L.M.C.- Extended Care is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1991-12-17. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (803) 359-5181 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

L.M.C.- Extended Care holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 1 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (1★), Staffing (4★), and Quality of Resident Care (3★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 70.4/100, placing it #8090 of 14703 facilities nationally and #111 of 187 in South Carolina. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at L.M.C.- Extended Care receives a reported average of 4 hours 23 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 37 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 1 hour 22 minutes; Nurse Aide — 2 hours 24 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3 hours 57 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 4 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 42.3%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

In the current reporting period, the facility received 3 fine(s) totaling $43,752. One substantiated complaint was recorded across the 5-year period. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 3 fine(s) totaling $43,752, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 3. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 89.25 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, L.M.C.- Extended Care ranks 8090th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 70.4/100), placing it in the below average nationwide. Within SC, it ranks 111th out of 187 nursing homes. In Lexington, it ranks 2nd out of 3 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 1st of 2. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #2,800 nationally and RN hours rank #6,337 nationally (#64 in SC). Our composite quality score of 70.4/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Lexington, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/south_carolina/lexington/