Palmetto Patriots has 52 certified beds in Gaffney, South Carolina. The CMS overall rating is 5 of 5, compared with the South Carolina average of 3.0. The CMS health inspection rating is 5 of 5, compared with the South Carolina average of 2.9. The CMS staffing rating is 4 of 5. The latest standard health survey on Apr 3, 2026 lists 0 deficiencies, compared with the South Carolina average of 3.0. CMS records a fine of $3,764 dated Jan 8, 2024. CMS records a fine of $3,497 dated Jan 2, 2024. CMS records a fine of $8,875 dated Dec 11, 2023. Total nurse staffing is 5.56 hours per resident day in 2026Q1, compared with the South Carolina average of 3.84.

CMS nursing home

Palmetto Patriots

Also known publicly as Palmetto Patriots Home

Gaffney, SC

CMS CCN 4250038036492000Listed in the current CMS nursing-home directoryCMS source updated August 1, 2026

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Research this nursing home using CMS and federal public records. CMS Certification Number 425003.

At a glance

CMS research snapshot

CMS overall rating

5 of 5

CMS health inspection rating

5 of 5

CMS staffing rating

4 of 5

CMS quality-measure rating

4 of 5

CMS ownership-change history

CMS has published 1 ownership-change record for this provider.

These are CMS star ratings, not Trust Hub ratings. Missing evidence is shown as not reported, not as zero.

Quality & care evidence

What CMS reports about quality

MDS quality observations are in the CMS extract.
PBJ staffing records are in the CMS extract.
Inspection evidence is in the CMS extract.

Staffing, inspections, and fire safety are separate CMS evidence families below.

Ownership & management

Who CMS/PECOS connects to this nursing home

Current ownership uses CURRENT OWNED_BY evidence only. UNKNOWN is not a former owner.

Operators

HILLIARD, HEYWARDIndividual owner · CURRENTOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL
PALMER, CHRISTOPHERIndividual owner · CURRENTOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL
PATTERSON, BOBBYIndividual owner · CURRENTOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COMPTROLLER GENERALOrganization · CURRENTOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL
WHEELER, KERRYIndividual owner · CURRENTOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL
HILLIARD, HEYWARDIndividual owner · UNKNOWNOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL
PALMER, CHRISTOPHERIndividual owner · UNKNOWNOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL
PATTERSON, BOBBYIndividual owner · UNKNOWNOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COMPTROLLER GENERALOrganization · UNKNOWNOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL
WHEELER, KERRYIndividual owner · UNKNOWNOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL

Enrollment organizations

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COMPTROLLER GENERALOrganization · CURRENTMedicare-enrolled legal organization
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COMPTROLLER GENERALOrganization · UNKNOWNMedicare-enrolled legal organization

Ownership observations with UNKNOWN status

These relationships were observed in an older snapshot. UNKNOWN does not mean former owner, previous owner, or that ownership ended.

Ownership change history

CMS ownership-change records

CMS publishes Change of Ownership records for this nursing home.

CMS records show an ownership change effective 2025-01-01.
CMS type
CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP
Buyer legal entity
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COMPTROLLER GENERAL
Seller legal entity
SOUTH CAROLINA DEPT OF MENTAL HEALTH ACCOUNTING OFFICE
Effective date
2025-01-01

These are CMS transaction records. They are not a Trust Hub quality, stability, or sale judgment.

Source freshness

How current each evidence family is

nursing-home-mds-quality-measures: STALE · source as of 2026-08-01
nursing-home-provider-information: STALE · source as of 2026-08-01
skilled-nursing-facility-all-owners: AGING · source as of 2026-08-17
skilled-nursing-facility-change-of-ownership: CURRENT · source as of 2026-08-24

Profile generated 2026-11-04. That timestamp is not CMS evidence freshness.

Methodology

How Trust Hub researches this provider

CMS is the source for national nursing-home evidence.
Trust Hub does not create the CMS star ratings.
Ownership evidence does not measure care quality.
CMS CHOW records document reported ownership-change events.
Missing evidence is not interpreted as zero.
UNKNOWN ownership history is not interpreted as divestiture.

Ownership evidence is not a quality measure.
Missing evidence is not a zero score.
CMS ratings are CMS ratings, not Trust Hub ratings.
UNKNOWN ownership does not prove an owner left.
CHOW records are CMS transaction records, not Trust Hub judgments or sales.

CMS overview

CMS overall

5 of 5

Health inspection

5 of 5

Staffing

4 of 5

Quality measures

4 of 5

No proprietary TrustHub score. These ratings are published separately by CMS. How CMS ratings and facility records are read

CMS certified beds: 52
Ownership descriptor: Government - State
Medicare participation: Yes
Medicaid participation: Yes

Facility information

Contact

CMS remains the primary federal record. Public website and additional contact details appear only when independently verified.

