Pepper Hill Skilled Nursing Facility Operations Holdings, LLC owned Aiken Rehabilitation and Care Center as of the first quarter of 2026, per the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Situated in Aiken County, the nursing home has operated under this ownership since Sep. 1, 2021.
The facility identifies as for-profit.
In this period, Aiken Rehabilitation and Care Center earned a CMS overall rating of 4, which is higher than the South Carolina state average rating of 3.0 for nursing homes. The CMS rating considers factors such as results from health inspections, staff levels, and resident care quality.
Data shows the facility averaged 116.6 residents each day during the first quarter of 2026, with 125 total beds. The nursing home is currently not hospital-based.
No fines or penalties were issued to Aiken Rehabilitation and Care Center during the first quarter of 2026.
Altogether, Aiken County had six for-profit nursing homes.
Estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau indicate that the country’s older population is growing while younger populations slightly decrease. Between 2020 and 2024, Americans age 65 and older grew by 13%, as the under-18 population dipped by 1.7%. Over the past 100 years, the nation’s older population has risen significantly from 4.9 million in 1920 to more than 61 million in 2024.
A 2021 study found nearly half of those age 65 and older, about 28 million people, will likely require long-term support or services. Over one third in this age range could ultimately need care in a nursing home.
“Living a long life is something that many of us want and could get,” said Jesse Slome, executive director of the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance, an insurance education group. “But when we live a long life, the chances of us needing long-term care increase exponentially. But when you need that type of care, there are limited options.”
| Nursing Home | Owner | Ownership Type | Overall Rating | Avg. No. of Residents per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiken Rehabilitation and Care Center | Pepper Hill Skilled Nursing Facility Operations Holdings, LLC | For profit – Limited Liability company | 4 | 116.6 |
| Anchor Post Acute | Palmetto Community Healthcare, LLC | For profit – Limited Liability company | 2 | 110.1 |
| Carlyle Senior Care of Aiken | New Day Health Ventures, LLC | For profit – Limited Liability company | 1 | 73.8 |
| NHC Healthcare – North Augusta | Nhc-Op LP | For profit – Corporation | 4 | 182.6 |
| Pruitthealth Aiken | United Health Services of South Carolina, Inc. | For profit – Corporation | 1 | 144.6 |
| Pruitthealth North Augusta | United Health Services of South Carolina, Inc. and Neil Pruitt | For profit – Corporation | 3 | 114.7 |
Information in this article was sourced from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The original data is available here.
