Home / South Carolina / Union
Union Post Acute
709 Rice Avenue Ext, Union, SC 29379 · Union County · (864) 427-0306
88 certified beds, about 85 residents a day · For profit - Limited Liability company · Medicare and Medicaid since 1981
Certified for Medicaid Certified for Medicare
Overall
5 of 5
Health inspections
4 of 5
Staffing
2 of 5
Quality measures
5 of 5
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 425142 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
The record in brief
At its most recent standard inspection, on February 10, 2026, inspectors cited 0 health deficiencies (the South Carolina average is 3.7, the national average 9.2).
None of its 13 health citations since May 2023 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
CMS lists no fines against this home in the last three years.
Nurses and nurse aides worked 3.09 hours per resident per day, against 3.84 across South Carolina and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.36 of those hours.
38.2% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (South Carolina average 45.9%).
CMS links it to PACS Group, an affiliated group of 275 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.
205/23
106/24
1001/25
002/26
Potential for minimal harm Potential for more than minimal harm Actual harm Immediate jeopardy Found on a complaint visit
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 13 health citations on file.
Severity
Isolated
Pattern
Widespread
Immediate jeopardy
0J
0K
0L
Actual harm
0G
0H
0I
Potential for more than minimal harm
11D
1E
1F
Potential for minimal harm
0A
0B
0C
February 10, 2026Standard inspection · 0 citations
January 17, 2025Standard inspection · 10 citations
- E 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 facility policy review, the facility failed to store foods in accordance with professional food storage standards for labeling and dating for 1 of 1 resident refrigerator observed.
- D Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and facility policy review, the facility failed to ensure 1 (Resident (R)16) of 19 sampled residents was assessed to determine whether the resident could safely self-administer medications prior to keeping the medication at the resident's bedside.
- 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 observation, interview, record review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to develop and implement a comprehensive person-centered care plan to address contractures, which affected 1 (R29) of 1 resident reviewed for limited range of motion (ROM) concerns.
- D Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview, record review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to ensure a quarterly care plan meeting was held for 1 (Resident (R)37) of 19 sampled residents.
- D Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, record review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to provide interventions to prevent the development or worsening of contractures for 1 (Resident (R)29) of 1 resident reviewed for limited range of motion concerns.
- D Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview, record review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to accurately monitor and document the amount of fluid consumed by a resident with a physician ordered fluid restriction. The deficiency affected 1 (Resident (R)62) of 2 residents reviewed for nutrition.
- D Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, record review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to provide oxygen therapy in accordance with professional standards of practice and the comprehensive care plan for 2 (Resident (R)37 and R38) of 4 residents reviewed for respiratory care. Specifically, the facility failed to administer R38's supplemental oxygen per physician orders and failed to obtain a physician's order for supplemental oxygen for R37.
- D Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview, record review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to ensure the attending physician documented a clinical rational when declining pharmacy recommendations, which affected 1 (Resident (R)29) of 6 residents reviewed for unnecessary medications.
- D Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, record review, and review of facility policy, the facility failed to maintain a medication error rate of less than 5 percent. Observation of medication administration revealed staff made two errors during 27 medication opportunities, resulting in a medication error rate of 7.41 percent.
- D Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to maintain and store oxygen equipment in a manner to prevent the development or spread of infection for 1 (Resident (R)37) of 4 residents reviewed for respiratory care.
June 21, 2024Complaint inspection · 1 citation
- D Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview, record review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to report an allegation of sexual abuse to the state agency that involved 1 (Resident (R)2) of 4 sampled residents reviewed for abuse.
May 10, 2023Standard inspection · 2 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 observations, staff interviews, and record review, the facility failed to ensure food stored in the main kitchen was labeled, dated, and had not expired. Additionally, staff failed to utilize safe food handling. The failures had the potential to increase the prevalence, spread of foodborne illness, and cross contamination for all 82 residents residing in the facility.
- D Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interviews, the facility failed to ensure one Resident (R)12 reviewed for behavior management received the appropriate behavioral health care and management to attain her highest practicable well-being.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines or payment denials against this home in the last three years. The national average is 0.9 fines per home.
