	Indirect owner	INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST	not provided	Jun 1, 1997

CMS Ownership file

All disclosed roles

Operator, owners, managers, officers and lenders are distinct roles and are never flattened into one entity. Organizations link across facilities by exact normalized legal name; individuals are listed per facility only.

Name	Type	Role (Carefield group)	CMS role text	Share	Since
Forrest Preston	Individual	Indirect owner	INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST	not provided	Jun 1, 1997
Jacy Annunziata	Individual	Operational / managerial control	MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY	not provided	Oct 3, 2020
Sheri Boyles	Individual	Operational / managerial control	MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY	not provided	Apr 5, 2022
Jennifer Solomon	Individual	Operational / managerial control	MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY	not provided	May 1, 2019
Life Care Centers of America, Inc	Organization	Operational / managerial control	OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL	not provided	Jun 1, 1997
Jacy Annunziata	Individual	Operational / managerial control	OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL	not provided	Oct 3, 2020
Sheri Boyles	Individual	Operational / managerial control	OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL	not provided	Apr 5, 2022
Matthew Cusano	Individual	Operational / managerial control	OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL	not provided	Apr 19, 2016
Todd Fletcher	Individual	Operational / managerial control	OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL	not provided	May 1, 2021
Lisa Lay	Individual	Operational / managerial control	OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL	not provided	Apr 24, 2017
Aubrey Preston	Individual	Operational / managerial control	OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL	not provided	Nov 27, 2024
Forrest Preston	Individual	Operational / managerial control	OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL	not provided	Jan 6, 1976
Jennifer Solomon	Individual	Operational / managerial control	OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL	not provided	May 1, 2019
Richard Swanker	Individual	Operational / managerial control	OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL	not provided	Jan 1, 2022
James Ziegler	Individual	Operational / managerial control	OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL	not provided	Sep 18, 2001
Todd Fletcher	Individual	Corporate officer / director	CORPORATE DIRECTOR	not provided	May 1, 2021
Lisa Lay	Individual	Corporate officer / director	CORPORATE DIRECTOR	not provided	Apr 24, 2017
Forrest Preston	Individual	Corporate officer / director	CORPORATE DIRECTOR	not provided	Jan 6, 1976
Richard Swanker	Individual	Corporate officer / director	CORPORATE DIRECTOR	not provided	Jan 1, 2022
James Ziegler	Individual	Corporate officer / director	CORPORATE DIRECTOR	not provided	Sep 18, 2001
Cindy Cross	Individual	Corporate officer / director	CORPORATE OFFICER	not provided	Jun 1, 1997
Todd Fletcher	Individual	Corporate officer / director	CORPORATE OFFICER	not provided	Nov 2, 2020
Terry Henry	Individual	Corporate officer / director	CORPORATE OFFICER	not provided	Aug 16, 1999
Lisa Lay	Individual	Corporate officer / director	CORPORATE OFFICER	not provided	Feb 9, 2018
Forrest Preston	Individual	Corporate officer / director	CORPORATE OFFICER	not provided	Jan 6, 1976
Richard Swanker	Individual	Corporate officer / director	CORPORATE OFFICER	not provided	Apr 1, 2011
Joan Thurmond	Individual	Corporate officer / director	CORPORATE OFFICER	not provided	Sep 22, 2000
James Ziegler	Individual	Corporate officer / director	CORPORATE OFFICER	not provided	Aug 16, 1999
Life Care Centers of America, Inc	Organization	Additional disclosable party	ADP OF THE SNF	not provided	Aug 31, 2000
Sheri Boyles	Individual	Additional disclosable party	ADP OF THE SNF	not provided	Feb 18, 2025
Matthew Cusano	Individual	Additional disclosable party	ADP OF THE SNF	not provided	Mar 6, 2025
Forrest Preston	Individual	Additional disclosable party	ADP OF THE SNF	not provided	Aug 31, 2000

Other facilities operated by Life Care Centers of America, Inc

All 24 →

Facility	Beds	Last inspection	Citations (window)	Fines
Life Care Center of Yuma 2450 South 19th Avenue, Yuma, AZ 85364 CCN 035133Abuse icon	128	Aug 6, 2026	60	—
Life Care Center of Paradise Valley 4065 East Bell Road, Phoenix, AZ 85032 CCN 035146	210	Jun 24, 2026	41	—
Western Hills Health Care Center 1625 Carr St, Lakewood, CO 80214 CCN 065209	140	Aug 19, 2026	181 harm1 open	—
Columbine Care Center 530 W 16th St, Salida, CO 81201 CCN 065220	112	Apr 16, 2026	392 open	—
Briarwood Health Care Center 1440 Vine St, Denver, CO 80206 CCN 065255	201	Jul 14, 2026	471 IJ1 harm1 open	$9,110
Life Care Center of Altamonte Springs 989 Orienta Ave, Altamonte Springs, FL 32701 CCN 105365	228	Jun 29, 2026	221 harm	—
Life Care Center of Winter Haven 1510 Cypress Gardens Blvd, Winter Haven, FL 33884 CCN 105792	177	Feb 20, 2025	33	—
Life Care Center at Wells Crossing 355 Crossing Blvd, Orange Park, FL 32073 CCN 105962	120	Sep 11, 2025	17	—

Same chain in South Carolina

All 193 in chain →

Facility	Beds	CMS overall	Last inspection	Citations (window)	Fines
Life Care Center of Charleston 2600 Elms Plantation Blvd, N Charleston, SC 29406 CCN 425332	148		Jan 8, 2026	131 IJ	$17k
Life Care Center of Columbia 2514 Faraway Drive, Columbia, SC 29223 CCN 425337	179		Jun 19, 2025	221 harm	—

No building or property record is linked to this facility yet. Parcel, assessor and building-permit joins will be added only where a valid site match exists.

Coordinates as published by CMS.

Address: 120 Lamotte Drive, Hilton Head Island, SC 29926
ZIP: 29926
County: Beaufort County FIPS 45013
State: South Carolina
Urban / rural (CMS): Urban

Within ~25 km

Nearby nursing homes

Facility	Distance	Beds	Last inspection	Citations (window)	Fines
The Preston Health Center 87 Bird Song Way, Hilton Head Island, SC 29926 CCN 425325	2.1 km	62	Dec 11, 2025	51 harm	$8,018
Broad Creek Care Center 801 Lemon Grass Court, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928 CCN 425351	8 km	25	Mar 18, 2026	71 IJ	$16k
Fraser Health Center 300 Wood Haven Drive, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928 CCN 425150	9.3 km	33	Apr 10, 2025	6	—
Sprenger Health Care of Port Royal 1810 Richmond Avenue, Port Royal, SC 29935 CCN 425413	18 km	65	Mar 12, 2026	4	$14k

Source	Record	Facts	Evidence	Source release	Retrieved
CMS Provider Information US-CMS	425147	name, address, phone, certification, certified_beds, ownership_type, legal_business_name, chain	Verified	Oct 1, 2026	Nov 7, 2026
CMS Provider Information US-CMS	425147	ratings, staffing, health_survey_score Five-Star ratings and PBJ staffing apply to the CMS-certified universe only.	Verified	Oct 1, 2026	Nov 7, 2026

Record-level source links for CCN 425147

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