Florence · 29506
Southland Health Care Center
711 South Dargan Street
Florence, SC 29506
Veteran Village
⌖ Florence, SC · Florence County
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Medicare overall rating 4 of 5 stars
Certified beds52
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipGovernment (state)
About Veteran Village
Veteran Village is a 52-bed government-run nursing home in Florence, SC. Medicare rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (above average); the average in South Carolina is 3.0. At its last full inspection (Feb 2026), inspectors found 0 problems, fewer than the South Carolina average of 3.7. Nurses and aides spend about 5 hr 36 min a day with each resident, more than the South Carolina average of 3 hr 50 min. Medicare fined it $25,375 in the last three years.
Written from Medicare’s published figures; nothing here is paid for or written by the home. Our methodology
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Key details
Facility nameVeteran Village
LocationFlorence County, South Carolina
Phone(843) 432-4600
Address1200 E National Cemetery Road, Florence, SC 29506 · Florence County
CMS provider number425419
Ownership typeGovernment (state)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceFebruary 11, 2023 (3 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid
Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.
Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
2 strengths and 1 thing to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 2 care-quality measures are worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.
Strengths
- Health citations at last inspection0 (Feb 2026)South Carolina average: 3.7. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.Strength
- Nurse staffing per resident5 hr 36 min a daySouth Carolina average: 3 hr 50 minStrength
About average
- Registered nurse time per resident40 min a daySouth Carolina average: 38 minAbout average
Things to ask about
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- Fines and penalties6 fines totaling $25,375Federal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Oct 2024 (about 2 years ago). The national average is $30,972 per home.Worth asking about
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the South Carolina average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these
Short-term rehab or long-term care?
Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury1.5%State average: 3.2%Better than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)6.1%State average: 5.1%About average
- Given antipsychotic drugs19.8%State average: 15.3%Worse than average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days3.3State average: 2.0Worse than average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the South Carolina average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Who pays, and how full it is
Many residents here pay privately or through insurance. In South Carolina, Medicaid pays for 64% of resident days at a typical home.
- 0% Medicaid
- 1% Medicare
- 99% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average97%South Carolina typical: 90%
Cost of care per resident day$453South Carolina typical: $312
Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending June 2024. The cost per day is what care costs the home to provide, not the price you would pay; ask the home for its private-pay rate. A busy home may have fewer open beds, so ask about availability.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 4 stars now, up from 3 stars in February 2025. It has ranged from 2 to 4 stars and changed 5 times.
Overall rating4★
Health inspections4★
Staffing3★
Quality of care4★
Nurse hours per resident per day5.6
20252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2025 | 3 | 3 | – | 2 | – |
| Feb 2026 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6.2 |
| Sep 2026 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5.6 |
Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology
See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home
From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.
Inspection summary
How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.
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Three-survey history
Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.
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