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) | 3.09 | 3.84 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.36 | 0.63 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 2.79 | 3.33 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 1.94 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.79 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 38.2% | 45.9% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 14.3% | 42.1% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 0 |
CMS expects 3.62 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 3.22 on weekdays and 2.79 on weekends, 13% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 3.3% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 3.11 in April to June 2025 to 3.09 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 | 3.09 | 0.36 | 3.22 | 2.79 | 3.3% | 0 of 90 | 85 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 3.17 | 0.39 | 3.29 | 2.86 | 1.8% | 0 of 92 | 84 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 3.15 | 0.42 | 3.29 | 2.79 | 1.0% | 0 of 92 | 84 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 3.11 | 0.43 | 3.24 | 2.76 | 1.1% | 0 of 91 | 83 |
| 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.
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 | 6.0 | 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 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 7.4 | 12.7 | 14.1 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 2.3 | 5.1 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 13.0 | 15.3 | 15.4 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 23.8 | 24.3 | 23.8 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 24.5 | 13.9 | 12.0 |
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 1.9 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
Owners and operators
Legal business name: UNION COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE, LLC. CMS links this home to PACS Group, a group of 275 nursing homes averaging 2.9 stars overall.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sc Master Tenant, LLC | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | Organization | 100% | 08/09/2023 |
| Providence Group Nh, LLC | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | Organization | 100% | 08/09/2023 |
| Truist Bank | 5% or greater security interest | Organization | 12/07/2023 | |
| Jergensen, Joshua | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 08/09/2023 | |
| Mitchell, John | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 08/09/2023 | |
| Apt, Frederick | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 01/01/2024 | |
| Forgione, Lisa | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 01/09/2024 | |
| Henderson, Kathryn | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 01/09/2024 | |
| Jergensen, Joshua | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 01/01/2024 | |
| Mitchell, John | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 01/01/2024 | |
| Patrie, Christopher | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 01/09/2024 | |
| Providence Administrative Consulting Services Inc | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 01/09/2024 | |
| Forgione, Lisa | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 01/06/2026 | |
| Patrie, Christopher | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 01/06/2026 |
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 4 problems in this area, most recently on January 17, 2025: "Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason."
- 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 January 17, 2025: "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 January 17, 2025: "Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured."
- How are medications reviewed, and how often are antipsychotic or sedating drugs used?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on January 17, 2025: "Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures."
- Who is on the floor on Saturday and Sunday, and how many residents does each aide care for?Weekend nurse staffing here was 2.79 hours per resident per day, below the South Carolina average of 3.33.
Other nursing homes nearby
- Ellen Sagar Nursing Center Union, 3.8 mi · 2 of 5 stars · 12 citations
- Mountainview Nursing Home Spartanburg, 20.2 mi · 1 of 5 stars · 29 citations
- Presbyterian Communities of South Carolina- Clinto Clinton, 21.5 mi · 5 of 5 stars · 0 citations
- Woodruff Manor Woodruff, 22.6 mi · 3 of 5 stars · 13 citations
- White Oak Estates Spartanburg, 22.7 mi · 3 of 5 stars · 12 citations
- NHC Healthcare - Clinton Clinton, 23.2 mi · 5 of 5 stars · 5 citations
- Brookview Healthcare Center Gaffney, 23.7 mi · 1 of 5 stars · 14 citations
- White Oak at North Grove Inc Spartanburg, 24 mi · 1 of 5 stars · 16 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 Union Post Acute's Medicare star rating?
- CMS rates Union Post Acute 5 out of 5 stars overall, with 4 for health inspections, 2 for staffing and 5 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
- How many deficiencies did Union Post Acute get at its last inspection?
- 0 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on February 10, 2026. The South Carolina average is 3.7.
- Has Union Post Acute been fined?
- CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
- Does Union Post Acute 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 Union Post Acute?
- CMS lists 14 owners and managers, and links the home to PACS Group. Legal business name: UNION COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE, 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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