Sprenger Healthcare of Bluffton — nursing home in Bluffton, SC

Facility type: Nursing home · SNF / NF
CMS provider type: Medicare and Medicaid · part of a continuing care retirement community (CCRC)
Certified beds: 60 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: 55.0 CMS, MDS-derived
CMS Certification Number: 425415
Certification status: Active CMS certification Verified
First approved (Medicare/Medicaid): Jul 1, 2019
Ownership type: For profit - Corporation
Operator (legal business name): Sprenger Healthcare of Bluffton Inc
CMS chain: Sprenger Health Care Systems 12 facilities
Phone: (843) 548-2500
Resident & family council: Resident
Sprinklers in all required areas: Yes
Official profile: Medicare Care Compare ↗

Inspection record · CMS window

Verified

Inspections

6

latest Sep 26, 2025

Citations

5

5 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	D2	E2	F·
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

0

$0

Payment denials

0

Latest

—

Federal certification

Federal · CMS

Authority: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), surveyed by the state survey agency
CCN: 425415
Program: Medicare and Medicaid
Medicare (SNF): Certified
Medicaid (NF): Certified
Certified beds: 60
First approved: Jul 1, 2019
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
Sep 26, 2025	Fire safety	Fire Safety Standard	0	No citations	—	Open →
Sep 26, 2025	Health	Health Standard	0	No citations	—	Open →
Oct 11, 2024	Fire safety	Fire Safety Standard	0	No citations	—	Open →
Oct 11, 2024	Health	Health Standard	0	No citations	—	Open →
Nov 19, 2022	Fire safety	Fire Safety Standard	0	No citations	—	Open →
Nov 19, 2022	Health	Health Standard	5	Immediate jeopardy	—	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.

No fines or payment denials in the CMS Penalties file for this CCN.

Scope × severity

Severity	Isolated	Pattern	Widespread
Immediate jeopardy	J1	K·	L·
Actual harm	G·	H·	I·
Potential harm	D2	E2	F·
Minimal	A·	B·	C·

By concept

Date	Tag	Deficiency	Scope / severity	Correction
Nov 19, 2022	F-0880	Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. Infection Control Deficiencies · Infection prevention	J · Immediate jeopardy Isolated	Corrected Dec 16, 2022
Nov 19, 2022	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 Nov 25, 2022
Nov 19, 2022	F-0759	Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Medication management	E · Potential harm Pattern	Corrected Nov 25, 2022
Nov 19, 2022	F-0760	Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Medication management	D · Potential harm Isolated	Corrected Nov 25, 2022
Nov 19, 2022	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	E · Potential harm Pattern	Corrected Nov 25, 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)0.59

State avg 0.62US avg 0.69

Licensed practical nurse1.05

State avg 1.03US avg 0.86

Nurse aide2.14

State avg 2.22US avg 2.35

Weekend total nurse3.22

State avg 3.35US avg 3.43

Reported from Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) data, as published by CMS. Case-mix adjusted total: 4.38 (case-mix index 1.20).

Staff turnover

Total nursing staff turnover58.7%

State avg 46.0%US avg 45.3%

Registered nurse turnover61.5%

State avg 41.5%US avg 42.5%

Administrators who left0

State avg 0US avg 1

Health survey score

Cycle 1 standard survey: Sep 26, 2025
Cycle 1 health score: 0
Total weighted score: 0

Operating entity

Sprenger Healthcare of Bluffton Inc

CMS legal business name of the certified provider. Operates this facility only.

VerifiedLinked by exact legal name

CMS chain

Sprenger Health Care Systems

12 facilities in 2 states. CMS chain ID 484.

VerifiedAssigned by CMS

Chain average overall rating (CMS): 3.6

Ownership disclosures

Disclosures

36

Organizations

6

Individuals

29

Direct & indirect ownership

Owners of record

Name	Type	Role (Carefield group)	CMS role text	Share	Since
Shcs Inc	Organization	Direct owner	5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST	100%	Feb 17, 2016
Nicole Sprenger	Individual	Indirect owner	5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST	50%	Feb 17, 2016
Tracey Sprenger	Individual	Indirect owner	5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST	50%	Feb 17, 2016

