Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Heartland Health Care Center - Greenville East
601 Sulphur Springs Road, Greenville, SC 29617 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Pacs Group (264 facilities) · 132 certified beds
Heartland Health Care Center - Greenville East is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Greenville, South Carolina. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.20 hours per resident per day, below the South Carolina average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Apr 11, 2025 cited 1 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $38,389In 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 Heartland Health Care Center - Greenville East 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) | 3.20 | 3.86 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.61 | 0.63 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.81 | 2.22 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 44.3% | 47.0% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 1.0 | 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $38,389, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Heartland Health Care Center - Greenville East
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Immediate jeopardy
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Administration Deficiencies · Jan 15, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Jan 15, 2026 · 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 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 31, 2023 - Potential for harm
Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.
Administration Deficiencies · May 31, 2023
Show all 10 deficiencies
- Actual harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 3, 2021 - Actual harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 3, 2021 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Dec 3, 2021 - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 3, 2021 - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 3, 2021
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
- 601 Sulphur Springs Road
Greenville, SC 29617 - CMS certification #
- 425106
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 132
- Avg residents/day
- 127.5
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1976-09-01
- Chain
- Pacs Group (264 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Pacs Group
Pacs Group operates 264 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Pacs Group facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Heartland Health Care Center - Greenville East using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day, transportation
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Heartland Health Care Center - Greenville East says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
We are your choice for rehabilitation and 24-hour skilled nursing care in Greenville County.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Arrange transportation to appointments
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
We offer nicely furnished private and semi-private rooms for maximum comfort and healing.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Smoke-free.
For the safety and welfare of all residents and staff, we are a non-smoking facility.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- St Francis-Downtown, Greenville. 3.7 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- The Arboretum At The Woodlands, Greenville. 3.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Bayada Home Health Care Greenville, Greenville. 5.9 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 1.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 29617 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Greenville Dialysis Clinic, LLC, Greenville, 4.4 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Upstate Dialysis Center, Greenville, 4.9 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Usrc Travelers Rest Dialysis, Travelers Rest, 5.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 27 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 29617.
Family Hospice Of Greenville LLC, office in Greenville, 4.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Hospice & Palliative Care Palmetto Region- Greenville County, office in Greenville, 5.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Patriot Hospice, office in Easley, 6.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Prisma Health University Medical Group, Greenville. 4.2 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)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively moderate, 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.
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 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very 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 |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Heartland Health Care Center - Greenville East a good nursing home?
CMS gives Heartland Health Care Center - Greenville East an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Heartland Health Care Center - Greenville East staffed?
Heartland Health Care Center - Greenville East reports 3.20 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the South Carolina average of 3.86.
Has Heartland Health Care Center - Greenville East had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 1 deficiencies.
How many beds does Heartland Health Care Center - Greenville East have?
Heartland Health Care Center - Greenville East is certified for 132 beds.