Nursing home
Franke Health Care Center
1885 Rifle Range Road, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 44 certified beds
Franke Health Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.06 hours per resident per day, above the South Carolina average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Apr 17, 2025 cited 3 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Franke Health Care 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) | 4.06 | 3.86 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.70 | 0.63 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.40 | 2.22 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 44.9% | 47.0% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 3.0 | 3.7 | 9.5 | below 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 April 17, 2025 inspection was corrected by May 3, 2025
What inspectors found at Franke Health Care 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
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Apr 17, 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 · Apr 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Apr 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Mar 5, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 5, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 8 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 5, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 5, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 5, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
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
- 1885 Rifle Range Road
Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 - CMS certification #
- 425374
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 44
- Avg residents/day
- 39.3
- Provider type
- Medicare
- First certified
- 2000-11-06
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Emergency In hurricane evacuation Zone B
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Novant Health East Cooper Medical Center, Mount Pleasant. 1.7 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Oak Harbor Healthcare, Mt Pleasant. 2.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Phc Home Health, Charleston. 9.9 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 1.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 29464 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fresenius Medical Care Charleston County, Mount Pleasant, 1.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fmc Mt Pleasant Dialysis Center, Mount Pleasant, 2.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Dci East Cooper, Mount Pleasant, 2.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 18 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 29464.
Musc Health Hospice At Home By Bayada-Charleston, office in Charleston, 11.6 miles away, straight line
Agape Hospice Of The Lowcountry, office in North Charleston, 11.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Interim Health Care Hospice Of Charleston, office in North Charleston, 11.8 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Palmetto Primary Care Physicians LLC, Mt Pleasant. 0.6 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.
- Hurricane evacuation zone
- Zone B on the South Carolina hurricane evacuation zones (2024). (South Carolina Emergency Management Division, map updated Aug 18, 2023)
- Flood zone
- Zone X: 0.2% annual chance (500-year) flood area (moderate risk). (FEMA flood map)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In Mount Pleasant, SC, risk to homes is greater than 98% of communities in South Carolina and 91% 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: very high. By hazard: hurricane very high, inland flooding relatively low, coastal flooding relatively high, wildfire relatively moderate, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively low, earthquake relatively high. 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 | See above | |
| 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 | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Franke Health Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Franke Health Care Center an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Franke Health Care Center staffed?
Franke Health Care Center reports 4.06 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the South Carolina average of 3.86.
Has Franke Health Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 3 deficiencies.
How many beds does Franke Health Care Center have?
Franke Health Care Center is certified for 44 beds.