Charleston Senior AdvisorHallmark Healthcare Center holds a CMS overall rating of 4 of 5 stars in Care Compare data dated October 1, 2026. The home, at 255 Midland Pkwy in Summerville (Dorchester County), is certified for Medicare and Medicaid with 88 beds and licensed by the S.C. Department of Public Health under license NCF-1034.
How does CMS rate Hallmark Healthcare Center in Summerville, South Carolina?
Hallmark Healthcare Center holds a CMS overall rating of 4 of 5 stars. Its component ratings are 3 for health inspections, 2 for staffing and 5 for quality measures, each on a five-star scale.
| CMS or DPH measure | Value |
|---|---|
| CMS overall | 4 of 5 |
| CMS health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| CMS staffing | 2 of 5 |
| CMS quality measures | 5 of 5 |
| Certified beds and average daily census | 88 beds, 80.9 residents |
| Provider name used by CMS | Hallmark Healthcare Center |
| Ownership (CMS) | For profit - Corporation |
| Chain affiliation (CMS) | Fundamental Healthcare, 66 homes nationwide |
| Medicare/Medicaid participation since | November 13, 1992 |
| DPH nursing home license | NCF-1034, 88 licensed beds, Licensed through 03/31/2027 |
| DPH Alzheimer's flags | No |
About 81 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.
How many deficiencies does CMS record for Hallmark Healthcare Center?
Surveyors' most recent standard visit to Hallmark Healthcare Center is dated May 1, 2026. CMS attributes 2 health deficiencies to that cycle, splitting them 2 standard and 0 complaint.
Its earlier standard survey, dated March 25, 2025, produced 8 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 no higher.
CMS lists no fines in its three-year penalty window, and 0 payment denials.
What do CMS staffing and turnover figures show for Hallmark Healthcare Center?
Residents of Hallmark Healthcare Center get about 3.18 hours of nursing time per day, below the tri-county middle value of 3.61, including 0.43 hours of registered-nurse time (below the tri-county middle value of 0.48).
On weekends the figure is 2.83 nursing hours per resident per day. Nursing staff turnover runs 29.9%, below the tri-county middle value of 45.6%; registered-nurse turnover is 22.2%. CMS counts 1 administrator departure in its measurement period.
What other nursing homes should we compare with Hallmark Healthcare Center?
Its 88 certified beds make it the same size as the typical Dorchester County nursing home (88 licensed beds). Oakbrook Health and Rehabilitation Center in Summerville is the nearest other certified home, roughly 0.6 miles off as the crow flies, with a CMS rating of 1 of 5.
| Facility | Miles away | Licensed beds | CMS overall rating | Last CMS health inspection | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakbrook Health and Rehabilitation Center 920 Travelers Blvd, 29485 | 0.6 | 88 | 1 of 5 | May 5, 2026 | 4 |
| Presbyterian Communities of South Carolina-Summerville 201 W 9th North St, 29483 | 4.8 | 88 | 5 of 5 | August 26, 2025 | 2 |
| White Oak Manor Charleston 9285 Medical Plaza Dr, 29406 | 5.0 | 176 | 4 of 5 | August 20, 2025 | 1 |
| Life Care Center of Charleston 2600 Elms Plantation Blvd, 29406 | 5.7 | 148 | 3 of 5 | January 8, 2026 | 4 |
| The Reserve Healthcare and Rehabilitation 1800 Eagle Landing Blvd, 29410 | 7.4 | 135 | 5 of 5 | May 28, 2026 | 0 |
Where is Hallmark Healthcare Center, and what is on the same campus?
Hallmark Healthcare Center is in Summerville in Dorchester County; the closest general hospital on DPH's roster is HCA Healthcare Summerville Hospital (Trident Health), roughly 0.1 miles off as the crow flies.
HCA Healthcare Trident Hospital 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.
Which questions does Hallmark Healthcare Center's CMS record raise?
Let its CMS record set the questions: ask to read the full statement of deficiencies from May 1, 2026, even though the count (2 deficiencies) is modest.
- Turnover of 29.9% is no higher than the local middle; ask which nurses have been on nights the longest.
- 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 Hallmark Healthcare 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.
