3 SUMMIT TERRACE, Columbia, SC 29229
Memory Care
Secure memory care24-hour supervisionMedication management
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About Wildewood Downs
Wildewood Downs brings together skilled nursing and rehabilitation expertise in Columbia, South Carolina with genuine compassion. Our team focuses on recovery, healing, and helping residents regain independence through personalized care plans and evidence-based treatment.
Community at a glance
Capacity
32 residents
Location
Columbia, SC
Status
Listed in a public registry
Care & services offered
Skilled Nursing
Contact & location
1215 Wildewood Downs Circle, Columbia, South Carolina 29223
Medicare inspection record
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 January 22, 2026, state inspectors cited 2 health deficiencies (the South Carolina average is 3.6).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 5 hours 16 minutes with each resident a day, above the South Carolina average of 3 hours 50 minutes.
Medicare has not fined Wildewood Downs in the last three years.
Staffing
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 5 hours 16 minutesAbove the South Carolina average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 1 hour 13 minutesAbove the South Carolina average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 41%Below the South Carolina average |
2 administrators have left the home in the past year.
Inspections
5 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
January 22, 2026 · Standard inspection · 2 citations
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Infection ControlFrom a complaintCorrected Feb 18, 2026Ensure 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.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Feb 18, 2026
October 10, 2024 · Standard inspection · 3 citations
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, widespread (level F)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Nov 8, 2024Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Nov 8, 2024Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Nov 8, 2024
Fines and payment denials
No fines or Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
About the home, per Medicare
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal business name
- Wildewood Retirement LLC
- Medicare-certified beds
- 32
- Average residents per day
- 27
- Accepts
- Medicare
- First certified
- June 30, 2006
- Part of a chain
- Senior Living Communities, 9 homes
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
- CMS Certification Number
- 425385
Location
1215 Wildewood Downs CircleColumbia, SC 29223
Senior living near Columbia
3127 ROSEWOOD DR, Columbia, SC 29205
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PruittHealth- Columbia
Medicare-certified2451 Forest Drive, Columbia, SC 29204
Skilled Nursing
Medicare & Medicaid certifiedSprinkler systemsResident & family councilSkilled nursing & rehabilitation+1 more
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Questions about Wildewood Downs
How did Wildewood Downs do on its last inspection?+
State inspectors visited on January 22, 2026 and cited 2 health deficiencies, 1 of them from complaint investigations. The South Carolina average is 3.6.
How much nursing care does each resident get at Wildewood Downs?+
Nurses and aides spend 5 hours 16 minutes with each resident per day, including 1 hour 13 minutes from registered nurses. 41% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Has Wildewood Downs been fined by Medicare?+
Medicare's records show no fines against Wildewood Downs in the last three years.
Does Medicare cover skilled nursing?+
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.
How much does a nursing home cost?+
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.
What is the CMS star rating?+
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.