Nursing home
Retreat at Wellmore of Lexington
200 Wellmore Drive, Lexington, SC 29072 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · 60 certified beds
Retreat at Wellmore of Lexington is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Lexington, South Carolina. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.44 hours per resident per day, above the South Carolina average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on May 22, 2025 cited 1 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $16,153In 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 Retreat at Wellmore of Lexington 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) | 4.44 | 3.86 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.83 | 0.63 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.52 | 2.22 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 40.0% | 47.0% | 46.4% | below 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $16,153, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Retreat at Wellmore of Lexington
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Immediate jeopardy
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · May 22, 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 · Jan 31, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 31, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Jan 31, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 31, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 · Feb 3, 2022 - 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 · Feb 3, 2022 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 3, 2022 - 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 · Feb 3, 2022 - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 3, 2022 - Potential for harm
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Feb 3, 2022 - Potential for harm
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Feb 3, 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
- 200 Wellmore Drive
Lexington, SC 29072 - CMS certification #
- 425412
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 60
- Avg residents/day
- 47.9
- Provider type
- Medicare
- First certified
- 2018-04-20
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge, Columbia. 5.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- L.M.C.- Extended Care, Lexington. 2.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Amedisys Home Health Of Lexington, Lexington. 3.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Publix. 0.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 29072 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fresenius Medical Care Lexington, Lexington, 1.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Lexington Kidney Center, LLC, West Columbia, 6.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Medical Care West Columbia, West Columbia, 6.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 21 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 29072.
Abbey Road Hospice, LLC, office in Columbia, 4.6 miles away, straight line
Caris Healthcare Columbia, office in Columbia, 5.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
All Seasons Healthcare, Inc, office in Irmo, 6.0 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Victor Hirth, West Columbia. 6.8 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 low. By hazard: hurricane relatively moderate, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire very 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 | 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 very 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 | No plain statements of services found |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Retreat at Wellmore of Lexington a good nursing home?
CMS gives Retreat at Wellmore of Lexington an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Retreat at Wellmore of Lexington staffed?
Retreat at Wellmore of Lexington reports 4.44 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the South Carolina average of 3.86.
Has Retreat at Wellmore of Lexington had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 1 deficiencies.
How many beds does Retreat at Wellmore of Lexington have?
Retreat at Wellmore of Lexington is certified for 60 beds.