Southland Health Care Center

    722 S Dargan St, Florence, SC, 29506
    3.0 · 19 reviews
    • Assisted living
    • Memory care
    • Skilled nursing
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    1.0

    Understaffed unclean facility with neglect

    I placed my mom here and the facility itself is very nice - large rooms and a homey feel - and a few staff (Sam the CNA) were kind and compassionate. But overall it's understaffed and overworked, with cleanliness problems (roaches, dirty rehab rooms), soiled sheets, package theft, and a history of investigations that new ownership hasn't fixed. We've seen medication errors, wrong transports/appointments, lack of timely emergency care after a fall that resulted in a hip fracture, failure to assist to the bathroom, bruising and rude or neglectful behavior. I'm grateful she survived surgery, but I can't recommend this place until staffing, training, transparency and basic hygiene/care are addressed.

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    3.00 · 19 reviews

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      2.0
    • Staff

      2.3
    • Meals

      2.0
    • Amenities

      4.0
    • Value

      3.0

    Pros

    • Compassionate individual staff members (for example, Sam the CNA)
    • Physical and medical needs are reported as being met for some residents
    • Dementia care services available
    • Positive family testimonials praising staff kindness
    • Friendly staff and homey atmosphere reported by some reviewers
    • Large resident rooms
    • Rehabilitation services and a rehab setting
    • Perceived better-than-average nursing-home feel by some families
    • Volunteer-led activities that provide engagement

    Cons

    • Inconsistent and uneven care quality across residents
    • Chronic staffing shortages / staff stretched and outnumbered
    • Neglectful practices (residents left in soiled sheets, failure to assist to bathroom)
    • Safety lapses after falls (no bed mats, delayed or inadequate emergency response)
    • Suspected medication errors
    • Resident injuries allegedly caused by aides
    • Rude, abusive, or disrespectful staff behavior reported
    • Hygiene and cleanliness problems (dirty rooms, roach infestation)
    • Incidents of incorrect transportation and wrong appointment locations
    • Breakfast trays or care tasks left unattended
    • History or reports of investigations and regulatory violations
    • Package theft reported
    • Overworked and potentially undertrained staff
    • New ownership with no apparent policy improvements
    • Limited emotional/spiritual support from staff; activities may rely heavily on volunteers

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment in these reviews is highly mixed and polarized. Several families praise individual caregivers and certain aspects of the facility, describing a warm, homey environment with friendly staff and large rooms; some explicitly call the center a wonderful place for their loved one and say physical needs and dementia care are adequately met. At the same time, multiple reviewers document serious and recurring problems — including neglect, safety lapses, hygiene issues, and administrative failures — that suggest wide variability in the standard of care depending on staff on duty and resident circumstances.

    Care quality is a central and contradictory theme. Positive comments note that some residents receive attentive physical care and rehabilitation services; dementia care is available and some staff demonstrate compassion and competence. However, numerous reports describe neglectful or unsafe care: residents left in soiled linens, failure to assist with toileting, breakfast trays left uneaten, and suspected medication errors. There are alarming safety-related accounts such as a fall followed by no bedside mats and delayed emergency care, and one report of a fall that led to a hip fracture. Claims of resident injury caused by an aide and instances of bruising or abusive behavior also appear among the negative summaries. These concerns point to inconsistent execution of basic nursing and safety protocols.

    Staffing and staff behavior are another major pattern. Reviewers repeatedly cite understaffing and overworked personnel, which families connect to poor response times and missed care tasks. At the same time, multiple accounts single out individual employees who were compassionate and helpful, indicating notable variability in individual caregiver performance. Complaints about rude or abusive CNAs, undertrained staff, and a sense that staff are stretched too thin appear alongside praise for specific team members. Reviewers also raise issues with administration and transparency: reports of prior investigations or violations, package theft, and allegations that new ownership has not implemented meaningful policy improvements. Some express suspicion that profit motives may be influencing staffing and care decisions.

    Facility cleanliness and infection/pest control are concerns for several reviewers. Multiple negative summaries mention dirty rooms and a roach infestation, describing the environment as shocking to visitors. These hygiene problems are particularly troubling given the vulnerable population and the rehabilitation/nursing setting. Contrasting these complaints are descriptions of a facility with a home-like atmosphere and large rooms, which suggests physical amenities may be acceptable in some areas even if housekeeping and pest control are inconsistent.

    Activities, dining, and emotional support show mixed results. Activities are noted, but several reviewers say programming is volunteer-led rather than staff-driven, and that emotional or spiritual support from staff is limited. Dining-related issues appear in a few reports (trays left unattended), indicating lapses in meal service or monitoring. Conversely, families who are satisfied often emphasize personal interactions and the kindness of specific staff members as a major positive.

    Taken together, the reviews describe a facility with real strengths but also systemic weaknesses. Strengths include compassionate individual staff members, available dementia and rehabilitation services, and a generally homey environment for some residents. Significant weaknesses include inconsistent care, staffing shortages, safety and clinical lapses (including suspected medication errors and injuries), cleanliness and pest problems, and administrative concerns such as reported violations and poor transparency. The pattern suggests variability in resident experience driven by staffing levels, individual caregiver competence, and operational oversight. Prospective families should weigh these mixed reports carefully, visit in person, ask specific questions about staffing ratios, turnover, medication management, fall-prevention protocols, infection and pest control procedures, complaint/incident histories, and how activities and emotional supports are provided. Where possible, seek references from current families and review regulatory inspection records to confirm whether the problems reported have been addressed or remain ongoing.

    Location

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    About Southland Health Care Center

    Southland Health Care Center sits at 722 S Dargan Street in Florence, South Carolina, and has always tried to offer a steady and supportive place for folks in need of care because sometimes what people want, really, is a place where they feel safe and respected, and this center seems to focus on giving families a seat at the table with their resident Care Plan Teams so everyone stays in the loop. You'll find dayrooms, dining rooms, and enclosed courtyards so residents have places to relax, and there's both private and semi-private rooms, which means folks can pick if they want company or quiet. The call light system is modern, and there are fire alarms, security guards at night, and keypad door codes, so the safety part's not ignored at all.

    Southland has a five-star rating, which is nice, but what's more practical is they take care of people who need skilled nursing, intermediate care, respite for a short break, palliative and hospice support during tough times, and they've got memory care too for people who need it. They run regular weekly activities, and you can see they're trying to make life a bit more cheerful, giving structure to the days without being overbearing. There's focus on giving folks choices, making sure residents can still make decisions about their own day-to-day, and the staff makes respect and compassion important, treating residents and their families kindly, which goes a long way. The administrator's named Carolyn Jones, and you can find more information on their website, where they say more about everything from nurse care to home healthcare and long-term options. For those who need caregiving support, the facility seems to cover a wide range of medical and daily needs, and you can also search by the center's name or by location if you're looking for options in Florence. Southland Health Care Center doesn't try to be too fancy, but it does work hard to bring a comfortable, secure, and patient-centered environment for people who need extra care at this time in their lives.

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