Nursing home
Kershaw Health Karesh Long Term Care
40 Lindsay Lane, Camden, SC 29020 · Map
Government - County · 132 certified beds
Kershaw Health Karesh Long Term Care is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Camden, South Carolina. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.13 hours per resident per day, above the South Carolina average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Sep 11, 2025 cited 2 deficiencies.
- 2 fines totaling $34,361In CMS records: 2 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Kershaw Health Karesh Long Term Care 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) | 4.13 | 3.86 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.90 | 0.63 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.41 | 2.22 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 32.6% | 47.0% | 46.4% | below avg |
| 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 2 fines totaling $34,361, 2 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Kershaw Health Karesh Long Term Care
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
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 · Sep 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jul 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jul 19, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jul 19, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Sep 25, 2023
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
- 40 Lindsay Lane
Camden, SC 29020 - CMS certification #
- 425080
- Ownership
- Government - County
- Certified beds
- 132
- Avg residents/day
- 124.9
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1972-01-01
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Kershaw Health Karesh Long Term Care using Google Maps.
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 Kershaw Health Karesh Long Term Care 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.
24/7 Nursing Care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Kershawhealth, Camden. 4.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Springdale Healthcare Center, Camden. 4.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Amedisys Home Health Of Camden, Camden. 1.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Pharmacy. 2.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 29020 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fresenius Medical Care Camden, Camden, 4.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Medical Care Of Lugoff Elgin, Lugoff, 8.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 20 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 29020.
Musc Health Hospice Kershaw, office in Lugoff, 8.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Prisma Health Medical Group-Midlands, Columbia. 31.1 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)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: hurricane relatively moderate, inland flooding relatively high, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively 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 | 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 |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Kershaw Health Karesh Long Term Care a good nursing home?
CMS gives Kershaw Health Karesh Long Term Care 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 Kershaw Health Karesh Long Term Care staffed?
Kershaw Health Karesh Long Term Care reports 4.13 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the South Carolina average of 3.86.
Has Kershaw Health Karesh Long Term Care had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 2 deficiencies.
How many beds does Kershaw Health Karesh Long Term Care have?
Kershaw Health Karesh Long Term Care is certified for 132 beds.