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
Shcs Inc	Organization	Direct owner	5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST	100%	Feb 17, 2016
Nicole Sprenger	Individual	Indirect owner	5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST	50%	Feb 17, 2016
Tracey Sprenger	Individual	Indirect owner	5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST	50%	Feb 17, 2016
Wendie Hutsenpiller	Individual	Partner	INDIVIDUAL IS AN OWNER, PARTNER OR TRUSTEE OF ANY ADP OF THE SNF	not provided	Sep 9, 2025
Kenneth Malanowski	Individual	Partner	INDIVIDUAL IS AN OWNER, PARTNER OR TRUSTEE OF ANY ADP OF THE SNF	not provided	Sep 9, 2025
CMS & Co. Management Services, Inc	Organization	Operational / managerial control	OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL	not provided	Feb 17, 2016
David Castor	Individual	Operational / managerial control	OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL	not provided	Jul 1, 2022
Melissa Courtock	Individual	Operational / managerial control	OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL	not provided	Dec 2, 2002
Nakeisha Dawson Thompson	Individual	Operational / managerial control	OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL	not provided	Feb 13, 2025
Robert Epperly	Individual	Operational / managerial control	OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL	not provided	Jan 20, 2022
Emily Fox	Individual	Operational / managerial control	OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL	not provided	Dec 31, 2024
Kristen Gollinger	Individual	Operational / managerial control	OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL	not provided	Nov 13, 2000
Dwight Green	Individual	Operational / managerial control	OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL	not provided	Jun 12, 2024
Shannon Kuhn	Individual	Operational / managerial control	OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL	not provided	Dec 31, 2024
Brandon Malanowki	Individual	Operational / managerial control	OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL	not provided	Dec 31, 2024
Jaime Marino-Freetage	Individual	Operational / managerial control	OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL	not provided	Mar 1, 2011
Jacob Micale	Individual	Operational / managerial control	OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL	not provided	Feb 20, 2023
Emily Fox	Individual	Corporate officer / director	CORPORATE OFFICER	not provided	Dec 31, 2024
Shannon Kuhn	Individual	Corporate officer / director	CORPORATE OFFICER	not provided	Dec 31, 2024
Brandon Malanowki	Individual	Corporate officer / director	CORPORATE OFFICER	not provided	Dec 31, 2024
Citrin Cooperman and Company, LLP	Organization	Additional disclosable party	ADP OF THE SNF	not provided	Feb 1, 2025
CMS & Co. Management Services, Inc	Organization	Additional disclosable party	ADP OF THE SNF	not provided	Sep 9, 2025
Delta Health Care Consultants, Inc	Organization	Additional disclosable party	ADP OF THE SNF	not provided	Jan 1, 2008
Huntington	Organization	Additional disclosable party	ADP OF THE SNF	not provided	Mar 31, 2019
Wellspring Staffing, Inc	Organization	Additional disclosable party	ADP OF THE SNF	not provided	Oct 15, 2021
David Castor	Individual	Additional disclosable party	ADP OF THE SNF	not provided	Jul 1, 2022
Melissa Courtock	Individual	Additional disclosable party	ADP OF THE SNF	not provided	Dec 2, 2002
Nakeisha Dawson Thompson	Individual	Additional disclosable party	ADP OF THE SNF	not provided	Feb 13, 2025
Robert Epperly	Individual	Additional disclosable party	ADP OF THE SNF	not provided	Jan 20, 2022
Emily Fox	Individual	Additional disclosable party	ADP OF THE SNF	not provided	Dec 31, 2024
Kristen Gollinger	Individual	Additional disclosable party	ADP OF THE SNF	not provided	Nov 13, 2000
Dwight Green	Individual	Additional disclosable party	ADP OF THE SNF	not provided	Jun 12, 2024
Shannon Kuhn	Individual	Additional disclosable party	ADP OF THE SNF	not provided	Dec 31, 2024
Brandon Malanowki	Individual	Additional disclosable party	ADP OF THE SNF	not provided	Dec 31, 2024
Jaime Marino-Freetage	Individual	Additional disclosable party	ADP OF THE SNF	not provided	Mar 1, 2011
Jacob Micale	Individual	Additional disclosable party	ADP OF THE SNF	not provided	Feb 20, 2023

Same chain in South Carolina

All 11 in chain →

Facility	Beds	CMS overall	Last inspection	Citations (window)	Fines
Sprenger Health Care of Port Royal 1810 Richmond Avenue, Port Royal, SC 29935 CCN 425413	65		Mar 12, 2026	4	$14k

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: 60 Okatie Village Drive, Bluffton, SC 29909
ZIP: 29909
County: Jasper County FIPS 45053
State: South Carolina
Urban / rural (CMS): Urban

Within ~25 km

Nearby nursing homes

Facility	Distance	Beds	Last inspection	Citations (window)	Fines
Nhc Healthcare - Bluffton 3039 Okatie Highway, Okatie, SC 29909 CCN 425397	2.5 km	120	Jan 30, 2026	10	—
Broad Creek Care Center 801 Lemon Grass Court, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928 CCN 425351	21.1 km	25	Mar 18, 2026	71 IJ	$16k
Fraser Health Center 300 Wood Haven Drive, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928 CCN 425150	23.7 km	33	Apr 10, 2025	6	—

Source	Record	Facts	Evidence	Source release	Retrieved
CMS Provider Information US-CMS	425415	name, address, phone, certification, certified_beds, ownership_type, legal_business_name, chain	Verified	Oct 1, 2026	Nov 7, 2026
CMS Provider Information US-CMS	425415	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

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