Phone: 8036492000CMS Provider Information
Also known publicly as: Palmetto Patriots HomeVerified public information · checked Aug 2026

CMS designations

Special Focus and abuse-icon status

This CMS Certification Number appears in the latest CMS Nursing Home Provider Information extract of currently listed nursing homes.

Not currently SFF or candidate

CMS does not currently identify this nursing home as a Special Focus Facility or candidate in the loaded Provider Information extract.

CMS field value: (blank). Observed Aug 1, 2026.

CMS abuse-icon designation

CMS does not currently apply its abuse-icon designation to this facility in the loaded Provider Information extract.

CMS field value: N. Observed Aug 1, 2026.

Enrollment identity

Medicare enrollment organization NPI associated with this CMS Certification Number

These identifiers come from CMS SNF enrollment records linked to this CCN. They are not a substitute for the CMS Certification Number.

NPI 1528812583 · enrollment O20250902003408
NPI 1528812583 · enrollment O20250902003408

MDS quality measures

Individual CMS quality measures

These MDS quality measures are individual CMS-published scores. They are not the CMS quality-measure star rating.

MDS source release 2026-08-01.

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Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine (Long Stay): 100.000000
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine (Long Stay): 98.214286
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury (Long Stay): 3.465347 · CMS uses this measure in the quality-measure star rating
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms (Long Stay): 0.000000
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight (Long Stay): 5.813953
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication (Long Stay): 14.204545
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication (Long Stay): 8.653846 · CMS uses this measure in the quality-measure star rating
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained (Long Stay): 0.000000
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened (Long Stay): 7.165194 · CMS uses this measure in the quality-measure star rating
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased (Long Stay): 11.949686 · CMS uses this measure in the quality-measure star rating
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder (Long Stay): 0.507330 · CMS uses this measure in the quality-measure star rating
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection (Long Stay): 1.515152 · CMS uses this measure in the quality-measure star rating
Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence (Long Stay): 18.133164
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers (Long Stay): 6.427118 · CMS uses this measure in the quality-measure star rating
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine (Short Stay): 92.307692
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication (Short Stay): 9 · CMS uses this measure in the quality-measure star rating
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine (Short Stay): 9

Decision guide

What to review

Factual evidence to examine before you decide. These summaries are not a score or recommendation.

Staffing

CMS publishes a 4-star staffing rating for this facility.

RN staffing was 0.70 hours per resident day in 2026Q1, calculated from CMS PBJ records.

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Inspections

The latest standard inspection on Apr 3, 2026 cited 0 deficiencies.

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Ownership

CMS-published records list 13 ownership or control parties.

CMS records show an ownership change effective January 2025.

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Enforcement record

CMS records show a $3,764 fine in the loaded enforcement dataset.

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Ownership & operation

Ownership & Operation

Operator, licensee, owner, manager, and chain stay separate. A connected organization is not automatically the party that runs daily operations.

Ownership type: Government - StateCMS
Related facilities: 3Current CMS organization identity
Ownership changes: 1 recordedCMS enrollment records

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Who is behind this facility?

SeniorTrustHub found evidence connecting this facility to:

CMS reports 11 individual ownership interests
recorded ownership-change events

Related facilities

3 currently connected nursing homes share this CMS organization identity with STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COMPTROLLER GENERAL.

Average CMS overall rating: 4.7 stars across 3 reporting facilities
CMS monetary penalties: 2 of 3 facilities had a recorded monetary penalty in the available CMS period.
Total recorded CMS fines: $77,778

How connected-facility figures are read

Ownership

Who CMS records show is connected to this facility

These are CMS-published ownership disclosures. Medicare enrollment ownership and managerial-control information is reported by enrolled providers through CMS forms; it is not an independent determination of beneficial ownership.

Reported party records: 13
Organizations shown: 2
Individuals shown: 11
Latest ownership source update: Aug 17, 2026

