Columbia Senior AdvisorWho is behind Columbia Senior Advisor?
Columbia Senior Advisor is a privately owned referral and guidance service for older adults and families in Richland, Lexington, Kershaw, Fairfield, Saluda and Calhoun counties; it is not connected to DPH, SCDHHS, any Council of Governments or any care provider, and it owns no facilities.
We built the site the way we would research care for our own mother: the text of Regulation 60-84, the programs SCDHHS runs and their 2026 figures, and DPH's license data for every building in the six counties, each with its source. Behind it is a person, an advisor who asks what an ordinary day looks like for your parent and then suggests a few licensed places that fit.
How is Columbia Senior Advisor paid, and why should that matter to you?
Communities that work with referral services pay us a fee after a family we introduced moves in; families never pay us anything.
A fee from facilities creates an obvious pull toward the buildings that pay. Our check on that is the full roster: every DPH-licensed CRCF and nursing home in the six counties appears in the directory with the same fields, partner or not. When an advisor suggests a building, ask why, and expect reasons you can check against DPH's record or CMS's numbers.
What does the directory include, and what does it leave out?
It includes every active community residential care facility, nursing home, home health, hospice, in-home care and adult day license in DPH's data for the six counties, with license numbers, bed counts, Alzheimer's flags, DPH orders since January 2025 and CMS ratings for certified nursing homes.
Reviews, marketing claims and home-made scores are left out on purpose. Some numbers families want simply are not public, including a Columbia price median, any memory care median and CRCF inspection results; where that is so we say it and explain how to get the information directly.
How do families or facilities reach Columbia Senior Advisor?
Email advisors@columbiasenioradvisor.com, call (864) 689-2838, or answer the short care-match questions on any page and an advisor will follow up; facility operators who notice a display error in their state data can use the same address.
In an emergency, call 911. To report possible abuse, neglect or exploitation of a vulnerable adult living at home in South Carolina, call DSS Adult Protective Services at 1-888-227-3487 (1-888-CARE4US).
Which part of the Midlands does Columbia Senior Advisor cover?
Richland County (Columbia, Forest Acres, Blythewood and Lower Richland), Lexington County (Lexington, West Columbia, Cayce, Irmo, Chapin and Batesburg-Leesville), Kershaw County (Camden, Elgin and Lugoff), and Fairfield, Saluda and Calhoun counties.
Newberry, Orangeburg and Sumter counties are outside our directory, even where they share an aging region with our counties.
Side by side
| Columbia Senior Advisor is | Columbia Senior Advisor is not | |
|---|---|---|
| What it does | Explains Midlands options and introduces families to licensed places | A care provider, DPH or SCDHHS |
| Where facts come from | Regulation 60-84, DPH license data, SCDHHS bulletins, CMS | Reviews, ads or paid rankings |
| