4/5
CMS (the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) is the federal agency that rates nursing home quality. Its Overall Rating runs from 1 to 5 stars, combining health inspections, staffing, and quality measures, with inspections weighted most heavily.
4/5
CMS (the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) is the federal agency that rates nursing home quality. Its Overall Rating runs from 1 to 5 stars, combining health inspections, staffing, and quality measures, with inspections weighted most heavily.
Wellmore of Lexington is a 174-bed continuing care retirement campus managed by administrator Crystal C. Butcher and operated by Wellmore of Lexington LLC. The facility blends independent living, assisted living, memory care, and 24-hour skilled nursing, leaning heavily on a short-term rehabilitation model. Admissions mirror this post-acute focus, with 76% using Medicare and 24% paying privately, generating a brief 51-day average stay. On-site features include an indoor therapy pool, a spa and salon, fine dining rooms, and dedicated workout spaces. However, the property faces severe occupancy challenges, sitting at 64.4%, and logged a 2023 operating loss of $1.6 million on $9.8 million in revenue.
Public health summaries show standard to solid daily attention, with overall nursing care averaging 4 hours and 9 minutes per resident to run slightly ahead of the South South Carolina baseline. This model keeps registered nurse coverage 32% above state averages, though the building relies on outside staffing agencies to fill about a quarter of its hours. Clinical tracking records detail a sharp split in patient outcomes; permanent residents maintain a zero percent depression rate and steady daily activity habits, but they experience high rates of pressure ulcers and urinary tract infections.
Short-stay rehab metrics also run behind state targets, with reports noting higher rates of emergency hospital readmissions and a major injury rate from short-term falls that tracks 60% worse than the state average. The operator’s regulatory history includes a low $16,000 in total federal fines over the past three years.
Interested individuals weighing local short-term rehab or extended senior care options can utilize these government tracking dossiers to view the provider’s overall operations. Since the public data notes above-average daily nursing times and strong behavioral health scores alongside clear multi-year financial losses, thin occupancy, and higher short-stay fall risks, the documentation calls for balancing the property’s amenities against its clinical trends.
The Overall CMS Rating combines results from health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Health inspections carry the most weight. Staffing and quality scores can increase or decrease the final rating based on performance compared to state and national standards.
Based on the results of the facility's three most recent standard inspections and any complaint investigations. CMS reviews the number, scope, and severity of deficiencies, with more recent findings weighted more heavily.
Measures average nursing staff hours per resident per day, including Registered Nurses (RNs) and total nursing staff. Ratings are adjusted based on the level of care residents require and are compared to state and national benchmarks.
Based on clinical and physical health indicators reported to CMS, such as hospital readmissions, falls, pressure ulcers, and improvements in mobility. These measures reflect how well residents' health needs are being managed.
Daily nursing hours per resident by staff type, reported to CMS. Higher is generally better — compare this facility to state and national averages to see where staffing stands.
This home is ranked 36th out of 118 homes in South Carolina for nurse hours. Total adjusted nursing hours per resident per day, combining RN, LPN, and aide time. CMS adjusts this for case-mix so facilities can be fairly compared.
| Staff type | Hours / Day / Resident | vs state avg |
|---|---|---|
|
Registered Nurse (RN)
RNs hold the highest nursing license and can assess residents, interpret test results, and direct care plans. More RN hours per day often signals stronger clinical oversight and faster response to health changes.
| 48m per day | ▲ 27% State avg: 38m per day · National avg: 41m per day |
|
LPN / LVN
Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) or Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs) deliver routine hands-on care — medication administration, wound dressing, and monitoring vital signs. They work under RN supervision and make up a large share of daily bedside care.
| 1h 12m per day | ▲ 18% State avg: 1h 1m per day · National avg: 52m per day |
|
Nurse Aide
Certified Nurse Aides (CNAs) provide the most direct day-to-day assistance: bathing, dressing, feeding, and mobility. Nurse aide hours are typically the largest staffing category and directly affect residents' quality of life.
| 2h 41m per day | ▲ 21% State avg: 2h 13m per day · National avg: 2h 20m per day |
|
Weekend Total Nursing
Combined nursing hours (RN + LPN + Nurse Aide) per resident per day on weekends. Staffing often drops on weekends — this figure reveals whether the facility maintains adequate coverage outside of weekday hours.
| 4h 28m per day | ▲ 33% State avg: 3h 21m per day · National avg: 3h 26m per day |
|
Physical Therapist
Hours per resident per day provided by licensed Physical Therapists (PTs) or PT Assistants. PT services help residents recover mobility after injury or illness and are especially important for post-acute (short-stay) rehabilitation.
| 6m per day | ▲ 18% State avg: 5m per day · National avg: 4m per day |
|
Weekend RN
Registered nurse hours specifically on weekends. Facilities sometimes reduce RN presence on Saturdays and Sundays — a low weekend RN figure compared to weekday hours can indicate reduced clinical oversight when most administrative staff are absent.
| 28m per day | ▲ 16% State avg: 24m per day · National avg: 28m per day |
Average number of days residents stay at this facility, based on CMS cost report data. Shorter stays often reflect post-acute or rehab care; longer stays reflect long-term care.
Wellmore of Lexington is legally operated by Wellmore Of Lexington LLC, and administered by Crystal C Butcher.
State average 3.9
Last Health inspection on May 2025
State average 13.7
State average 3.44
Health citations are formal notices following inspections when they fail to comply with safety and care standards.
16 of 17 citations resulted from standard inspections; and 1 of 17 came from combined inspections (standard and complaint).
In line with State averageState average: 1
100% better than State averageState average: 0.3
Corrected
Corrected
Corrected
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Reporting period: October 1 – December 31, 2025 (Q4 2025). Source: CMS Payroll-Based Journal report.
98% more staff per resident than South Carolina average
0% compared with South Carolina average
This data comes from the CMS Payroll-Based Journal report covering October 1 – December 31, 2025.
Manages medical care and health needs.
15 total: 11 full-time employees and 4 contractors.
15
Average shift length. Calculated as total hours divided by days worked and average staff per day.
8.5 hoursAssists with medical care and medications.
47 total: 16 full-time employees and 31 contractors.
47
Average shift length. Calculated as total hours divided by days worked and average staff per day.
9.4 hoursHelps with daily care and mobility.
93 total: 35 full-time employees and 58 contractors.
93
Average shift length. Calculated as total hours divided by days worked and average staff per day.
9 hours
This data comes from the CMS Payroll-Based Journal report covering October 1 – December 31, 2025.
Total hours from contractors
5,933 contractor hours this quarter
This data comes from the CMS Payroll-Based Journal report covering October 1 – December 31, 2025.
| Certified Nursing Assistant | 35 | 58 | 93 | 11,384 | 92 | 100% | 9 |
| Licensed Practical Nurse | 16 | 31 | 47 | 5,111 | 92 | 100% | 9.4 |
| Registered Nurse | 11 | 4 | 15 | 2,095 | 92 | 100% | 8.5 |
| Speech Language Pathologist | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1,051 | 70 | 76% | 4.6 |
| Clinical Nurse Specialist | 3 | 0 | 3 | 788 | 64 | 70% | 7.9 |
| Physical Therapy Aide | 0 | 4 | 4 | 726 | 70 | 76% | 4.2 |
| Other Dietary Services Staff | 2 | 0 | 2 | 557 | 68 | 74% | 7.7 |
| Nurse Practitioner | 2 | 1 | 3 | 527 | 55 | 60% | 8.3 |
| Administrator | 2 | 0 | 2 | 512 | 63 | 68% | 8 |
| Dental Services Staff | 1 | 0 | 1 | 479 | 66 | 72% | 7.3 |
| Respiratory Therapy Technician | 0 | 5 | 5 | 417 | 65 | 71% | 5 |
| Physical Therapy Assistant | 0 | 4 | 4 | 260 | 66 | 72% | 3.8 |
| Occupational Therapy Assistant | 0 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 6 | 7% | 6.8 |
| Therapeutic Recreation Specialist | 0 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 10 | 11% | 3.8 |
| Medical Director | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 30 | 33% | 0.9 |
Includes penalties issued in 2025
Federal penalties imposed by CMS for regulatory violations, including civil money penalties (fines) and denials of payment for new Medicare/Medicaid admissions.
