# Nhc Healthcare - Bluffton

Nhc Healthcare - Bluffton is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing home (Nursing home · SNF / NF) in Okatie, SC, CMS Certification Number 425397, with 120 certified beds and about 114 residents per day. CMS rates it 4/5 overall (health inspections 4/5, staffing 4/5, quality measures 4/5).

## Key facts
- Status: Active CMS certification
- Address: 3039 Okatie Highway, Okatie, SC 29909 (Jasper County)
- Ownership type: For profit - Corporation

- Operator (legal business name): [Nhc Healthcare-Bluffton LLC](https://carefield.site/operator/op-nhc-healthcare-bluffton-llc)
- CMS chain: [National Healthcare Corporation](https://carefield.site/chain/cms-chain-364) — 72 facilities

- Phone: 8437058220
- Medicare Care Compare: https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/nursing-home/425397

## Inspection record
8 inspections in the CMS window (latest 2026-01-30); 10 citations (10 health, 0 fire safety); 0 at actual harm and 0 at immediate jeopardy; 0 without a verified correction at last report. CMS publishes about the three most recent standard surveys plus complaint and infection-control inspections from the prior three years; no citation in that window is not proof of a clean history.
- 2026-01-30 — [F-0740](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0740) Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-07-18 — [F-0689](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0689) Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Past non-compliance; complaint survey
- 2024-11-14 — [F-0695](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0695) Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2024-11-14 — [F-0761](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0761) 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. — scope/severity E (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2024-11-14 — [F-0812](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0812) Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. — scope/severity F (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2023-11-27 — [F-0554](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0554) Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected; complaint survey
- 2022-10-28 — [F-0554](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0554) Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2022-10-28 — [F-0600](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0600) Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2022-10-28 — [F-0636](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0636) Assess the resident completely in a timely manner  when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2022-10-28 — [F-0638](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0638) Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months. — scope/severity E (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected

## Penalties
No fines or payment denials in the CMS penalties file (about the last three years).

## Staffing (PBJ, hours per resident per day)
- Total nurse: 3.56194 (state avg 3.87063, US 3.90085)
- RN: 0.5969
- Nursing staff turnover: 43.2%

## Owners and managers of record (CMS disclosures)
- [Nhc/Delaware Inc](https://carefield.site/owner/org-nhc-delaware-inc) — Indirect owner, since 2010-01-12
- Bradley Moorhouse — Operational / managerial control, since 2018-07-01
- [National Healthcare Corporation](https://carefield.site/owner/org-national-healthcare-corp) — Operational / managerial control, since 2010-01-12
- [Nhc-Op LP](https://carefield.site/owner/org-nhc-op-lp) — Operational / managerial control, since 2010-01-12
- Della Dawson — Operational / managerial control, since 2009-01-26
- Vicki Dodson — Operational / managerial control, since 2019-06-01
- Robert Hall — Operational / managerial control, since 2013-02-09
- Brian Kidd — Operational / managerial control, since 2017-01-01
- Jaclyn Mcclain — Operational / managerial control, since 2022-03-21
- Bradley Moorhouse — Operational / managerial control, since 2018-07-01
- Timothy Shelly — Operational / managerial control, since 2024-07-12
- Robert Ussery — Operational / managerial control, since 2017-01-01

## Nearby nursing homes
- [Sprenger Healthcare of Bluffton](https://carefield.site/facility/cms-425415) — 2.5 km, CMS overall 5/5
- [Broad Creek Care Center](https://carefield.site/facility/cms-425351) — 19.8 km, CMS overall 5/5
- [Fraser Health Center](https://carefield.site/facility/cms-425150) — 22.4 km, CMS overall 4/5

## Sources
- cms_provider_info: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/4pq5-n9py/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=425397&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D
- cms_ownership: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/y2hd-n93e/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=425397&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D
- cms_health_deficiencies: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/r5ix-sfxw/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=425397&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D
- cms_fire_safety_deficiencies: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/ifjz-ge4w/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=425397&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D
- cms_penalties: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/g6vv-u9sr/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=425397&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D
- cms_inspection_dates: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/svdt-c123/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=425397&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D

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Source page: https://carefield.site/facility/cms-425397 · Carefield — Senior Care Intelligence. Facts come from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing homes). Missing data never means no issue exists.