Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Lakes At Litchfield
120 Lakes At Litchfield Drive, Pawleys Island, SC 29585 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Senior Living Communities (9 facilities) · 24 certified beds
Lakes At Litchfield is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Pawleys Island, South Carolina. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 5.33 hours per resident per day, above the South Carolina average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Mar 11, 2025 cited 1 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $5,244In 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 Lakes At Litchfield 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) | 5.33 | 3.86 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.34 | 0.63 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.81 | 2.22 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 56.3% | 47.0% | 46.4% | above 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.
- Every deficiency from the March 11, 2025 inspection was corrected by March 19, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $5,244, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Lakes At Litchfield
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
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Nov 28, 2023 · 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 · Jul 26, 2023 - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jul 26, 2023 - 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 · Dec 15, 2021
Show all 9 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Dec 15, 2021 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Dec 15, 2021 - Potential for harm
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Administration Deficiencies · Dec 15, 2021 - Potential for harm
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Dec 15, 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
- 120 Lakes At Litchfield Drive
Pawleys Island, SC 29585 - CMS certification #
- 425380
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 24
- Avg residents/day
- 14.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2003-08-05
- Chain
- Senior Living Communities (9 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Senior Living Communities
Senior Living Communities operates 9 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Senior Living Communities facilities →
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Lakes At Litchfield using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Transportation
- Emergency In hurricane evacuation Zone B
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Lakes At Litchfield 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) - Apartment types named: two-bedroom, three-bedroom, cottage or villa.
Accommodations include 1 and 2 bedroom apartments and 2 and 3 bedroom cottage homes.
(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
- Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital, Murrells Inlet. 7.0 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- NHC Healthcare - Garden City, Garden City. 10.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Nhc Homecare Murrells Inlet, Murrells Inlet. 9.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 2.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 29585 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc Dialysis Services Murrells Inlet, Murrells Inlet, 5.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Fmc Of Georgetown Inc, Georgetown, 12.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fmc Winyah, Georgetown, 14.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 14 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 29585.
Ardent Hospice & Palliative Care Of Sc, Inc, office in Murrells Inlet, 7.3 miles away, straight line
Tidelands Community Hospice/Tidelands Community Ho, office in Georgetown, 11.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Medical Services Of America Hospice - Coastal, office in Myrtle Beach, 19.3 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Palmetto Primary Care Physicians LLC, Mt Pleasant. 60.7 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 Litchfield Beach, SC, risk to homes is greater than 90% of communities in South Carolina and 83% 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 moderate, coastal flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively moderate, tornado relatively moderate, 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 | 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 | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Lakes At Litchfield a good nursing home?
CMS gives Lakes At Litchfield an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Lakes At Litchfield staffed?
Lakes At Litchfield reports 5.33 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the South Carolina average of 3.86.
Has Lakes At Litchfield had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 1 deficiencies.
How many beds does Lakes At Litchfield have?
Lakes At Litchfield is certified for 24 beds.