Overview
NHC Healthcare - Bluffton has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the South Carolina average of 3.1. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Okatie. It scores 4 of 5 on health inspections, quality of care and staffing alike.
Residents receive about 3.6 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 52% 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 January 30, 2026, found 1 health deficiency, fewer than the South Carolina average of 3.6. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 52% of South Carolina nursing homes have been fined.
NHC Healthcare - Bluffton is a for-profit facility with 120 certified beds, caring for about 114 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2010.
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.
Top 24%
Top 29%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- January 30, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 1
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.56 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.60 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.19 hrs
- Nurse aides1.77 hrs
- Physical therapists0.16 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 114
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- May 25, 2010
- 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