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Life Care Center of Columbia provides skilled nursing and rehabilitation services designed to help South Carolina residents regain strength and independence. Our Columbia team combines medical expertise with compassionate care, supporting each person's recovery goals through personalized treatment plans and therapeutic services.
Capacity
179 residents
Location
Columbia, SC
Status
Listed in a public registry
2514 Faraway Drive, Columbia, South Carolina 29223
From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov
At its most recent standard inspection, on June 19, 2025, state inspectors cited 4 health deficiencies (the South Carolina average is 3.6).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 28 minutes with each resident a day, below the South Carolina average of 3 hours 50 minutes.
Medicare has not fined Life Care Center Of Columbia in the last three years.
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 3 hours 28 minutesBelow the South Carolina average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 32 minutesBelow the South Carolina average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 55%Above the South Carolina average |
12 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
June 19, 2025 · Standard inspection · 4 citations
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
May 9, 2024 · Standard inspection · 8 citations
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
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State inspectors visited on June 19, 2025 and cited 4 health deficiencies. The South Carolina average is 3.6.
Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 28 minutes with each resident per day, including 32 minutes from registered nurses. 55% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Medicare's records show no fines against Life Care Center Of Columbia in the last three years.
Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.
A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.
Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.