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States are struggling to hire nursing home inspectors to conduct federally-mandated reviews, according to a congressional report published Friday, May 19, 2023. A map shows South Carolina as one of seven states with a large percentage of unfilled inspector jobs. Even if it were fully staffed, the state Department of Health and Environmental Control would still be last in the nation. Graphic courtesy of U.S. Senate Committee on Aging

SC ranks worst in the nation in nursing home inspectors

December 28, 2023

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State has 190 nursing homes, just 1 functional state inspection team By Jessica Holdman and Skylar Laird SCDailyGazette.com COLUMBIA – After a

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