Assisted Living
Palmetto Village of Chester
570 Center Rd, Chester, SC 29706 · Map
Licensed for 92 residents · BHM OF CHESTER LLC
Palmetto Village of Chester is a state-licensed assisted living community in Chester, South Carolina. It is licensed for 92 residents. Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for this community; the details below come from the state licensing record.
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Area costs
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What the public record shows
Gathered by Lilisity from state and federal sources. Communities can’t edit this part of the page.
State inspections
Most recent enforcement order: Feb 28, 2023. See the record
License
Active, 92 residents
Community Residential Care Facility CRC-1399, current license dated Jul 6, 2026. Licensee BHM OF CHESTER LLC.
Nearest emergency room
0.5 miles
Musc Health Chester Medical Center.
Side by side with nearby communities
The 4 nearest communities that offer assisted living, by straight-line distance. Prices are starting prices each community publishes; we never show estimates.
| Community | Distance | Licensed capacity | Published starting price | License | Inspection citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmetto Village of Chester this community | 92 | Not published | Active | 1 enforcement order | |
| Oakbridge Terrace at Park Pointe Village | 17.8 mi | 20 | Not published | Active | 0 enforcement orders |
| Rock Hill Grove Senior Living | 17.9 mi | 60 | Not published | Active | 0 enforcement orders |
| Meadowlark Drive Community Residential Care Facility | 18.1 mi | 8 | Not published | Active | 0 enforcement orders |
| Helms-Gordon Residential Care Home | 18.1 mi | 32 | Not published | Active | 1 enforcement order |
State inspection record1 enforcement order
- Most recent order
- February 28, 2023
- Enforcement orders since October 15, 2021
- 1
- Monetary penalties assessed
- $5,000
Consent order, in the report for the month ending February 28, 2023: $5,000 penalty
The Department conducted multiple inspections and investigations at the facility and cited numerous and repeated violations.
- Failing to have documentation of staff in-service training in basic first aid.
- Failing to have documentation of staff in-service training in management/care of persons with contagious and/or communicable disease.
- Failing to have documentation of staff in-service training in medication management.
- Failing to have documentation of staff in-service training in care of persons specific to the physical/mental condition(s) being cared for in the Facility.
- Failing to have documentation of staff in-service training in use of restraint techniques.
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- Failing to have documentation of staff in-service training in OSHA standards regarding blood-borne pathogens.
- Failing to have documentation of staff in-service training in confidentiality of resident information and records.
- Failing to have documentation of staff in-service training in the Bill of Rights for Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities, S.C. Code Ann. Sections 44-81-10, et. seq.
- Failing to have documentation of staff in-service training in fire response.
- Failing to have documentation of staff in-service training in emergency procedures/disaster preparedness.
- Failing to have documentation of residents' individual care plans ("ICPs") that have been reviewed and/or revised at least semi-annually and by failing to revise a resident's ICP as changes in the resident's needs occurred.
- Failing to render care in accordance with physician's orders for administering medications and by Failing to take special precautions for a resident with special conditions.
- and 7 more in the report
What the order says
The parties met for an enforcement conference and agreed to resolve this matter with a Consent Order. The facility agreed to an assessment of $5,000 monetary penalty to be paid in ten installments of $500. The facility has paid all of the required $5,000 to the Department. The facility agreed to correct the violations that initiated this enforcement action and shall submit invoices to support repairs and purchases made, to ensure that all violations of Regulation 61-84 are not repeated. The facility agreed to ensure that all repairs are completed within the ten-month period.
Earlier orders: None in the past five years. Total Number of Licensed Total Number of Licensed Facility Type Facilities Beds Residential Treatment Facility for 8 518 Children and Adolescents (RTF)
DPH does not post routine inspection reports for assisted living (community residential care) online. This page lists only the enforcement orders DPH publishes each month: administrative orders, consent orders, suspensions and revocations, with the violations DPH cited. Most inspections do not lead to an order, so a community with no order here can still have had citations. You can ask DPH for a community's inspection reports, and you can ask the community to show you its most recent one. This community is licensed for 92 residents. Orders are matched to communities by name, because DPH’s reports do not give license numbers. Source: South Carolina Department of Public Health, Healthcare Quality, Healthcare Quality Enforcement Actions, reports checked October 15, 2026, showing the last five years. Always visit in person and ask the community about anything listed here.
