Home / South Carolina / Six Mile
Pruitthealth - Pickens
163 Love & Care Road, Six Mile, SC 29682 · Pickens County · (864) 868-2307
44 certified beds, about 40 residents a day · For profit - Limited Liability company · Medicare and Medicaid since 1991
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 425306 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
The record in brief
At its most recent standard inspection, on March 26, 2026, inspectors cited 0 health deficiencies (the South Carolina average is 3.7, the national average 9.2).
None of its 14 health citations since September 2022 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
CMS lists 1 fine totaling $4,271 in the last three years; the largest was $4,271, and the latest is dated November 5, 2024.
Nurses and nurse aides worked 2.98 hours per resident per day, against 3.84 across South Carolina and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.83 of those hours.
47.1% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (South Carolina average 45.9%).
CMS links it to Pruitthealth, an affiliated group of 96 nursing homes.
Health inspections
Federal rules call for a standard inspection at least every 15 months, plus a visit whenever a complaint is filed. Each mark below is one citation, colored by how serious inspectors rated it. How to read a citation.
Under each citation, the quoted text is the inspector's own summary from the federal statement of deficiencies (CMS form 2567), word for word apart from a privacy scrub; CMS removes residents' and staff names before it publishes the text. The full notes are on Medicare.gov.
Where its citations fall on CMS's grid
CMS rates every citation by how much harm it caused (rows) and how many residents it touched (columns). The count in each box is this home's, across all 14 health citations on file.
March 26, 2026Standard inspection · 0 citations
August 25, 2025Complaint inspection · 1 citation
- D Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Inspectors wroteBased on review of facility policy, record review, and interviews. The facility failed to inform Resident (R) 1's family member of R1's involvement in a resident-to-resident altercation for 1of 3 Residents reviewed for abuse. Review of facility policy titled, Abuse Prevention & Reporting, with a last revision date of 06/20/25 revealed the following: The assisted living center will not tolerate abuse, neglect or exploitation of its residents by anyone. Such incidents will be reported to all appropriate authorities, agencies, and registries and a written copy as such reports maintained in a central file and resident file. Review of R1's Face Sheet revealed R1 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses including but not limited to: Alzheimer's, vascular dementia and dysphagia. [...]
January 16, 2025Complaint inspection · 1 citation
- D Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, interviews, record review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to provide Resident (R)3 with treatment and care according to professional standards of practice, regarding resident transfers for 1 of 3 resident reviewed.
November 5, 2024Standard inspection, Complaint inspection · 4 citations
- F Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and review of facility policy, the facility failed to ensure food was properly labeled and sealed to prevent contamination and the potential for development of foodborne illness. This deficient practice had the potential to affect 27 out of 27 residents who receive meals prepared in and served from the facility's kitchen.
- D Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interviews, the facility failed to coordinate a Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASARR) Level II for Resident (R)21, after a change in diagnoses, for 1 of 2 residents reviewed for PASARR.
- D Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Inspectors wroteBased on Wound Journal Ostomy and Continence Nursing (WJOCN), record review, observation and interview, the facility failed to follow infection control standards and clean technique, by placing soiled dressing on a clean field, during a wound observation of Resident (R)22, for 1 of 1 resident observed for pressure ulcers.
- D Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Inspectors wroteBased on facility policy, observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure Resident (R)17 was free from pain for 1 of 3 residents reviewed for pain.
September 30, 2022Standard inspection · 8 citations
- F Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Inspectors wroteBased on facility observations and staff interviews, the facility failed to ensure the kitchen sanitation was maintained in food preparation areas.
- D Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, interviews, record reviews and review of the facility policy, the facility failed to develop an individualized and comprehensive care plan for two (2) of 14 residents (R) sampled (R2 and R21).
- D Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interviews, and record review, the facility failed to provide services to increase the mobility status of one (1) of one (1) resident sampled for activities of daily living (ADL) (Resident (R)95).
- D Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to assess and provide timely interventions for the presence of dry crusted matter on the scalp and face of one (1) of 14 residents sampled (Resident (R)95).
- D Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review, resident, and staff interviews, the facility failed to ensure that a resident who is continent of bladder and bowel receives the necessary services and assistance to maintain continence for one (1) of one (1) resident reviewed (Resident (R43) for continence, and one (1) of two (2) residents reviewed (Resident (R21) for catheter care services out of twenty-four (24) sample residents. Specifically, the facility failed to ensure: -A physician order for a urinary analysis was completed, and a urology consultation appointment was ordered for R43; and, -Appropriate catheter care was provided for R21.