Source: CMS Penalties Database (Data as of Jan 2026)
52% lower than South Carolina averageSouth Carolina average: $34K
59% fewer fines than South Carolina averageSouth Carolina average: 2.4
Serious action where Medicare and/or Medicaid temporarily stops payments for new residents until issues are fixed.
0
100% fewer payment denials than South Carolina averageSouth Carolina average: 0.1
Penalties are imposed by CMS for violations of federal nursing home regulations.
1 penalty in the past 3 years
May 22, 2025 · $16K
Fines imposed for noncompliance, which can be assessed per day or per instance of violation.
May 22, 2025Last updated: Jan 2026
These measures show how residents usually do over time at this home, based on health outcomes and preventive care.
A composite score based on pressure ulcers, falls with injury, weight loss, walking ability decline, and activities of daily living decline.
6.9
21% better than South Carolina averageSouth Carolina average: 8.7
A composite score based on activities of daily living decline, walking ability decline, and incontinence.
20.2
31% worse than South Carolina averageSouth Carolina average: 15.5
CMS star rating based on long-stay quality measure performance. 5 stars = significantly above average, 1 star = significantly below average.
Percent of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased
9.3%
29% better than South Carolina averageSouth Carolina average: 13.1%
Percent of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder
31.2%
83% worse than South Carolina averageSouth Carolina average: 17.0%
Percent of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury
2.9%
In line with South Carolina averageSouth Carolina average: 3.0%
Percent of long-stay high risk residents with pressure ulcers
12.4%
103% worse than South Carolina averageSouth Carolina average: 6.1%
Percent of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
6.9%
316% worse than South Carolina averageSouth Carolina average: 1.6%
Percent of long-stay residents who lose too much weight
3.0%
52% better than South Carolina averageSouth Carolina average: 6.2%
Percent of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms
0.0%
100% better than South Carolina averageSouth Carolina average: 2.8%
Percent of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
17.5%
21% worse than South Carolina averageSouth Carolina average: 14.5%
Percent of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine
89.2%
In line with South Carolina averageSouth Carolina average: 90.5%
Percent of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine
89.3%
In line with South Carolina averageSouth Carolina average: 90.6%
Number of hospitalizations per 1,000 long-stay resident days.
2.25
11% worse than South Carolina averageSouth Carolina average: 2.03
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1,000 long-stay resident days.
1.05
45% better than South Carolina averageSouth Carolina average: 1.91
CMS star rating based on short-stay quality measure performance. 5 stars = much above average, 1 star = much below average.
Percent of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine
91.0%
14% better than South Carolina averageSouth Carolina average: 79.5%
Percent of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication
0.5%
71% better than South Carolina averageSouth Carolina average: 1.7%
Percent of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine
84.6%
8% better than South Carolina averageSouth Carolina average: 78.0%
Percentage of short-stay residents who were re-hospitalized after their nursing home admission.
30.5%
23% worse than South Carolina averageSouth Carolina average: 24.7%
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit.
16.0%
13% worse than South Carolina averageSouth Carolina average: 14.1%
Percentage of SNF residents who experience falls with major injury during their stay.
1.2%
60% worse than South Carolina averageSouth Carolina average: 0.8%
Percentage of residents at or above expected ability to care for themselves at discharge.
69.8%
30% better than South Carolina averageSouth Carolina average: 53.7%
Rate of successful return to home or community from a skilled nursing facility.
46.8%
7% worse than South Carolina averageSouth Carolina average: 50.6%
Quality measures are calculated from Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessments. For most measures, lower percentages indicate better care quality.
76% of new residents, usually for short-term rehab.
24% of new residents, often for short stays.
Source: CMS Long-Term Care Facility Characteristics (Data as of Jan 2026)
Total residents
52Residents meet regularly to discuss policies, care quality, and activities
Part of a Continuing Care Retirement Community offering multiple care levels
Organized group of residents that meets regularly to discuss facility policies, quality of life, and activities.
