Nursing home
Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Center
One Martha Franks Drive, Laurens, SC 29360 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 88 certified beds
Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Laurens, South Carolina. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.32 hours per resident per day, above the South Carolina average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Sep 18, 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 Martha Franks Baptist Retirement 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) | 4.32 | 3.86 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.68 | 0.63 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.63 | 2.22 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 44.6% | 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.
What inspectors found at Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Immediate jeopardy
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Mar 12, 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 · Sep 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Sep 18, 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 · Aug 2, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Aug 2, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 11 deficiencies
- 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 · Aug 2, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for 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 · Aug 2, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Aug 2, 2024 · 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 · Dec 5, 2023 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Apr 22, 2022 - 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 · Apr 22, 2022
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
- One Martha Franks Drive
Laurens, SC 29360 - CMS certification #
- 425334
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 88
- Avg residents/day
- 79.2
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1994-05-03
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says 3 meals a day
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Martha Franks Baptist Retirement 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.
- 3 meals a day.
Maintain your independence longer by choosing a garden apartment that offers additional services, including three meals daily, on-campus shuttle service, and a personal security pendant/watch.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: studio, two-bedroom.
Our studio, one-, and two-bedroom apartments have plenty of natural window light and lots of storage with spacious closets.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Prisma Health Laurens County Hospital, Clinton. 4.9 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- NHC Healthcare - Laurens, Laurens. 0.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Nhc Homecare Laurens, Clinton. 5.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Adair Apothecary. 0.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 29360 as rural (rural area).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Palmetto Dialysis, Clinton, 5.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Clinton Dialysis Clinic, Clinton, 7.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 20 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 29360.
Heartland Hospice Services - Greenville, office in Simpsonville, 20.5 miles away, straight line
Open Arms Hospice, office in Simpsonville, 21.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Hospice And Palliative Care Of The Piedmont, office in Greenwood, 23.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Pai Participant 5 PC, Clinton. 8.7 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.
- 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 low, inland flooding relatively high, wildfire relatively low, 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 | 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 Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Center an overall rating of 4 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 Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Center staffed?
Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Center reports 4.32 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the South Carolina average of 3.86.
Has Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 2 deficiencies.
How many beds does Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Center have?
Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Center is certified for 88 beds.