- D Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, interviews, and record review, the facility failed to label the oxygen tubing for one (1) of two (2) residents reviewed for respiratory care (Resident (R)10).
- D Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interviews, and record review the facility failed to maintain consistent communication with the dialysis facility and failed to follow physician's orders for monitoring of one (1) of one (1) resident reviewed for dialysis (Resident (R)95).
- D Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interviews, and record review, the facility failed to administer medications without errors for two (2) of four (4) residents observed (Resident (R)94 and R95). There were 29 medications administered with two (2) errors, equaling a 6.9 percent error rate.
Fire safety inspections
6 fire safety citations on file: 3 on March 26, 2026, 3 on November 5, 2024.
Every fire safety citation6 citations
- D Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
- D Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- D Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
- D Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
- D Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
- D Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Fines and payment denials
| Date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| November 5, 2024 | Fine | $4,271 |
A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stopped paying for new admissions for that period.
Staffing
Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.
| Measure | This home | South Carolina | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides) | 2.98 | 3.84 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.83 | 0.63 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 2.52 | 3.33 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 1.60 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.56 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 47.1% | 45.9% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 37.5% | 42.1% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 0 |
CMS expects 3.51 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.
Staffing by quarter, from daily payroll records
Every nursing home sends CMS its staff hours for each day (the Payroll Based Journal). Here they are added up by quarter. The latest quarter is the one behind the figures above. In January to March 2026, nursing staff hours per resident were 3.17 on weekdays and 2.52 on weekends, 21% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 0.0% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 2.78 in April to June 2025 to 2.98 in January to March 2026.
| Quarter | All nursing staff | Registered nurses | Weekdays | Weekends | Contract staff share | Days with no RN hours | Residents a day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan to Mar 2026 | 2.98 | 0.83 | 3.17 | 2.52 | 0.0% | 0 of 90 | 40 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 2.80 | 0.76 | 2.92 | 2.49 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 40 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 3.15 | 0.79 | 3.34 | 2.67 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 38 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 2.78 | 0.79 | 2.90 | 2.48 | 0.0% | 0 of 91 | 40 |
| United States, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.75 | 0.62 | 3.92 | 3.33 | 5.3% | 0.5% of days | |
| South Carolina, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.62 | 0.53 | 3.81 | 3.13 | 7.2% | 0.3% of days |
Hours per resident per day: staff hours in the quarter divided by resident days (the daily census CMS derives from resident assessments). Registered nurses include the director of nursing and RNs with administrative duties; aides include nurse aides in training and medication aides, as in CMS's own staffing measure. How these are calculated.
Staff pay reports
Staff pay at this home
No staff pay figure for this home has passed review yet. A figure appears only after at least 5 reports from at least 3 different people, sent over at least 60 days, have passed review.
Official wage estimates for South Carolina
| Job | Median | Middle half | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina, all employers | |||
| CNAs (nursing assistants) | $17.90 | $16.81 to $19.08 | 21,760 |
| LPNs and LVNs | $29.72 | $27.59 to $34.24 | 9,400 |
| Registered nurses | $39.60 | $37.17 to $46.75 | 49,750 |
| United States, nursing care facilities | |||
| CNAs (nursing assistants) | $20.67 | $17.91 to $22.55 | 534,270 |
| LPNs and LVNs | $33.86 | $30.05 to $37.40 | 188,210 |
| Registered nurses | $41.11 | $37.85 to $47.68 | 142,270 |
Hourly wages; the middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS has no separate estimate for medication aides. These are survey estimates for whole occupations, not figures for any one home.
Quality measures
The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.
| Measure | This home | South Carolina | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 1.7 | 11.9 | 13.9 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 2.3 | 12.7 | 14.1 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 9.2 | 5.1 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 18.1 | 15.3 | 15.4 |
Owners and operators
Legal business name: PRUITTHEALTH - PICKENS, LLC. CMS links this home to Pruitthealth, a group of 96 nursing homes averaging 3 stars overall.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Health Services of South Carolina Inc | Direct ownership interest | Organization | 12/01/2008 | |
| Pruitt, Neil | Direct ownership interest | Individual | 11/27/2013 | |
| Heritage Properties of Pickens, Inc | Indirect ownership interest | Organization | 04/10/2008 | |
| Nwp 2020 Child Tr Fbo Neil L Pruitt Jr | Indirect ownership interest | Organization | 08/12/2020 | |
| United Health Services Inc | Indirect ownership interest | Organization | 11/27/2013 | |
| Pruitt, Nancy | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 05/05/2024 | |
| Small, Philip | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 01/03/2011 | |
| Armstrong, Kayla | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 03/02/2020 | |
| D'andrade, Kenesha | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 11/10/2024 | |
| Joseph, Kirpich | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 06/05/2020 | |
| Heritage Properties of Pickens, Inc | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 04/10/2008 | |
| J Paige Pruitt Trust | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 06/05/2003 | |
| Lisa P Hamby Trust | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 06/05/2003 | |
| Neil L Pruitt Jr Trust | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 06/05/2003 | |
| Pruitthealth Consulting Services Inc | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 11/26/2013 | |
| Armstrong, Kayla | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 03/18/2026 | |
| D'andrade, Kenesha | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 09/24/2025 | |
| Joseph, Kirpich | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 03/18/2026 |
As listed in the CMS ownership file, which names owners with a 5% or greater stake and the people and companies with operational or managerial control.