Data sourced from CMS Long-Term Care Facility Characteristics quarterly report. Payer mix reflects the current resident census by primary payment source.
Historical financial and operational data for Wellmore of Lexington from 2019–2023, based on CMS SNF Cost Reports.
Key figures below are for fiscal year ending in 12/2023.
Based on CMS SNF Cost Report for fiscal year ending in 12/2023.
Net patient revenue — what the home actually collects for resident care, after contractual allowances, bad debt and discounts are subtracted from its gross charges (CMS cost report, Worksheet G-3). It covers resident care only; money the home earns from other sources is shown separately as "Other income."
Net patient income: net patient revenue minus the home's total operating expenses. A positive figure means it earns more from resident care than it spends to deliver it; a negative figure means the opposite. It excludes non-operating "other income."
Net patient revenue — what the home actually collects for resident care, after contractual allowances, bad debt and discounts are subtracted from its gross charges (CMS cost report, Worksheet G-3). It covers resident care only; money the home earns from other sources is shown separately as "Other income."
Net patient income: net patient revenue minus the home's total operating expenses. A positive figure means it earns more from resident care than it spends to deliver it; a negative figure means the opposite. It excludes non-operating "other income."
Money the home earns outside of resident care — such as investments, grants, rentals and other non-operating sources (CMS cost report, Worksheet G-3). It is tracked separately from net patient revenue: it is not part of that figure, and it is not included in net patient income.
Staff salaries plus wage-related costs — benefits such as payroll taxes, health insurance and retirement — from the home's own accounting records (CMS cost report, Worksheet A). Contract or agency labor is counted separately, under other operating costs.
Rank #27 / 121Payroll — State benchmarkedThis home is ranked 27th out of 121 homes in South Carolina for payroll. Shows total annual staff payroll benchmarked to the South Carolina average. Higher payroll investment relative to peers often signals better staffing and less reliance on cheaper contract labor.Facilities with the same value for a metric share the same rank. Rankings are based only on facilities in South Carolina that report data for that category. Facilities without available data are excluded from the ranking.Click the rank badge to see the full State ranking.Click here to see the full State ranking.
Payroll as a share of revenue: staff salaries and wage-related benefits divided by net patient revenue. A higher figure means more of each revenue dollar goes to staff pay.
Rank #90 / 121Payroll % — State benchmarkedThis home is ranked 90th out of 121 homes in South Carolina for payroll %. Shows payroll as a percentage of revenue versus the South Carolina average. Well-run South Carolina facilities typically land around 52–64% — the top third Statewide. Below 25% may signal understaffing or heavy agency use — read with Staffing ratings.Facilities with the same value for a metric share the same rank. Rankings are based only on facilities in South Carolina that report data for that category. Facilities without available data are excluded from the ranking.Click the rank badge to see the full State ranking.Click here to see the full State ranking.
Everything it costs to run the home apart from payroll — food, utilities, supplies, maintenance, contract labor and administration. Calculated as total operating expense minus payroll (staff salaries and wage-related benefits).
The home's total operating expense for the year — all the costs of running it, salaries included (CMS cost report, Worksheet G-3).
Pets Allowed
Most residents typically stay for a few weeks or months before returning home or moving on.
Most new residents arrive under Medicare (76% of admissions), and a typical Medicare stay runs around 28 days.
Coverage residents most often arrive under.
Coverage residents most often leave under.
200 Wellmore Dr, Lexington, SC 29072
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9
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| Wellmore of Lexington | NH AL IL MC SNF | Lexington | 174
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#110 / 119 | 1 | 46 | - | - | Wellmore Of Lexington LLC | $7.8MFiscal year ending 12/2023
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According to SC state health department records, Wellmore of Lexington's license number is CRC-1557.
Wellmore of Lexington's occupancy is 64.4%.
Yes, Wellmore of Lexington allows residents to bring their pets.
Wellmore of Lexington is registered as a for-profit in SC.
Crystal C. Butcher is the administrator of Wellmore of Lexington.
Wellmore of Lexington has 174 beds.
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