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Medford Nursing Center

105 Medford Drive, Darlington, SC 29532843398700088 certified beds · 84 residentsFor profit - CorporationMedicare and Medicaid
Surveys on file
3
since 2023
Deficiencies
5
050
Penalties · 3 yrs
none on file
Last survey
2026-03-19
Standard
CMS overall
4 / 5
stars as published by CMS
CMS overall 4/5
Health 4
Staffing 4
Quality 2
Star ratings as published by CMS · CMS’s caveats

Survey history

Source: CMS · South Carolina DHEC · data as of 2026-08-01
DateKindDeficienciesOfficial recordArchived PDF
2026-03-19Standard020CMS-2567 (Care Compare)
2025-02-06Standard020CMS-2567 (Care Compare)
2023-06-08Standard010CMS-2567 (Care Compare)

Counts by class: paperwork · standard · harm.

Deficiencies

CMS · South Carolina DHEC publishes each citation’s tag, official description and scope/severity letter. The surveyor’s written findings are in the Statement of Deficiencies (CMS-2567) for each survey, linked above.

2026-03-19Standard survey · 2 deficienciesOfficial report
F677Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planning
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2026-05-05Record 425176-20260319-F677
F842Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planningRecords
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2026-05-05Record 425176-20260319-F842
2025-02-06Standard survey · 2 deficienciesOfficial report
F695Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planning
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-02-27Record 425176-20250206-F695
F880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.Scope/severity DStandard
Infection control
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-02-27Record 425176-20250206-F880
2023-06-08Standard survey · 1 deficiencyOfficial report
F880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.Scope/severity DStandard
Infection control
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2023-07-08Record 425176-20230608-F880

Staffing

CMS Payroll-Based Journal · PBJ, as published Aug 2026 · explainer
RN hours per resident day0.51
Facility
South Carolina
National
South Carolina 0.63 · National 0.69
Total nurse hours per resident day4.35
Facility
South Carolina
National
South Carolina 3.83 · National 3.86
Weekend total nurse hours3.50
Facility
South Carolina
National
South Carolina 3.33 · National 3.42
Total nursing staff turnover51%
Facility
South Carolina
National
South Carolina 46% · National 46%
Registered nurse turnover50%
Facility
South Carolina
National
South Carolina 42% · National 43%

Quality measures

CMS MDS quality measures · 2025Q2-2026Q1 · definitions
MeasureFacilitySouth CarolinaNational
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers
lower is better
10.3%5.1%4.6%
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury
lower is better
2.3%3.2%3.2%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
lower is better
21.5%15.3%15.4%
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
lower is better
1.4%1.3%1.6%
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained
lower is better
0.0%0.1%0.1%
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased
lower is better
9.7%11.9%13.9%
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight
lower is better
4.5%6.3%5.2%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication
lower is better
15.8%21.0%19.5%

Figures verbatim from CMS, with the state and national figures from the same release. The direction that counts as better is CMS’s own and is stated on every row.

Ownership

As reported to CMS (Provider Enrollment)
EntityRoleInterestSinceRegistry
Lofe, Tyler
Individual
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNOT APPLICABLE
Lofe, Dennis
Individual
CORPORATE DIRECTORNOT APPLICABLE
Weesner, Susan
Individual
CORPORATE OFFICERNOT APPLICABLE
Part of a chain
Wilson Senior Care5 facilities
View chain record

Ownership as reported to CMS/state. CMS ownership data has known gaps; merges between entities are published only after human review.

Cost context

County figures from public surveys. Not this facility’s price. Nursing-home rates are not published by CMS or South Carolina.

No county cost figures on file for Darlington.

Nearby nursing homes

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Oakhaven Nursing Center
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0.6 mi2025-12-11010
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4.2 mi2026-04-24080
Presbyterian Communities Of South Carolina-Florenc
Florence
6.0 mi2026-07-10060
Honorage Nursing Center
Florence
8.1 mi2025-07-31020
Carlyle Senior Care of Florence
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Sources & provenance

SectionAgency · datasetRetrieved
Facility, ratingsCMS Provider Data · Nursing Home Provider Information2026-08-01
SurveysCMS · Survey Summary2026-08-01
DeficienciesCMS · Health Deficiencies (CMS-2567 findings via Care Compare)2026-08-01
PenaltiesCMS · Penalties2026-08-01
StaffingCMS · Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ, as published Aug 2026)2026-08-01
Quality measuresCMS · MDS Quality Measures2026-08-01
OwnershipCMS · Ownership2026-08-01