Questions to ask on a visit
Chosen from this home's own inspection record.
- How do you prevent falls and pressure injuries, and how are families told when one happens?Inspectors cited 8 problems in this area, most recently on January 16, 2025: "Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals."
- Can we see a week of menus and the kitchen, and how are special diets handled?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on November 5, 2024: "Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards."
- When is the care plan meeting, and can family attend it?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on November 5, 2024: "Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed."
- How do residents and families raise a complaint or grievance, and how fast is it answered?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on August 25, 2025: "Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident."
- Who is on the floor on Saturday and Sunday, and how many residents does each aide care for?Weekend nurse staffing here was 2.52 hours per resident per day, below the South Carolina average of 3.33.
Other nursing homes nearby
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- Lila Doyle Post Acute Seneca, 12.8 mi · 4 of 5 stars · 8 citations
- Fleetwood Post Acute Easley, 14.1 mi · 2 of 5 stars · 10 citations
- Seneca Health & Rehabilitation Center Seneca, 14.3 mi · 3 of 5 stars · 19 citations
- Powdersville Post-Acute Easley, 16.9 mi · 3 of 5 stars · 11 citations
- Presbyterian Home of Sc - Foothills Easley, 17 mi · 2 of 5 stars · 9 citations
- Heartland Health Care Center - Greenville East Greenville, 22.2 mi · 2 of 5 stars · 13 citations
- West Village Post Acute Greenville, 22.6 mi · 2 of 5 stars · 23 citations
South Carolina contacts for a concern about a nursing home
These are the official offices in South Carolina. NursingHomeClear cannot take or act on complaints.
- Inspections and complaints: South Carolina Department of Public Health, Healthcare Quality, Nursing Homes, the state agency that inspects nursing homes for CMS and takes complaints about care.
- Resident advocate: South Carolina Long Term Care Ombudsman Program, Department on Aging, 1-800-868-9095. The long-term care ombudsman is a free, confidential advocate for residents and families, set up under the federal Older Americans Act.
- State inspection reports: SC Survey and Certification Public CMS-2567 Search, where South Carolina publishes its own records on licensed homes.
Common questions
- What is Pruitthealth - Pickens's Medicare star rating?
- CMS rates Pruitthealth - Pickens 5 out of 5 stars overall, with 4 for health inspections, 3 for staffing and 5 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
- How many deficiencies did Pruitthealth - Pickens get at its last inspection?
- 0 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on March 26, 2026. The South Carolina average is 3.7.
- Has Pruitthealth - Pickens been fined?
- Yes. CMS lists 1 fine totaling $4,271 in the last three years.
- Does Pruitthealth - Pickens accept Medicaid?
- It is certified to take Medicaid (CMS lists it as "Medicare and Medicaid"). Certification does not mean a Medicaid bed is open: ask the admissions office.
- Who owns Pruitthealth - Pickens?
- CMS lists 18 owners and managers, and links the home to Pruitthealth. Legal business name: PRUITTHEALTH - PICKENS, LLC.
Sources
- Ratings, staffing and fines: CMS Provider Information, released September 30, 2026, data as of September 1, 2026.
- Citations: CMS Health Deficiencies and Fire Safety Deficiencies.
- Owners: CMS Ownership. Penalties: CMS Penalties.
- Staffing by quarter: CMS Payroll Based Journal Daily Nurse Staffing, April 2025 to March 2026, summed by NursingHomeClear.
- Inspector summaries: CMS Full Statement of Deficiencies (CMS-2567 text), data as of September 1, 2026. Each quote is the part of the statement before the detailed findings.
- Inspection reports with the inspectors' full notes are on this home's Medicare.gov page.
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