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Skilled nursing facility · CMS certification number 425003

Palmetto Patriots

Gaffney, South Carolina · Medicare and Medicaid

Certified beds, as filed in Care Compare: 52

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In Care Compare’s provider information: Penalties: 9 · Fines: 9 · Fines, total amount: $30,147.00 · Payment denials: 0. The most recent penalty on file: January 8, 2024, Fine, $3,764. Every penalty on file ↓

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Finances, as filed

From this facility’s Medicare cost reports on form CMS-2540, each figure with the worksheet, line and column it was read from.

Cost report for July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025 — a reporting period of 364 days, on form CMS-2540-10, settled, processed by CMS on December 9, 2025.

None of these figures is carried on this report.

CMS report record 1444140, read from the public cost report file SNF10FY2024.zip.

Fiscal year 2024, ended June 30, 2024

Cost report for June 8, 2023 to June 30, 2024 — a reporting period of 388 days, on form CMS-2540-10, settled, processed by CMS on January 13, 2025.

None of these figures is carried on this report.

CMS report record 1402176, read from the public cost report file SNF10FY2023.zip.

Nurse staffing

Nurse staffing hours from the Payroll-Based Journal, quarter by quarter, are on this facility’s staffing page, each quarter with the file it came from.

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Ownership, as filed with CMS

Care Compare

As filed in the CMS file dated September 1, 2026 (Care Compare ownership).

Owner or managerRoleTypeOwnership percentageAssociation
PALMER, CHRISTOPHERADP OF THE SNFIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 09/30/2025
PATTERSON, BOBBYADP OF THE SNFIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 01/01/2025
WHEELER, KERRYADP OF THE SNFIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 09/30/2025
HILLIARD, HEYWARDCORPORATE DIRECTORIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 01/01/2025
PATTERSON, BOBBYCORPORATE DIRECTORIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 01/01/2025
WHEELER, KERRYCORPORATE DIRECTORIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 01/01/2024
PALMER, CHRISTOPHERCORPORATE OFFICERIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 01/01/2024
HILLIARD, HEYWARDOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 01/01/2025
PALMER, CHRISTOPHEROPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 01/01/2025
PATTERSON, BOBBYOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 01/01/2025
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COMPTROLLER GENERALOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLOrganizationNOT APPLICABLEsince 01/01/2025
WHEELER, KERRYOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 01/01/2025

Medicare enrollment

As filed in the CMS file dated August 1, 2026 (Medicare enrollment ownership), under the enrollment of STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COMPTROLLER GENERAL (enrollment ID O20250902003408).

CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; where the private equity, real estate investment trust or holding company field below has not been filed under the current cycle, it reads “Paused by CMS”.

OwnerIndividual or organizationRoleOwnership percentageAssociation dateDescribed in the filing as
BOBBY PATTERSONIndividualADP OF THE SNFNot stated in the filing1/1/2025
Private equity company: Paused by CMS
Real estate investment trust: Paused by CMS
Holding company: Paused by CMS
CHRISTOPHER PALMERIndividualADP OF THE SNFNot stated in the filing9/30/2025
Private equity company: Paused by CMS
Real estate investment trust: Paused by CMS
Holding company: Paused by CMS
KERRY WHEELERIndividualADP OF THE SNFNot stated in the filing9/30/2025
Private equity company: Paused by CMS
Real estate investment trust: Paused by CMS
Holding company: Paused by CMS
BOBBY PATTERSONIndividualCORPORATE DIRECTORNot stated in the filing1/1/2025
Private equity company: Paused by CMS
Real estate investment trust: Paused by CMS
Holding company: Paused by CMS
HEYWARD HILLIARDIndividualCORPORATE DIRECTORNot stated in the filing1/1/2025
Private equity company: Paused by CMS
Real estate investment trust: Paused by CMS
Holding company: Paused by CMS
KERRY WHEELERIndividualCORPORATE DIRECTORNot stated in the filing1/1/2024
Private equity company: Paused by CMS
Real estate investment trust: Paused by CMS
Holding company: Paused by CMS
CHRISTOPHER PALMERIndividualCORPORATE OFFICERNot stated in the filing1/1/2024
Private equity company: Paused by CMS
Real estate investment trust: Paused by CMS
Holding company: Paused by CMS
BOBBY PATTERSONIndividualOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNot stated in the filing1/1/2025
Private equity company: Paused by CMS
Real estate investment trust: Paused by CMS
Holding company: Paused by CMS
CHRISTOPHER PALMERIndividualOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNot stated in the filing1/1/2025
Private equity company: Paused by CMS
Real estate investment trust: Paused by CMS
Holding company: Paused by CMS
HEYWARD HILLIARDIndividualOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNot stated in the filing1/1/2025
Private equity company: Paused by CMS
Real estate investment trust: Paused by CMS
Holding company: Paused by CMS
KERRY WHEELERIndividualOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNot stated in the filing1/1/2025
Private equity company: Paused by CMS
Real estate investment trust: Paused by CMS
Holding company: Paused by CMS
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COMPTROLLER GENERALOrganizationOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNot stated in the filing1/1/2025
Private equity company: No
Real estate investment trust: No
Holding company: No

Changes in ownership

Recent changes on this record

Inspections

Inspection cycleHealth inspectionFire safety inspectionHealth deficienciesFire safety deficiencies
1April 3, 2026April 3, 202600
2March 26, 2025March 26, 202500
3June 8, 2023June 8, 202300

From the Care Compare inspection summary file NH_SurveySummary_Sep2026_2.csv, processed on September 1, 2026.

Deficiencies cited

No deficiency on file for this facility in CMS’s Care Compare health citations data.

Penalties

Penalty dateTypeFine amountPayment denial beganPayment denial, daysFine ID
January 8, 2024Fine$3,76432926
January 2, 2024Fine$3,49732923
December 11, 2023Fine$8,87532897
November 20, 2023Fine$2,42132890
November 13, 2023Fine$2,15232881
November 6, 2023Fine$2,44732875
October 30, 2023Fine$2,09832866
October 23, 2023Fine$1,74832856
October 2, 2023Fine$3,14532837

From the Care Compare penalties file NH_Penalties_Sep2026_2.csv, processed on September 1, 2026.

Care Compare provider information

FieldAs filed
Provider TypeMedicare and Medicaid
Ownership TypeGovernment - State
Legal Business NameSTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COMPTROLLER GENERAL
Date First Approved to Provide Medicare and Medicaid Services2023-06-08
Provider Resides in HospitalN
Continuing Care Retirement CommunityN
UrbanN
County/ParishCherokee
Telephone Number8036492000
Provider Changed Ownership in Last 12 MonthsN
With a Resident and Family CouncilBoth
Automatic Sprinkler Systems in All Required AreasYes
Number of Certified Beds52
Average Number of Residents per Day50.1
Overall Rating5
Health Inspection Rating5
QM Rating4
Long-Stay QM Rating4
Processing Date2026-09-01

From the Care Compare Provider Information file NH_ProviderInfo_Sep2026_3.csv, processed on September 1, 2026.

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