Sprenger Healthcare Of Bluffton
Bluffton, Jasper County, South Carolina · CCN 425415 · For-profit (Corporation) · part of Sprenger Health Care Systems (12 facilities, chain average 3.3 stars)
CMS rates Sprenger Healthcare Of Bluffton 5 of 5 overall as of August 2026. 60 certified beds, 58 residents a day on average. 5 citations on record from the current inspection cycles, 1 at immediate jeopardy; no fines on record.
CMS’s ratings
The Five-Star Quality Rating System, as CMS publishes it. Where CMS gives no rating, the reason CMS gives is printed instead.
| Overall | ★★★★★ 5 of 5 |
|---|---|
| Health inspections | ★★★★★ 5 of 5 |
| Staffing | ★★★☆☆ 3 of 5 |
| Quality measures | ★★★★☆ 4 of 5 |
| Quality: long-stay / short-stay | 5 / 3 of 5 |
Staffing
| Total nurse staffing | 3.57832 hours per resident per day |
|---|---|
| Registered nurses | 0.75433 hours per resident per day |
| Weekend total | 3.12581 hours per resident per day |
| Nursing staff turnover | 62.5% (registered nurses 75%) |
| Administrators who left | 0 |
Citations from health inspections
Each is a finding by a state surveyor on the date shown, in CMS’s words. The severity is CMS’s scope-and-severity grid, spelled out: harm on the left, how widespread on the right.
| Survey | Finding | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-19 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. Infection Control Deficiencies · tag F0880 |
J Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety; isolated | Deficient, Provider has date of correction 2022-12-16 |
| 2022-11-19 | Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · tag F0759 |
E No actual harm, with potential for more than minimal harm; pattern | Deficient, Provider has date of correction 2022-11-25 |
| 2022-11-19 | 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 · tag F0761 |
E No actual harm, with potential for more than minimal harm; pattern | Deficient, Provider has date of correction 2022-11-25 |
| 2022-11-19 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · tag F0677 |
D No actual harm, with potential for more than minimal harm; isolated | Deficient, Provider has date of correction 2022-11-25 |
| 2022-11-19 | Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · tag F0760 |
D No actual harm, with potential for more than minimal harm; isolated | Deficient, Provider has date of correction 2022-11-25 |
Fines and payment denials
No fines or payment denials on record since 2023.
Who owns and runs it
Every owner, officer and manager CMS lists, as filed. These are the names in CMS’s ownership record; anyone named in the ownership record can ask about it on the about page.
| Name | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shcs Inc. Organization | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | 100% | 2016-02-17 |
| Citrin Cooperman And Company, LLP Organization | adp of the snf | — | 2025-02-01 |
| Cms & Co. Management Services, Inc. Organization | adp of the snf | — | 2025-09-09 |
| Delta Health Care Consultants, Inc. Organization | adp of the snf | — | 2008-01-01 |
| Huntington Organization | adp of the snf | — | 2019-03-31 |
| Wellspring Staffing, Inc. Organization | adp of the snf | — | 2021-10-15 |
| Cms & Co. Management Services, Inc. Organization | operational/managerial control | — | 2016-02-17 |
| Sprenger, Nicole Individual | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | 50% | 2016-02-17 |
| Sprenger, Tracey Individual | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | 50% | 2016-02-17 |
| Castor, David Individual | adp of the snf | — | 2022-07-01 |
| Courtock, Melissa Individual | adp of the snf | — | 2002-12-02 |
| Dawson Thompson, Nakeisha Individual | adp of the snf | — | 2025-02-13 |
| Epperly, Robert Individual | adp of the snf | — | 2022-01-20 |
| Fox, Emily Individual | adp of the snf | — | 2024-12-31 |
| Gollinger, Kristen Individual | adp of the snf | — | 2000-11-13 |
| Green, Dwight Individual | adp of the snf | — | 2024-06-12 |
| Kuhn, Shannon Individual | adp of the snf | — | 2024-12-31 |
| Malanowki, Brandon Individual | adp of the snf | — | 2024-12-31 |
| Marino-Freetage, Jaime Individual | adp of the snf | — | 2011-03-01 |
| Micale, Jacob Individual | adp of the snf | — | 2023-02-20 |
| Fox, Emily Individual | corporate officer | — | 2024-12-31 |
| Kuhn, Shannon Individual | corporate officer | — | 2024-12-31 |
| Malanowki, Brandon Individual | corporate officer | — | 2024-12-31 |
| Hutsenpiller, Wendie Individual | individual is an owner, partner or trustee of any adp of the snf | — | 2025-09-09 |
| Malanowski, Kenneth Individual | individual is an owner, partner or trustee of any adp of the snf | — | 2025-09-09 |
| Castor, David Individual | operational/managerial control | — | 2022-07-01 |
| Courtock, Melissa Individual | operational/managerial control | — | 2002-12-02 |
| Dawson Thompson, Nakeisha Individual | operational/managerial control | — | 2025-02-13 |
| Epperly, Robert Individual | operational/managerial control | — | 2022-01-20 |
| Fox, Emily Individual | operational/managerial control | — | 2024-12-31 |
| Gollinger, Kristen Individual | operational/managerial control | — | 2000-11-13 |
| Green, Dwight Individual | operational/managerial control | — | 2024-06-12 |
| Kuhn, Shannon Individual | operational/managerial control | — | 2024-12-31 |
| Malanowki, Brandon Individual | operational/managerial control | — | 2024-12-31 |
| Marino-Freetage, Jaime Individual | operational/managerial control | — | 2011-03-01 |
| Micale, Jacob Individual | operational/managerial control | — | 2023-02-20 |
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Data Catalog (public domain), files dated 2026-08-01. Ratings are CMS’s; citations are state surveyors’ findings; nothing here is estimated or a recommendation. Every nursing home in Jasper County.