CMS PUBLIC RECORD · AUGUST 2026 RELEASERECORDS ARE ONE INPUT—NOT A PLACEMENT RECOMMENDATION
NURSING HOMELEDGERINSPECTIONS · OWNERSHIP · PENALTIES
CMS CCN 4254152026-08-01 PROCESSING DATE

NURSING HOME PUBLIC RECORD

Sprenger Healthcare Of Bluffton

60 Okatie Village Drive · Bluffton, SC 29909 · Jasper County

CMS OVERALL RATING★★★★★5/5CMS field—not our score or recommendation
Certified beds60CMS provider file
Recent citation rows5current CMS citation release
Penalty rows0current CMS penalties file
Read this record carefully.

The citation files cover the three most recent standard inspections plus qualifying complaint and infection-control inspections in the prior three years. A correction date is a CMS field; this site does not independently verify conditions. Absence from a file is not proof that no issue exists.

01 / INSPECTION LEDGER

Survey cycles in this release

CycleHealth dateHealth deficienciesFire dateFire deficiencies
Cycle 12025-09-2602025-09-260
Cycle 22024-10-1102024-10-110
Cycle 32022-11-1952022-11-190
02 / CITATION DETAIL

5 rows in the current release

1 rows carry G–L scope/severity codes; 1 carry J–L. 0 tag codes appear on more than one survey date. These counts describe citation rows, not residents or incidents.

2022-11-19 · HEALTHF0677Severity D · isolated; potential for more than minimal harm

Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2022-11-25
2022-11-19 · HEALTHF0759Severity E · pattern; potential for more than minimal harm

Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2022-11-25
2022-11-19 · HEALTHF0760Severity D · isolated; potential for more than minimal harm

Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2022-11-25
2022-11-19 · HEALTHF0761Severity E · pattern; potential for more than minimal harm

Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

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.

Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2022-11-25
2022-11-19 · HEALTHF0880Severity J · isolated immediate jeopardy

Infection Control Deficiencies

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2022-12-16
03 / ENFORCEMENT FILE

Penalties reported by CMS

Fine amounts and payment-denial days are shown exactly as aggregated from the current penalties file. They do not imply an unpaid balance.

DateTypeFine amountPayment-denial days
No penalty row appeared in the August 2026 penalties file.
04 / OWNERSHIP DISCLOSURES

Who appears in the CMS file

  • SHCS INCOrganization · 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST
    100% · since 02/17/2016
  • SPRENGER, NICOLEIndividual · 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST
    50% · since 02/17/2016
  • SPRENGER, TRACEYIndividual · 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST
    50% · since 02/17/2016
  • FOX, EMILYIndividual · CORPORATE OFFICER
    NOT APPLICABLE · since 12/31/2024
  • KUHN, SHANNONIndividual · CORPORATE OFFICER
    NOT APPLICABLE · since 12/31/2024
  • MALANOWKI, BRANDONIndividual · CORPORATE OFFICER
    NOT APPLICABLE · since 12/31/2024
  • CMS & CO. MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.Organization · OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL
    NOT APPLICABLE · since 02/17/2016
  • CASTOR, DAVIDIndividual · OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL
    NOT APPLICABLE · since 07/01/2022
  • COURTOCK, MELISSAIndividual · OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL
    NOT APPLICABLE · since 12/02/2002
  • DAWSON THOMPSON, NAKEISHAIndividual · OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL
    NOT APPLICABLE · since 02/13/2025
  • EPPERLY, ROBERTIndividual · OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL
    NOT APPLICABLE · since 01/20/2022
  • FOX, EMILYIndividual · OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL
    NOT APPLICABLE · since 12/31/2024
  • GOLLINGER, KRISTENIndividual · OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL
    NOT APPLICABLE · since 11/13/2000
  • GREEN, DWIGHTIndividual · OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL
    NOT APPLICABLE · since 06/12/2024
  • KUHN, SHANNONIndividual · OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL
    NOT APPLICABLE · since 12/31/2024
  • MALANOWKI, BRANDONIndividual · OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL
    NOT APPLICABLE · since 12/31/2024
  • MARINO-FREETAGE, JAIMEIndividual · OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL
    NOT APPLICABLE · since 03/01/2011
  • MICALE, JACOBIndividual · OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL
    NOT APPLICABLE · since 02/20/2023

Names and roles are self-reported CMS disclosure fields. Exact-name pages do not prove that similarly named people or organizations are the same entity.

05 / CMS STAFFING FIELDS

Reported hours and turnover

Staffing fields are provider-reported and case-mix context matters. CMS applies footnotes and exclusions not reproduced as a new score here.

Total nurse hours3.58per resident day
RN hours0.75per resident day
Weekend nurse hours3.13per resident day
Staff turnover62.5%CMS reported field
06 / LOCAL RECORDS

Other published facilities nearby

Open the South Carolina ledger →

No second facility in the same city met the directory rule.

BEFORE A CARE DECISION

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Use this ledger to frame questions—not to choose care on its own. Recheck Medicare Care Compare, contact the state survey agency and long-term care ombudsman, and ask the facility about anything you find.