Charleston Senior AdvisorOak Harbor Healthcare holds a CMS overall rating of 4 of 5 stars in Care Compare data dated October 1, 2026. The home, at 921 Bowman Rd in Mount Pleasant (Charleston County), is certified for Medicare and Medicaid with 132 beds and licensed by the S.C. Department of Public Health under license NCF-1075.
What are Oak Harbor Healthcare's Care Compare star ratings?
Oak Harbor Healthcare holds a CMS overall rating of 4 of 5 stars. Its component ratings are 4 for health inspections, 2 for staffing and 4 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 | 2 of 5 |
| CMS quality measures | 4 of 5 |
| Certified beds and average daily census | 132 beds, 120.6 residents |
| Provider name used by CMS | Oak Harbor Healthcare |
| Ownership (CMS) | For profit - Corporation |
| Chain affiliation (CMS) | The Ensign Group, 347 homes nationwide |
| Medicare/Medicaid participation since | November 22, 1977 |
| DPH nursing home license | NCF-1075, 132 licensed beds, Licensed through 05/31/2027 |
| DPH Alzheimer's flags | No |
About 121 residents live here on a typical day, filling roughly 91% of certified beds, higher than the 90% typical of certified homes in Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester counties.
What did Oak Harbor Healthcare's latest health survey find?
Surveyors' most recent standard visit to Oak Harbor Healthcare is dated July 9, 2026. CMS attributes 0 health deficiencies to that cycle, splitting them 0 standard and 0 complaint.
In the cycle before that (survey of May 15, 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 Oak Harbor Healthcare at or under it.
Over CMS's three-year penalty window it lists 1 fine totaling $7,901 and 0 payment denials.
What do CMS staffing and turnover figures show for Oak Harbor Healthcare?
Oak Harbor Healthcare reports 3.37 total nurse hours per resident per day (below the tri-county middle value of 3.61) and 0.33 RN hours (below the tri-county middle value of 0.48), according to CMS.
On weekends the figure is 3.01 nursing hours per resident per day. CMS reports no turnover figure.
How does Oak Harbor Healthcare stack up against nearby homes?
Its 132 certified beds make it the same size as the typical Charleston County nursing home (132 licensed beds). Cooper River Post Acute in Mount Pleasant is the nearest other certified home, roughly 0.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper River Post Acute 1049 Anna Knapp Blvd, 29464 | 0.5 | 176 | 1 of 5 | June 30, 2026 | 3 |
| Franke Health Care Center 1885 Rifle Range Rd, 29464 | 2.3 | 44 | 4 of 5 | April 9, 2026 | 0 |
| Retreat at Wellmore of Daniel Island 580 Robert Daniel Dr, 29492 | 4.7 | 60 | 3 of 5 | April 17, 2026 | 6 |
| Kempton of Charleston 194 Spring St, 29403 | 5.7 | 23 | 5 of 5 | July 23, 2026 | 3 |
| Riverside Health and Rehab 2375 Baker Hospital Blvd, 29405 | 6.6 | 160 | 1 of 5 | April 21, 2026 | 4 |
What surrounds Oak Harbor Healthcare in Mount Pleasant?
Oak Harbor Healthcare is in Mount Pleasant in Charleston County; the closest general hospital on DPH's roster is East Cooper Medical Center, roughly 0.7 miles off as the crow flies.
MUSC Medical Center is next, around 5.5 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 Oak Harbor Healthcare?
Work from the numbers on the visit: ask to read the full statement of deficiencies from July 9, 2026, even though the count (0 deficiencies) is modest.
- Ask what led to the $7,901 in CMS fines and how it was resolved.
- With occupancy near 91%, 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 Oak Harbor Healthcare 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.
