Sandpiper Post Acute is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1981-09-01. 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 (843) 881-3210 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Sandpiper Post Acute 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 (2★), and Quality of Resident Care (1★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 47.9/100, placing it #14213 of 14703 facilities nationally and #185 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 Sandpiper Post Acute receives a reported average of 3 hours 8 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 22 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 1 hour 1 minute; Nurse Aide — 1 hour 44 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 2 hours 46 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 2 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 54.9%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

In the current reporting period, the facility received 5 fine(s) totaling $84,974. 4 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 5 fine(s) totaling $84,974, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 5. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 163.5 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Sandpiper Post Acute ranks 14213th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 47.9/100), placing it in the bottom 25% nationwide. Within SC, it ranks 185th out of 187 nursing homes. In Mount Pleasant, it ranks 2nd out of 2 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 3rd of 3. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #12,483 nationally and RN hours rank #11,556 nationally (#144 in SC). Our composite quality score of 47.9/100 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 Mount Pleasant, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/south_carolina/mount-pleasant/