Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
The Preston Health Center
87 Bird Song Way, Hilton Head Island, SC 29926 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 62 certified beds
The Preston Health Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 6.74 hours per resident per day, above the South Carolina average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Dec 11, 2025 cited 0 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $8,018In 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 The Preston Health 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) | 6.74 | 3.86 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.48 | 0.63 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.83 | 2.22 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 37.2% | 47.0% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 0.0 | 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.
- No health deficiencies cited at the last standard inspection (December 2025)
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $8,018, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at The Preston Health Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Actual harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 29, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Nov 15, 2022 - 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 · Nov 15, 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 · Nov 15, 2022 - Potential for harm
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Nov 15, 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
- 87 Bird Song Way
Hilton Head Island, SC 29926 - CMS certification #
- 425325
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 62
- Avg residents/day
- 39.4
- Provider type
- Medicare
- First certified
- 1992-05-06
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Emergency In hurricane evacuation Zone A
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What The Preston Health 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.
- Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
Private and semi-private room options
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Novant Health Hilton Head Medical Center, Hilton Head Island. 1.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Life Care Center of Hilton Head, Hilton Head Island. 1.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Amedisys Home Health Of Bluffton, Bluffton. 7.5 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 5.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 29926 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc Bma Of Beaufort Inc Low Country Dialysis, Port Royal, 11.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Bluffton Dialysis, Bluffton, 12.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fmc Dialysis Services The Marshlands, Ridgeland, 13.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 10 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 29926.
Crescent Hospice, office in Bluffton, 4.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Hospice Care Of The Lowcountry, office in Bluffton, 8.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Pruitthealth Hospice-Beaufort, office in Bluffton, 9.7 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Senior Health Associates, Pa, Beaufort. 14.0 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 A on the South Carolina hurricane evacuation zones (2024). (South Carolina Emergency Management Division, map updated Aug 18, 2023)
- 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)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In Hilton Head Island, SC, risk to homes is greater than 83% of communities in South Carolina and 80% 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 very high, 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 The Preston Health Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives The Preston Health Center an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is The Preston Health Center staffed?
The Preston Health Center reports 6.74 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the South Carolina average of 3.86.
Has The Preston Health Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 0 deficiencies.
How many beds does The Preston Health Center have?
The Preston Health Center is certified for 62 beds.