Lake City Scranton Healthcare Center
1940 Boyd Road, Scranton, SC, 29591
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CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation · Chain: Fundamental Healthcare
- Certified beds
- 88 · avg 82 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 34.4% — lower than most South Carolina nursing homesSouth Carolina avg: 45.9% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 28.6% — lower than most South Carolina nursing homesSouth Carolina avg: 42.7% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the South Carolina averageSouth Carolina avg: 0.3 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 425149
- Certified beds
- 88 beds · avg 82 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Palmetto Lake City Operating Llc
- Chain affiliation
- Fundamental Healthcare
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Fundamental Healthcare chain — 69 facilities across 7 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.4 / 5.
Disclosed owners (4 on record)
- Benjamin a Prince
W-2 Managing Employee · since 2021
- Kenneth a Tabler
Corporate Officer · since 2015
- Murray Forman
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · since 2006
- Palmetto Health Care Llc
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2006
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 21)
- D0880·Jul 30, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E0677·Jul 30, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- E0565·Jul 30, 2025
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
- D0550·Jul 30, 2025
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- D0610·May 23, 2024Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- D0600·May 23, 2024Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- D0695·May 23, 2024
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D0677·May 23, 2024
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Fire-safety citations
5 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: May 23, 2024. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
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