CMS-published ownership and control parties

PALMER, CHRISTOPHER
Individual · ADP OF THE SNF
Association date reported to CMS: Sep 30, 2025
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Source organization
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Dataset
Ownership
CMS dataset identifier
y2hd-n93e
Source updated
Aug 1, 2026
Retrieved
Aug 26, 2026
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PATTERSON, BOBBY
Individual · ADP OF THE SNF
Association date reported to CMS: Jan 1, 2025
View ownership source details
Source organization
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Dataset
Ownership
CMS dataset identifier
y2hd-n93e
Source updated
Aug 1, 2026
Retrieved
Aug 26, 2026
View official CMS source
WHEELER, KERRY
Individual · ADP OF THE SNF
Association date reported to CMS: Sep 30, 2025
View ownership source details
Source organization
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Dataset
Ownership
CMS dataset identifier
y2hd-n93e
Source updated
Aug 1, 2026
Retrieved
Aug 26, 2026
View official CMS source
HILLIARD, HEYWARD
Individual · CORPORATE DIRECTOR
Association date reported to CMS: Jan 1, 2025
View ownership source details
Source organization
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Dataset
Ownership
CMS dataset identifier
y2hd-n93e
Source updated
Aug 1, 2026
Retrieved
Aug 26, 2026
View official CMS source
PATTERSON, BOBBY
Individual · CORPORATE DIRECTOR
Association date reported to CMS: Jan 1, 2025
View ownership source details
Source organization
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Dataset
Ownership
CMS dataset identifier
y2hd-n93e
Source updated
Aug 1, 2026
Retrieved
Aug 26, 2026
View official CMS source
WHEELER, KERRY
Individual · CORPORATE DIRECTOR
Association date reported to CMS: Jan 1, 2024
View ownership source details
Source organization
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Dataset
Ownership
CMS dataset identifier
y2hd-n93e
Source updated
Aug 1, 2026
Retrieved
Aug 26, 2026
View official CMS source
PALMER, CHRISTOPHER
Individual · CORPORATE OFFICER
Association date reported to CMS: Jan 1, 2024
View ownership source details
Source organization
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Dataset
Ownership
CMS dataset identifier
y2hd-n93e
Source updated
Aug 1, 2026
Retrieved
Aug 26, 2026
View official CMS source
HILLIARD, HEYWARD
Individual · OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL
Association date reported to CMS: Jan 1, 2025
View ownership source details
Source organization
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Dataset
Ownership
CMS dataset identifier
y2hd-n93e
Source updated
Aug 1, 2026
Retrieved
Aug 26, 2026
View official CMS source
PALMER, CHRISTOPHER
Individual · OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL
Association date reported to CMS: Jan 1, 2025
View ownership source details
Source organization
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Dataset
Ownership
CMS dataset identifier
y2hd-n93e
Source updated
Aug 1, 2026
Retrieved
Aug 26, 2026
View official CMS source
PATTERSON, BOBBY
Individual · OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL
Association date reported to CMS: Jan 1, 2025
View ownership source details
Source organization
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Dataset
Ownership
CMS dataset identifier
y2hd-n93e
Source updated
Aug 1, 2026
Retrieved
Aug 26, 2026
View official CMS source
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COMPTROLLER GENERAL
Organization · OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL
Association date reported to CMS: Jan 1, 2025
Other facilities connected through this exact CMS organization identity: 0 across SC.
View ownership source details
Source organization
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Dataset
Ownership
CMS dataset identifier
y2hd-n93e
Source updated
Aug 1, 2026
Retrieved
Aug 26, 2026
View official CMS source
WHEELER, KERRY
Individual · OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL
Association date reported to CMS: Jan 1, 2025
View ownership source details
Source organization
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Dataset
Ownership
CMS dataset identifier
y2hd-n93e
Source updated
Aug 1, 2026
Retrieved
Aug 26, 2026
View official CMS source
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COMPTROLLER GENERAL
Organization · Medicare-enrolled legal organization
Other facilities connected through this exact CMS organization identity: 2 across SC.
View ownership source details
Source organization
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Dataset
Skilled Nursing Facility Enrollments
CMS dataset identifier
5f2c306f-3b1c-42cd-b037-187b2ce22126
Source updated
Aug 17, 2026
Retrieved
Aug 26, 2026
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Ownership changes reported in CMS enrollment records

Jan 1, 2025CHANGE OF OWNERSHIPSOUTH CAROLINA DEPT OF MENTAL HEALTH ACCOUNTING OFFICE to STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COMPTROLLER GENERAL
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Source organization
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Dataset
Skilled Nursing Facility Change of Ownership
CMS dataset identifier
f557a6ed-95b3-4a22-8433-4175db2dec1c
Source updated
Aug 24, 2026
Retrieved
Aug 15, 2026
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What this means

Roles are shown as CMS publishes them. Different CMS sources can describe different enrollment, ownership, and control concepts, so TrustHub keeps each source-specific disclosure distinct.

Questions to ask

CMS records list several organizations with ownership or control roles. Which entity is responsible for day-to-day operations at this facility?
CMS enrollment records show a change of ownership effective Jan 1, 2025. What operational or leadership changes followed that event?
CMS records connect STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COMPTROLLER GENERAL to 3 facilities. Which policies and staffing decisions are managed centrally versus locally?

Inspections & deficiencies

What CMS inspection records show

Scope and severity terms below are CMS classifications. They are not a TrustHub score.

Latest recorded inspection

Date: Apr 3, 2026
Survey type: Fire Safety Standard
Linked findings: 0
Highest linked CMS classification: No linked health-deficiency finding in the loaded record

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Dataset: Inspection Dates
CMS dataset ID: svdt-c123
CMS source updated: Aug 1, 2026
CMS provider ID: 425003
Source record locator: csv-row:112943:ccn:425003

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Apr 3, 2026 — Fire Safety Standard — 0 linked findings