Nursing Homes in Hilton Head Island, SC- Monthly Analysis & Key Metrics

Data as of April 21, 2024

Reviewed by Richard Saunders

The City Level Skilled Nursing Home Analysis Report

Recently, the Biden administration announced a goal of improving nursing home care, as highlighted in several important announcements (see the initial announcement and a subsequent announcement). While this is a commendable goal, it is not entirely clear what the best approach is for achieving it. Proposing minimum staffing levels for all nursing homes simplifies a complicated issue. Nursing Homes address a wide range of resident needs, from short-term rehabilitation to long-term care to dementia and memory issues, that require different levels of care. It also fails to address a national staffing shortage that will likely only worsen.

At NursingHomeDatabase.com, we believe that one critical element of any improvement effort is to have access to good, clear data and analysis that can help everyone understand the current state of affairs, identify trends, and track progress over time. To this end, we have built this series of reports that will try to illuminate the key metrics of nursing home performance for each state. Our reports are designed to provide valuable insights and inform policymakers, healthcare providers, and families who are interested in nursing home care.

The analysis for the state level report cards of nursing home care is primarily derived from data that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ("CMS") provides. CMS publishes weekly data about nursing home occupancy and COVID-19 infections and publishes monthly reports with ratings, staffing levels, and deficiencies.

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Hilton Head Island
The 10,000 foot view

Updated on April 21, 2024

This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Hilton Head Island has a total of 9 active skilled nursing facilities and 683 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Hilton Head Island of 74,139, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 108.55 persons in Hilton Head Island. There were 540 residents in nursing homes as April 21, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 79.06 percent. (Note that the home count is based on monthly data provided by CMS and the number of beds and the occupancy numbers are based on weekly data. There is a minor number of homes that do not report their data weekly.)

According to the monthly data, Hilton Head Island has added 0 new beds and lost 0 existing beds over the past year.

The Biden Administration has announced that it wants to regulate minimum nursing home staffing levels. They have proposed minimums of .55 hours of care per resident per day from registered nurses (RNs) and 2.45 hours of care per resident per day certified nursing aids (CNAs). These are the current level amount of hours per resident per day of care for Hilton Head Island and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels City State / National
Registered Nurse (RN) 0.89 0.67 / 0.65
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) 2.42 2.25 / 2.26
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) 1.02 1.03 / 0.88
All Staff 4.33 3.95 / 3.78

State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for South Carolina.

COVID-19 Infections in Hilton Head Island Nursing Homes

While COVID-19 infections and deaths are down significantly from late 2020 and 2021, the number of infections and deaths continues to be monitored. For nursing homes in Hilton Head Island there were a total of 0 new cases and 0 new deaths among residents for the week ending April 21, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Hilton Head Island

No new homes were reported by CMS over the past twelve months.

No homes were removed by CMS over the past twelve months.

Occupancy Percentages for Hilton Head Island Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Hilton Head Island, SC. Occupancies levels for individual facilities will differ and can be found on the detail page for the specific nursing home.

Best and Worst Nursing Homes in Hilton Head Island

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Hilton Head Island based on their most recent weighted average inspection score. Some nursing homes may have higher overall 5-star ratings than the homes on this list. We feel that the health inspection score is the best indicator of current operations. It changes quicker than the overall rating.

Facility Rating
Sprenger Health Care of Port Royal
1810 RICHMOND AVENUE
PORT ROYAL, SC
7.33
Fraser Health Center
300 WOOD HAVEN DRIVE
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC
11.33
Broad Creek Care Center
801 LEMON GRASS COURT
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC
26.00
The Preston Health Center
87 BIRD SONG WAY
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC
25.33
Nhc Healthcare - Bluffton
3039 OKATIE HIGHWAY
OKATIE, SC
15.33
Life Care Center of Hilton Head
120 LAMOTTE DRIVE
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC
11.33
Resorts at Beaufort
11 TODD DRIVE
BEAUFORT, SC
132.67
Sprenger Healthcare of Bluffton
60 OKATIE VILLAGE DRIVE
BLUFFTON, SC
68.33
Ridgeland Nursing Center Inc
1516 GRAYS HIGHWAY
RIDGELAND, SC
195.83

The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Hilton Head Island based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.

Facility Rating
Ridgeland Nursing Center Inc
1516 GRAYS HIGHWAY
RIDGELAND, SC
195.83
Sprenger Healthcare of Bluffton
60 OKATIE VILLAGE DRIVE
BLUFFTON, SC
68.33
Resorts at Beaufort
11 TODD DRIVE
BEAUFORT, SC
132.67
The Preston Health Center
87 BIRD SONG WAY
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC
25.33
Nhc Healthcare - Bluffton
3039 OKATIE HIGHWAY
OKATIE, SC
15.33
Life Care Center of Hilton Head
120 LAMOTTE DRIVE
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC
11.33
Sprenger Health Care of Port Royal
1810 RICHMOND AVENUE
PORT ROYAL, SC
7.33
Fraser Health Center
300 WOOD HAVEN DRIVE
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC
11.33
Broad Creek Care Center
801 LEMON GRASS COURT
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC
26.00

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