Amedisys Home Health of Myrtle Beach
A home health agency in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 29588
10607 Highway 707, Suite 150, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 29588. (843) 916-0931.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 21, 2026.
- 4of 5 quality of patient care rating
- 4of 5 patient survey rating
- 1 deficiencies cited in the last three years
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean3
- Star ratings
- CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
The last inspection on record was on Aug 27, 2025: a recertification inspection.
1 deficiency cited in the last three years.
CMS, QCOR home health inspection reports. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those deficiencies happened
1 deficiency in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2025. Most serious: Standard-level. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.
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Each deficiency, as cited
Rule titles as CMS’s inspectors cite them, set in sentence case.
CMS, QCOR home health inspection reports. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
Aug 27, 2025: recertification inspection1 deficiency
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Encoding And Transmitting Oasis
The inspectors’ words, 254 words
“Encoding and transmitting OASIS CFR(s): 484.45(a) Standard: An HHA must encode and electronically transmit each completed OASIS assessment to the CMS system, regarding each beneficiary with respect to which information is required to be transmitted (as determined by the Secretary), within 30 days of completing the assessment of the beneficiary. This Standard is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review and interview, the Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to ensure the timely submission of OASIS (Outcome and Assessment Information Set) to IQIES (Internet Quality and Improvement and Evaluation System). The failure had the potential to affect all patients receiving services from the HHA who require evaluation and care. Findings include: Review of the agency’s policy titled, “Oasis Outcome and Information Set” reviewed on 06/09/25, revealed “The agency will collect, encode, and electronically transmit OASIS data as stated in the CMS Federal Conditions of Participation” directs staff to transmit OASIS information to the states at least every 30 days of the OASIS M0090 completion date. The agency’s OASIS submission data since Quarter 3, 2024 was reviewed for timely transmission to IQIES. The data revealed late transmissions over the state’s threshold of 10.0% per quarter for four of the four quarters. A total of 405 assessments were transmitted late. This resulted in an error code of -3330 (late submission). During an interview on 08/26/25 at 11:20 AM, the Director of Operations was asked about the delay in transmitting the OASIS information. The Director of Operations stated they were unaware of the late OASIS submissions.”
The one inspection in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2025 | Recertification inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it certified?
- Medicare-certified home health agency since Feb 17, 1994.
- Ownership: proprietary (for profit).
- No For hospices, home health agencies, hospitals and dialysis facilities, CMS writes deficiencies at two levels. Standard is the usual one; condition-level is the more serious, when a problem is serious enough that the provider doesn’t meet a whole condition of taking part in Medicare. Source: CMS, State Operations Manual. deficiency on record in the last three years.
CMS, Home Health Care Agencies. Released Oct 21, 2026. Updated quarterly.
CMS, QCOR home health inspection reports. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has anything been proven against it?
- CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for home health agencies, so none are shown.
- 0 deficiencies cited in the last three years came from inspections that included a complaint investigation.
CMS, QCOR home health inspection reports. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
Who does the caring?
- Offers nursing care, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology, medical social services and home health aide services.
- CMS doesn’t publish staffing levels for home health agencies.
CMS, Home Health Care Agencies. Released Oct 21, 2026. Updated quarterly.
Who owns it?
- Amedisys SC, LLC owns 70% directly since Feb 14, 2012.
- 9 owners or officers are people: Jessica Vereen (managing employee (on the payroll), 100%); Jessica Vereen (runs it (operational or managerial control), 100%); Marcus Macip (corporate officer); Kimberly Seymour (corporate officer); Bridget R Kaigler (managing employee (on the payroll)); Joni Babineaux (corporate officer); Kristina J Braud (managing employee (on the payroll)); Jeanne Shingleton (corporate officer); Joshua Lee Proffitt (corporate officer).
- No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
- No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
CMS, Home Health Agency All Owners and Home Health Agency Enrollments. Released Sep 29, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Organisation | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unitedhealth Group Incorporated | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Amedisys Inc. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Feb 14, 2012 |
| Amedisys Holding LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Jan 1, 2011 |
| Amedisys SC, LLC | Owns 5% or more directly | 70% | Feb 14, 2012 |
| Ghs Transitional Care LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 30% | Sep 1, 2013 |
How do patients fare?
- CMS rates its quality of patient care 4 of 5.
- Patients rate it 4 of 5 in CMS’s patient survey (306 surveys completed): 83% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10, and 81% would definitely recommend it.
- CMS compares it with the national rate: discharged to the community, better; potentially preventable hospital stays, better; potentially preventable readmissions after discharge, the same.
CMS, Home Health Care Agencies and Home Health Patient Survey. Released Oct 21, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Measure | Rating |
|---|---|
| Quality of patient care ratingCMS star rating, 1 to 5 in half stars | 4 of 5 |
| Patient survey ratingCMS star rating from its survey of the agency’s patients, 1 to 5 | 4 of 5 |
| Discharged to the communityCMS’s risk-adjusted rate, compared with the national rate | 90.61% (better than the national rate) |
| Potentially preventable hospital staysCMS’s risk-adjusted rate, compared with the national rate | 9.31% (better than the national rate) |
| Potentially preventable readmissions after dischargeCMS’s risk-adjusted rate, compared with the national rate | 3.44% (same as the national rate) |
How does it compare nearby?
- Of the 9 agencies CMS’s data show serving patients in ZIP code 29588, where this agency’s office is, 9 have a quality of patient care rating; the middle one is 4.5 of 5, and this one is rated 4 of 5.
CMS, Home Health ZIP Codes and Home Health Care Agencies. Released Oct 21, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Place | Quality rating |
|---|---|
| Amedisys Home Health of Myrtle Beach This home health agency | 4 |
| Medical Services of America Home Health - Coastal | 2.5 |
| Centerwell Home Health | 4.5 |
| Well Care Home Health of the Lowcountry Inc. | 4.5 |
| Mcleod Home Health Inc. | 3 |
| Amedisys Home Health of Conway | 4.5 |
| Nhc Homecare Murrells Inlet | 4.5 |
| Pruitthealth Home Health-Florence | 4.5 |
| MUSC Health at Home By Bayada-Conway | 4 |
What the record doesn’t say
- CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for home health agencies, so none are shown.
- Only complaints that led to a citation appear; complaints that didn’t aren’t published.
- QCOR says some of its home health reports are accurate or available only through May 19, 2021, because of a systems migration.
- Many home health agencies are inspected by a private accrediting organisation instead of the state, and QCOR’s home health file doesn’t appear to include those inspections: no inspection on record here doesn’t mean none took place.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Home Health Care Agencies (6jpm-sxkc).
Released Oct 21, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Home Health Patient Survey (ccn4-8vby).
Released Oct 21, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, QCOR home health inspection reports (HHA_2567s_2018_to_2026YTD.xlsx).
Released Oct 20, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Home Health Agency All Owners (fc009b2d-7846-44b1-b4a1-692f0c143879).
Released Sep 29, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Home Health Agency Enrollments (15f64ab4-3172-4a27-b589-ebd67a6d28aa).
Released Sep 29, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Home Health ZIP Codes (m5eg-upu5).
Released Oct 21, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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