CMS Care Compare · 2026 4 nursing homes South Carolina

Dorchester County, South Carolina

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County inventory for Dorchester 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 Dorchester County average 2.5 CMS stars (lower tercile, ≤2.5) across 4 nursing homes - 312 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 South Carolina medians.

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Sheet SC-DORCHESTER-SOUTH-CAROLINA · Dorchester, SC

NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-LOW · HH-NONE · RANK-MID · PHOTO-NONE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • NH-SMALL 4 homes
  • BEDS-SMALL 312 beds
  • STAR-LOW 2.5★ avg
  • HH-NONE 0 agencies
  • RANK-MID #827/2,851
  • PHOTO-NONE No peer
  • AL-MID $5,350/mo
  • BOOK-FULL 4/4 NH · 0 HH

Stamps lead with CMS star-quality tercile (low) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Home Health Compare agencies, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.

What weaker CMS stars show for Dorchester County

CMS star quality runs softer in Dorchester County: rated homes average 2.5/5 (lower tercile, ≤2.5) across 4 nursing homes and 312 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 Dorchester County providers may sit above or below those state medians.

Star counts run softer here (1 at 1★, 2 at 2★, 1 at 5★). Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (50% of 4 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Presbyterian Communities Of South Carolina-Summerv. Pair the ladder with inspection notes, staffing, distance, and specialty units before treating any single home as a fit.

1★
1
2★
2
3★
0
4★
0
5★
1

Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.

$5,350
Assisted Living / mo
$9,034
Nursing (Semi) / mo
$5,982
Home Care / mo
2.5
Avg CMS Rating

Top facilities in Dorchester, SC

Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.

  1. 1
    Presbyterian Communities Of South Carolina-Summerv
    5★
  2. 2
    Hallmark Healthcare Center
    2★
  3. 3
    St George Healthcare Center
    2★
  4. 4
    Oakbrook Health and Rehabilitation Center
    1★

Nursing Homes in Dorchester County

4 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.

Facility City Rating Beds Ownership
Presbyterian Communities Of South Carolina-Summerv Summerville 5/5 48 Non profit - Corporation
Hallmark Healthcare Center Summerville 2/5 88 For profit - Corporation
St George Healthcare Center Saint George 2/5 88 For profit - Limited Liability company
Oakbrook Health and Rehabilitation Center Summerville 1/5 88 For profit - Limited Liability company

Read next when stars run softer

Read CMS stars with Dorchester County's 2.5 average
Mid-pack context for Dorchester: How inspection, staffing, and quality measures combine when the county mean sits below 3★.
Choosing among 4 Dorchester County homes
Softer-star neighbourhood: A visit checklist that starts from CMS stars, then adds staffing, ownership, and specialty units.
Nursing home vs assisted living near Dorchester
Sparse home-health path: Care-level and cost differences before you shortlist a CMS-certified facility.
Cost calculator for Dorchester County planning
Sparse home-health path: State CareScout medians rolled into a monthly planning estimate.

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 Dorchester County.