Life Care Center of Hilton Head
Nursing home in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, CMS certification number 425147
120 Lamotte Drive, Hilton Head Island, SC 29926 · Beaufort County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 88
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- July 17, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 5
- Fines in 3 years
- $8,281 (1)
Does Life Care Center of Hilton Head take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Life Care Center of Hilton Head is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
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 | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Life Care Center of Hilton Head 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
- 3.77
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.93
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.97
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.87
- Weekend total hours
- 3.06
- Nursing staff turnover
- 55.9%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 61.1%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on July 17, 2025 and cited 5 deficiencies, plus 2 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on June 6, 2024, found 6.
CMS shows an abuse icon for Life Care Center of Hilton Head. That means inspectors cited it for abuse, neglect or exploitation in the past year or two.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Life Care Center of Hilton Head 1 time in the past 3 years, for $8,281 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 56.3 residents live here, about 64% of its 88 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 88
- Average residents per day
- 56.3
- Certified since
- January 26, 1982
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Life Care Center of Hilton Head
- Legal business name
- Life Care Centers of America, Inc.
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 194 homes nationally under Life Care Centers of America, 3.4-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Life Care Center of Hilton Head
- The Preston Health Center87 Bird Song Way, Hilton Head Island 29926
- Broad Creek Care Center801 Lemon Grass Court, Hilton Head Island 29928
- Fraser Health Center300 Wood Haven Drive, Hilton Head Island 29928
- Sprenger Health Care of Port Royal1810 Richmond Avenue, Port Royal 29935
- Resorts at Beaufort11 Todd Drive, Beaufort 29901
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, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Life Care Center of Hilton Head, 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 Life Care Center of Hilton Head
What is the CMS star rating of Life Care Center of Hilton Head?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Life Care Center of Hilton Head accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Life Care Center of Hilton Head?
5 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Life Care Center of Hilton Head?
Life Care Centers of America, Inc., for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.