Darlington County, South Carolina
County inventory for Darlington County, South Carolina is drawn from U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nursing Home Compare / Home Health Compare (14,710 Medicare-certified nursing homes nationwide) with cost context from the private CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey - see our methodology. CMS star-quality signature
Rated homes in Darlington County average 4.5 CMS stars (upper tercile, >3.46) across 4 nursing homes - 418 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 South Carolina medians.
County care plate
Sheet SC-DARLINGTON-SOUTH-CAROLINA · Darlington, SC
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-HIGH · HH-NONE · RANK-MID · PHOTO-NONE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 4 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 418 beds
- STAR-HIGH 4.5★ avg
- HH-NONE 0 agencies
- RANK-MID #821/2,851
- PHOTO-NONE No peer
- AL-MID $5,350/mo
- BOOK-FULL 4/4 NH · 0 HH
Stamps lead with CMS star-quality tercile (high) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Home Health Compare agencies, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.
What stronger CMS stars show for Darlington County
CMS star quality is the standout for Darlington County: rated homes average 4.5/5 (upper tercile, >3.46) across 4 nursing homes and 418 licensed beds.
CareScout 2025 South Carolina medians frame mid-pack counties like this: assisted living $5,350/mo, semi-private nursing $9,034/mo, private nursing $9,612/mo, home health aide $5,982/mo, adult day $1,560/mo. Local Darlington County providers may sit above or below those state medians.
Star counts skew stronger here (2 at 4★, 2 at 5★). Ownership leans For profit - Corporation (75% of 4 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Morrell Nursing Center, Oakhaven Nursing Center, Bethea Baptist Healthcare Center. Still weigh inspection history, staffing, bed size, and specialty units (dementia, rehab, ventilator) before visiting.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Top facilities in Darlington, SC
Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.
- 1 5★
- 2 5★
- 3 4★
- 4 4★
Nursing Homes in Darlington County
4 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morrell Nursing Center | Hartsville | 5/5 | 154 | For profit - Corporation |
| Oakhaven Nursing Center | Darlington | 5/5 | 88 | For profit - Corporation |
| Bethea Baptist Healthcare Center | Darlington | 4/5 | 88 | Non profit - Church related |
| Medford Nursing Center | Darlington | 4/5 | 88 | For profit - Corporation |
Read next for stronger-star Darlington
Continue on the South Carolina elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are South Carolina state-level medians from CareScout 2025 (county-level cost data is not available).
Read our methodology - how CMS Care Compare and CareScout 2025 are joined for Darlington County.