Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Health Care Center
Nursing home in Charleston, South Carolina, CMS certification number 425411
1 Bishop Gadsden Way, Charleston, SC 29412 · Charleston County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 41
- Certified for
- Medicare
- Last standard inspection
- August 5, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 5
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Health Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Health Care Center is certified for Medicare only. Medicare can cover a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay, but Medicaid won't pay for a long stay here.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | Not rated |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Health Care Center reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 5.12
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.04
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.20
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.89
- Weekend total hours
- 4.71
- Nursing staff turnover
- 34.2%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 71.4%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on August 5, 2026 and cited 5 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on April 25, 2025, found 3.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Health Care Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 26 residents live here, about 63% of its 41 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 41
- Average residents per day
- 26
- Certified since
- February 19, 2018
- Part of a continuing care community
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Health Care Center
- Legal business name
- Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Retirement Community
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
Other nursing homes near Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Health Care Center
- Kempton Of Charleston194 Spring St, Charleston 29403
- Ashley River Healthcare1137 Sam Rittenburg Blvd., Charleston 29407
- NHC Healthcare - Charleston2230 Ashley Crossing Drive, Charleston 29414
- Johns Island Post Acute3647 Maybank Highway, Johns Island 29455
- Sandpiper Post Acute1049 Anna Knapp Boulevard, Mount Pleasant 29464
See also all nursing homes in Charleston.
Who inspects nursing homes in South Carolina
South Carolina's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in South Carolina, the 8 in Charleston, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Health Care Center, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Health Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Health Care Center?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Health Care Center accept Medicaid?
No, it is not Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Health Care Center?
5 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Health Care Center?
Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Retirement Community, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.