Charleston Senior AdvisorCooper River Post Acute holds a CMS overall rating of 1 of 5 stars in Care Compare data dated October 1, 2026. The home, at 1049 Anna Knapp Blvd in Mount Pleasant (Charleston County), is certified for Medicare and Medicaid with 176 beds and licensed by the S.C. Department of Public Health under license NCF-1065.
How does CMS rate Cooper River Post Acute in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina?
Cooper River Post Acute holds a CMS overall rating of 1 of 5 stars. Its component ratings are 1 for health inspections, 1 for staffing and 4 for quality measures, each on a five-star scale.
| CMS or DPH measure | Value |
|---|---|
| CMS overall | 1 of 5 |
| CMS health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| CMS staffing | 1 of 5 |
| CMS quality measures | 4 of 5 |
| Certified beds and average daily census | 176 beds, 162.7 residents |
| Provider name used by CMS | Sandpiper Post Acute |
| Ownership (CMS) | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Chain affiliation (CMS) | Pacs Group, 277 homes nationwide |
| Medicare/Medicaid participation since | September 1, 1981 |
| DPH nursing home license | NCF-1065, 176 licensed beds, Licensed through 10/31/2026 |
| DPH Alzheimer's flags | No |
About 163 residents live here on a typical day, filling roughly 92% of certified beds, higher than the 90% typical of certified homes in Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester counties.
What did Cooper River Post Acute's latest health survey find?
Surveyors' most recent standard visit to Cooper River Post Acute is dated June 30, 2026. CMS attributes 3 health deficiencies to that cycle, splitting them 1 standard and 2 complaint.
In the cycle before that (survey of April 10, 2025) CMS counted 20 deficiencies, and infection-control inspections led to 0 citations. The middle value for certified homes in the tri-county area is 2 deficiencies, which puts Cooper River Post Acute above it.
Over CMS's three-year penalty window it lists 5 fines totaling $97,992 and 0 payment denials.
CMS also shows its abuse icon for this home, given when a home was cited for abuse in the past year or for potential abuse in each of the past two.
What do CMS staffing and turnover figures show for Cooper River Post Acute?
Cooper River Post Acute reports 3.12 total nurse hours per resident per day (below the tri-county middle value of 3.61) and 0.41 RN hours (below the tri-county middle value of 0.48), according to CMS.
On weekends the figure is 2.65 nursing hours per resident per day. Nursing staff turnover runs 51.1%, above the tri-county middle value of 45.6%; registered-nurse turnover is 63.2%. CMS counts 0 administrator departures in its measurement period.
Which nursing homes are closest to Cooper River Post Acute?
Its 176 certified beds make it bigger than the typical Charleston County nursing home (132 licensed beds). Oak Harbor Healthcare in Mount Pleasant is the nearest other certified home, roughly 0.5 miles off as the crow flies, with a CMS rating of 4 of 5.
| Facility | Miles away | Licensed beds | CMS overall rating | Last CMS health inspection | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Harbor Healthcare 921 Bowman Rd, 29464 | 0.5 | 132 | 4 of 5 | July 9, 2026 | 0 |
| Franke Health Care Center 1885 Rifle Range Rd, 29464 | 2.8 | 44 | 4 of 5 | April 9, 2026 | 0 |
| Retreat at Wellmore of Daniel Island 580 Robert Daniel Dr, 29492 | 4.8 | 60 | 3 of 5 | April 17, 2026 | 6 |
| Kempton of Charleston 194 Spring St, 29403 | 5.3 | 23 | 5 of 5 | July 23, 2026 | 3 |
| Riverside Health and Rehab 2375 Baker Hospital Blvd, 29405 | 6.4 | 160 | 1 of 5 | April 21, 2026 | 4 |
What surrounds Cooper River Post Acute in Mount Pleasant?
Cooper River Post Acute is in Mount Pleasant in Charleston County; the closest general hospital on DPH's roster is East Cooper Medical Center, roughly 1.2 miles off as the crow flies.
MUSC Medical Center is next, around 5.1 miles away. Map distances understate Lowcountry drives that cross the Ashley, Cooper or Stono rivers.
As a certified nursing home it must also meet the federal emergency preparedness rule (42 CFR 483.73), which requires a risk-based emergency plan, a communication plan, staff training and drills, and emergency power; ask how its plan treats hurricanes.
What belongs on a tour checklist for Cooper River Post Acute?
The published figures point to specific questions: ask for the plan of correction covering the 3 deficiencies from June 30, 2026 and what has changed since.
- Turnover of 51.1% is higher than the local middle; ask what share of each shift is agency staff.
- Ask what led to the $97,992 in CMS fines and how it was resolved.
- With occupancy near 92%, ask about the waiting list and whether rehab beds are kept separate.
- CMS notes a resident council; ask when it meets and whether family members may attend.
- If Medicaid will eventually pay, confirm that Cooper River Post Acute takes South Carolina Healthy Connections Medicaid for long stays and how it assigns Medicaid beds.
- Ask where residents went during the most recent hurricane evacuation order and how families were kept informed.
