Nursing home
NHC HealthCare - North Augusta
350 Austin Graybill, North Augusta, SC 29841 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of National Healthcare Corporation (65 facilities) · 192 certified beds
NHC HealthCare - North Augusta is a Medicare-certified nursing home in North Augusta, South Carolina. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.45 hours per resident per day, below the South Carolina average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Oct 17, 2024 cited 4 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How NHC HealthCare - North Augusta 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) | 3.45 | 3.86 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.34 | 0.63 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.10 | 2.22 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 39.0% | 47.0% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 4.0 | 3.7 | 9.5 | above 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 NHC HealthCare - North Augusta
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
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Oct 17, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Oct 17, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Oct 17, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 17, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Perform COVID19 testing on residents and staff.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Sep 1, 2022
Show all 8 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure staff are vaccinated for COVID-19
Infection Control Deficiencies · Sep 1, 2022 - Potential for harm
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 1, 2022 - Potential for harm
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 1, 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
- 350 Austin Graybill
North Augusta, SC 29841 - CMS certification #
- 425320
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 192
- Avg residents/day
- 182.8
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1991-12-18
- Chain
- National Healthcare Corporation (65 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of National Healthcare Corporation
National Healthcare Corporation operates 65 nursing facilities across the United States. View all National Healthcare Corporation facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2020
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Jul 13, 2020 to Jul 10, 2022. Violations found: Fair Labor Standards Act (pay and hours). Employer as DOL recorded it: NHC North Augusta (NHC Healthcare/North Augusta, LLC). Case 1964194.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Wellstar Mcg Health, Affiliated With Med Col, Augusta. 6.9 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 1 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- PruittHealth- North Augusta, North Augusta. 3.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- University Home Health, North Augusta. 4.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 4.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 29841 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- North Augusta Dialysis Center, LLC, North Augusta, 4.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Ara Augusta LLC, Augusta, 6.3 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fmc New Bailie Dialysis, Augusta, 6.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 23 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 29841.
St Joseph Hospice LLC, office in North Augusta, 4.9 miles away, straight line
Hospice Services Of Sc, LLC, office in North Augusta, 5.2 miles away, straight line
Affinis Hospice, LLC, office in Augusta, 7.9 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Sc House Calls Inc, Augusta. 6.2 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 moderate. By hazard: hurricane relatively moderate, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively moderate, 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 | See above |
| 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 | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is NHC HealthCare - North Augusta a good nursing home?
CMS gives NHC HealthCare - North Augusta an overall rating of 4 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 NHC HealthCare - North Augusta staffed?
NHC HealthCare - North Augusta reports 3.45 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the South Carolina average of 3.86.
Has NHC HealthCare - North Augusta had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 4 deficiencies.
How many beds does NHC HealthCare - North Augusta have?
NHC HealthCare - North Augusta is certified for 192 beds.