Nursing home
Brightwater Skilled Nursing Center
171 Brightwater Drive, Myrtle Beach, SC 29579 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Senior Living Communities (9 facilities) · 67 certified beds
Brightwater Skilled Nursing Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 5.43 hours per resident per day, above the South Carolina average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Apr 30, 2025 cited 8 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $7,342In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Brightwater Skilled Nursing Center compares
This facility vs. the South Carolina and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | South Carolina avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 5.43 | 3.86 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.97 | 0.63 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.05 | 2.22 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 39.1% | 47.0% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 8.0 | 3.7 | 9.5 | above avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
- Every deficiency from the December 2, 2025 inspection was corrected by December 26, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $7,342, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Brightwater Skilled Nursing Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Administration Deficiencies · Dec 2, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Dec 2, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Apr 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Apr 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Sep 13, 2023 - Potential for harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Sep 13, 2023 - Immediate jeopardy
Perform COVID19 testing on residents and staff.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 6, 2022 - Immediate jeopardy
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 6, 2022
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 171 Brightwater Drive
Myrtle Beach, SC 29579 - CMS certification #
- 425395
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 67
- Avg residents/day
- 51.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2009-12-23
- Chain
- Senior Living Communities (9 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Senior Living Communities
Senior Living Communities operates 9 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Senior Living Communities facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Transportation, pets allowed
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Brightwater Skilled Nursing Center says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Provides transportation.
Scheduled transportation
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Pets allowed.
Brightwater has an impressive floor plan selection featuring modern layouts and conveniences, spacious room for dinner gatherings, and a pet friendly climate you want in a place called home.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: three-bedroom, cottage or villa.
Accommodations include 2 and 3 bedroom cottages.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Entrance fee: charged.
There is a Promissory Note that guarantees you and/or your estate a percentage of the entrance fee you pay for the home you choose.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Grand Strand Regional Medical Center, Myrtle Beach. 1.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Myrtle Beach Manor, Myrtle Beach. 2.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Well Care Home Health Of The Lowcountry Inc, Myrtle Beach. 2.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.9 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 29579 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fresenius Medical Care Myrtle Beach, Myrtle Beach, 2.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Davita Myrtle Beach Dialysis, Myrtle Beach, 3.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Market Commons Dialysis Center, Myrtle Beach, 8.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 17 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 29579.
Embrace Hospice Of South Carolina, LLC, office in Myrtle Beach, 1.3 miles away, straight line
Angelic Health Of Sc LLC, office in Myrtle Beach, 1.5 miles away, straight line
Sunrise Hospice, office in Myrtle Beach, 2.6 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Kavita Persaud, MD, Wilmington. 65.1 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 risk
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)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In Carolina Forest, SC, risk to homes is greater than 89% of communities in South Carolina and 82% of communities nationwide. USDA rates the whole town or city, not this address. (USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities, April 2026)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: hurricane very high, inland flooding relatively moderate, coastal flooding very low, wildfire relatively moderate, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake relatively moderate. 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.
What we checked
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 |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| 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 | See above |
| 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 |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Brightwater Skilled Nursing Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Brightwater Skilled Nursing Center an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Brightwater Skilled Nursing Center staffed?
Brightwater Skilled Nursing Center reports 5.43 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the South Carolina average of 3.86.
Has Brightwater Skilled Nursing Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 8 deficiencies.
How many beds does Brightwater Skilled Nursing Center have?
Brightwater Skilled Nursing Center is certified for 67 beds.