Overview
Lake Marion Nursing Facility has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the South Carolina average of 3.1. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Summerton. Its strongest area is staffing (4 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.8 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 64% of nursing homes in South Carolina (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.6 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on August 6, 2026, found 4 health deficiencies, more than the South Carolina average of 3.6. Medicare records 2 fines totaling $15,646 in the past three years.
Lake Marion Nursing Facility is a nonprofit facility with 88 certified beds, caring for about 74 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1991.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- August 6, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 4
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 2 totaling $15,646
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 2
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.83 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.61 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.92 hrs
- Nurse aides2.30 hrs
- Physical therapists0.05 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Other
- Certified beds
- 88
- Average residents per day
- 74
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- March 11, 1991
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes