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Sandpiper Post Acute

An independent review of Sandpiper Post Acute's safety record, its Medicare rating, health-inspection citations, staffing, fines and complaints, drawn from public federal data (not user star-ratings).

1049 Anna Knapp Boulevard · Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 · 176 beds
Phone: 8438813210
F
Open Care Data Safety Grade

This facility raises serious safety concerns and ranks well below its peers.

Starts from the Medicare rating, then weighs an abuse finding on record; Special Focus Facility status; below-average staffing; high RN turnover (67%); $73,787 in federal fines. How we grade · See how it compares
Open Care Data's independent assessment of public federal data, not an official CMS rating. Data can lag or change. Operate this facility? Report a correction.

Recent News August 2026 federal update

Added to the federal Special Focus watch list

In the August 2026 federal update, CMS listed this facility as a Special Focus Facility candidate. The Special Focus Facility program identifies nursing homes with a persistent pattern of serious quality problems for heightened federal oversight.

Federal abuse indicator added to the record

In the August 2026 federal update, this facility's record was marked with the federal abuse indicator, which CMS applies to nursing homes cited for one or more abuse-related findings during inspections.

Total federal fines changed to $73,787

In the August 2026 federal update, the total dollar amount of federal fines on this facility's record changed from $84,974 to $73,787. Fines are civil monetary penalties CMS levies when serious problems are identified and not corrected.

These changes are drawn from the U.S. federal (CMS) nursing home data. The facts are CMS's; the explanations are Open Care Data's. Federal data updates periodically and can lag current conditions. Operate this facility? Add context or report a correction.

Medicare Five-Star Rating · as of the latest federal update

Overall
1 / 5
Staffing
1 / 5
Health Inspection
1 / 5
Quality Measures
★★★
3 / 5

Top concerns What stands out in the record

  • Flagged for a serious abuse-related finding by inspectors.
  • On the federal Special Focus Facility watch list for persistent quality problems.
  • Below-average overall Medicare rating (1 of 5 stars).
  • $73,787 in federal fines across 4 penalties.
  • Staffing rating is in the bottom tier, often the strongest predictor of care quality.
  • High registered-nurse turnover (67%), care continuity may suffer.

How it compares vs. 187 SC nursing homes

Overall Medicare rating
1of 5 stars
Better than 0% of SC homes
Staffing rating
1of 5 stars
Better than 0% of SC homes
Health-inspection rating
1of 5 stars
Better than 0% of SC homes
Total nurse hours / resident / day
3.04699hrs
Better than 10% of SC homes
RN hours / resident / day
0.28576hrs
Better than 9% of SC homes
RN turnover
66.7%
Better than 13% of SC homes

Percentiles rank this facility against every other Medicare-rated nursing home in South Carolina, using the latest federal data.

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Safety & Enforcement Federal inspection record

Safety indicators

Abuse indicator Flagged, abuse finding
Special Focus Facility Enhanced oversight
Substantiated complaints 0

Financial penalties

4
Fines
$73,787
Total fines
0
Payment denials
4
Total penalties

Staffing Hours per resident / day

0.28576
RN hours per resident / day
Benchmark ≥ 0.75
3.04699
Total nursing hours / day
Benchmark ≈ 4.1
2.81133
Weekend nursing hours / day
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Higher staffing, especially RN time, correlates with better outcomes and higher Medicare star ratings.

Recent Deficiency Citations Last 36 months · federal inspections

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Quality Measures Medicare quality data · lower is better

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