Charleston Senior AdvisorJohns Island Post Acute holds a CMS overall rating of 1 of 5 stars in Care Compare data dated October 1, 2026. The home, at 3647 Maybank Hwy in Johns Island (Charleston County), is certified for Medicare and Medicaid with 132 beds and licensed by the S.C. Department of Public Health under license NCF-1033.
How many stars does Johns Island Post Acute have from Medicare?
Johns Island 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 | 132 beds, 117.7 residents |
| Provider name used by CMS | Johns Island Post Acute |
| Ownership (CMS) | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Chain affiliation (CMS) | Pacs Group, 277 homes nationwide |
| Medicare/Medicaid participation since | December 17, 1999 |
| DPH nursing home license | NCF-1033, 132 licensed beds, Licensed through 05/31/2027 |
| DPH Alzheimer's flags | No |
About 118 residents live here on a typical day, filling roughly 89% of certified beds, about level with the 90% typical of certified homes in Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester counties.
What did Johns Island Post Acute's latest health survey find?
For Johns Island Post Acute, CMS lists February 25, 2026 as the latest standard inspection, with 16 deficiencies recorded in the cycle (4 on the standard survey, 12 from complaints).
Its earlier standard survey, dated October 4, 2024, produced 7 deficiencies; separate infection-control reviews produced 0. Lowcountry certified homes sit at a middle value of 2 deficiencies, and this home's latest figure is higher.
Over CMS's three-year penalty window it lists 4 fines totaling $124,312 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.
How much nursing time do residents get at Johns Island Post Acute?
Residents of Johns Island Post Acute get about 3.00 hours of nursing time per day, below the tri-county middle value of 3.61, including 0.33 hours of registered-nurse time (below the tri-county middle value of 0.48).
On weekends the figure is 2.65 nursing hours per resident per day. Nursing staff turnover runs 53.1%, above the tri-county middle value of 45.6%; registered-nurse turnover is 53.3%. CMS counts 1 administrator departure in its measurement period.
Which nursing homes are closest to Johns Island Post Acute?
Its 132 certified beds make it the same size as the typical Charleston County nursing home (132 licensed beds). Bishop Gadsden-Gadsden Glen Center for Health and Rehab in Charleston is the nearest other certified home, roughly 6.1 miles off as the crow flies, with a CMS rating of 5 of 5.
| Facility | Miles away | Licensed beds | CMS overall rating | Last CMS health inspection | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Gadsden-Gadsden Glen Center for Health and Rehab 8000 Noble Oak Way, 29412 | 6.1 | 100 | 5 of 5 | August 5, 2026 | 5 |
| NHC Healthcare Charleston 2230 Ashley Crossing Dr, 29414 | 7.2 | 132 | 4 of 5 | April 3, 2026 | 5 |
| Kempton of Charleston 194 Spring St, 29403 | 9.0 | 23 | 5 of 5 | July 23, 2026 | 3 |
| Ashley River Healthcare 1137 Sam Rittenburg Blvd, 29407 | 9.1 | 125 | 3 of 5 | March 18, 2026 | 2 |
| Riverside Health and Rehab 2375 Baker Hospital Blvd, 29405 | 10.7 | 160 | 1 of 5 | April 21, 2026 | 4 |
What surrounds Johns Island Post Acute in Johns Island?
Johns Island Post Acute is in Johns Island in Charleston County; the closest general hospital on DPH's roster is Bon Secours St. Francis Xavier Hospital, roughly 6.7 miles off as the crow flies.
Roper Hospital is next, around 9.0 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.
Which questions does Johns Island Post Acute's CMS record raise?
The published figures point to specific questions: ask for the plan of correction covering the 16 deficiencies from February 25, 2026 and what has changed since.
- Turnover of 53.1% is higher than the local middle; ask what share of each shift is agency staff.
- Ask what led to the $124,312 in CMS fines and how it was resolved.
- With occupancy near 89%, ask which halls have openings and why.
- CMS notes a resident council; ask when it meets and whether family members may attend.
- If Medicaid will eventually pay, confirm that Johns Island 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.