License and ownershipActive license, licensee BHM OF CHESTER LLC
- License type
- Community Residential Care Facility
- License number
- CRC-1399
- License status
- Active
- Current license dated
- 2026-07-06
- Licensed capacity
- 92
- Licensee
- BHM OF CHESTER LLC
- County
- Chester County
- Administrator
- Audrey T. Kazer
Source: South Carolina state licensing records (agency listing), retrieved 2026-09-09. Licensing status is a matter of public record; it is not a quality rating.
Administrator name from the South Carolina licensing record, as of Oct 12, 2026.
Paying with Medicaid and other programsHow Medicaid pays for care in South Carolina, and other programs
How Medicaid pays for care in South Carolina
- Community Choices (CC) Waiver (SC.0405): Residential Personal Care II. Yes, in a limited way. South Carolina's Community Choices waiver offers a service called Residential Personal Care II for waiver members who live in a CRCF and are assessed as needing an intermediate nursing facility level of care. (state page)
- Waitlist. The Community Choices waiver has a wait list; SCDHHS contacts people when enrollment opens. (source)
Ask the community whether it accepts Medicaid.
Staff pay and workplace safety1 federal wage case with violations found
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Jul 16, 2023 to Jul 12, 2025. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $5,738 owed to 32 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Palmetto Village Assisted Living (BHM of Chester, LLC). Case 2006179.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby careNearest hospital 0.5 mi, nursing home 3.6 mi, pharmacy 17.9 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Musc Health Chester Medical Center, Chester. 0.5 miles away, straight line. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- MUSC Health Chester Nursing Center, Chester. 3.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Neighbors Care Home Health Agency, An Amedisys Co, Chester. 2.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Pharmacy. 17.9 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 29706 as metropolitan (metropolitan low commuting).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc Bma Of Chester Inc, Chester, 2.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 18 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 29706.
Providence Hospice LLC, office in Rock Hill, 19.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Hospice And Community Care, office in Rock Hill, 20.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Riverview Hospice And Palliative Care,LLC, office in Rock Hill, 21.0 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Sc House Calls Inc, Union. 22.1 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard riskFEMA overall risk relatively low; outside FEMA's high-risk flood areas
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively low, earthquake relatively low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
Questions to ask on a tour10 questions picked for this community from its record
Picked for this community from its record. Ask them in person and write down the answers.
- The Department of Labor found wage violations here for a period ending July 2025. What changed in how staff are paid?
- The current license dates from 2026. Has the owner or operator changed recently?
- What does the base rate include, and when did rates last go up?
- How many caregivers are on duty during the day and at night?
- What happens if care needs increase? When would someone need to move?
- What fees are charged at move-in?
- How do you tell families about falls, illness or changes?
- How long have the executive director and the head of care been here?
- Who gives medications, and what training do they have?
- For what reasons can a resident be asked to leave?
What we checked12 public sources we searched, with dates
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| South Carolina Department of Public Health, Healthcare Quality inspection records | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | Not in a mapped zone | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here relatively low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
Common questionsAnswers to 4 questions families ask
What type of care does Palmetto Village of Chester provide?
Palmetto Village of Chester is licensed by the state of South Carolina for assisted living in Chester, South Carolina. Its licensed capacity is 92 residents.
Does Lilisity rate Palmetto Village of Chester?
No. We publish state licensing details for Palmetto Village of Chester but no score, rating, or ranking. Only communities on the Top Communities list or with a Senior Living Alliance Excellence Award, both based on phone-verified resident and family interviews, are ranked.
How much does Palmetto Village of Chester cost?
Assisted Living in South Carolina typically starts at $3,600 to $4,750 a month. Based on 57 communities that publish prices. These are area figures, not this community's price. Palmetto Village of Chester does not publish its prices.
How do I contact Palmetto Village of Chester?
Visit Palmetto Village of Chester at 570 Center Rd, Chester, SC 29706.
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