Charleston Senior AdvisorFranke Health Care Center holds a CMS overall rating of 4 of 5 stars in Care Compare data dated October 1, 2026. The home, at 1885 Rifle Range Rd in Mount Pleasant (Charleston County), is certified for Medicare and Medicaid with 44 beds and licensed by the S.C. Department of Public Health under license NCF-0800.
How does CMS rate Franke Health Care Center in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina?
Franke Health Care Center holds a CMS overall rating of 4 of 5 stars. Its component ratings are 4 for health inspections, 4 for staffing and 3 for quality measures, each on a five-star scale.
| CMS or DPH measure | Value |
|---|---|
| CMS overall | 4 of 5 |
| CMS health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| CMS staffing | 4 of 5 |
| CMS quality measures | 3 of 5 |
| Certified beds and average daily census | 44 beds, 41.8 residents |
| Provider name used by CMS | Franke Health Care Center |
| Ownership (CMS) | Non profit - Corporation |
| Chain affiliation (CMS) | No chain listed |
| Medicare/Medicaid participation since | November 6, 2000 |
| DPH nursing home license | NCF-0800, 44 licensed beds, Licensed through 07/31/2027 |
| DPH Alzheimer's flags | No |
About 42 residents live here on a typical day, filling roughly 95% of certified beds, higher than the 90% typical of certified homes in Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester counties.
What have inspectors cited at Franke Health Care Center?
The latest standard health survey of Franke Health Care Center in CMS's data took place on April 9, 2026 and produced 0 health deficiencies: 0 from the survey and 0 from complaint visits.
In the cycle before that (survey of April 17, 2025) CMS counted 3 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 Franke Health Care Center at or under it.
CMS lists no fines in its three-year penalty window, and 0 payment denials.
Is Franke Health Care Center well staffed?
Residents of Franke Health Care Center get about 4.17 hours of nursing time per day, above the tri-county middle value of 3.61, including 0.41 hours of registered-nurse time (below the tri-county middle value of 0.48).
On weekends the figure is 3.84 nursing hours per resident per day. Nursing staff turnover runs 40.8%, below the tri-county middle value of 45.6%; registered-nurse turnover is 44.4%. CMS counts 0 administrator departures in its measurement period.
How does Franke Health Care Center stack up against nearby homes?
Its 44 certified beds make it smaller than the typical Charleston County nursing home (132 licensed beds). Oak Harbor Healthcare in Mount Pleasant is the nearest other certified home, roughly 2.3 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 | 2.3 | 132 | 4 of 5 | July 9, 2026 | 0 |
| Cooper River Post Acute 1049 Anna Knapp Blvd, 29464 | 2.8 | 176 | 1 of 5 | June 30, 2026 | 3 |
| Retreat at Wellmore of Daniel Island 580 Robert Daniel Dr, 29492 | 6.0 | 60 | 3 of 5 | April 17, 2026 | 6 |
| Kempton of Charleston 194 Spring St, 29403 | 8.0 | 23 | 5 of 5 | July 23, 2026 | 3 |
| Riverside Health and Rehab 2375 Baker Hospital Blvd, 29405 | 8.7 | 160 | 1 of 5 | April 21, 2026 | 4 |
What surrounds Franke Health Care Center in Mount Pleasant?
Franke Health Care Center is in Mount Pleasant in Charleston County; the closest general hospital on DPH's roster is East Cooper Medical Center, roughly 1.8 miles off as the crow flies.
Mount Pleasant Hospital is next, around 4.9 miles away. Map distances understate Lowcountry drives that cross the Ashley, Cooper or Stono rivers.
Sharing the address: Franke Home (assisted living license, 86 beds). CMS identifies the home as part of a continuing care retirement community.
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 should a family ask Franke Health Care Center before choosing it?
Let its CMS record set the questions: ask to read the full statement of deficiencies from April 9, 2026, even though the count (0 deficiencies) is modest.
- Turnover of 40.8% is no higher than the local middle; ask which nurses have been on nights the longest.
- With occupancy near 95%, ask about the waiting list and whether rehab beds are kept separate.
- CMS notes a both council; ask when it meets and whether family members may attend.
- If Medicaid will eventually pay, confirm that Franke Health Care Center 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.
