Nursing home
John Edward Harter Nursing Center
185 Revolutionary Trail, Fairfax, SC 29827 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 44 certified beds
John Edward Harter Nursing Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Fairfax, South Carolina. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Its most recent inspection on May 8, 2025 cited 2 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How John Edward Harter 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) | — | 3.86 | 3.89 | — |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | — | 0.63 | 0.68 | — |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | — | 2.22 | 2.34 | — |
| Nursing staff turnover | —% | 47.0% | 46.4% | — |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 2.0 | 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 May 8, 2025 inspection was corrected by May 27, 2025
What inspectors found at John Edward Harter 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
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 8, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
Administration Deficiencies · May 8, 2025 · 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
- 185 Revolutionary Trail
Fairfax, SC 29827 - CMS certification #
- 425103
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 44
- Avg residents/day
- 24.4
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1976-02-01
- Setting
- Rural
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What John Edward Harter 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.
- Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
The facility is staffed with licensed nurses 24 hour per day and all residents are under the care of a physician medical director.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Allendale County Hospital, Fairfax. 0.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- PruittHealth- Estill, Estill. 14.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Centerwell Home Health, Walterboro. 33.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Rite Aid. 4.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 29827 as metropolitan (metropolitan low commuting).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Allendale County Dialysis, Fairfax, 0.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 6 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 29827.
- Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Senior Health Associates, Pa, Beaufort. 49.2 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)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In Allendale County, SC, risk to homes is greater than 49% of communities in South Carolina and 60% of communities nationwide. USDA rates the whole county, 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, wildfire relatively moderate, tornado relatively high, heat wave very high, 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 John Edward Harter Nursing Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives John Edward Harter Nursing Center an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
Has John Edward Harter Nursing Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 2 deficiencies.
How many beds does John Edward Harter Nursing Center have?
John Edward Harter Nursing Center is certified for 44 beds.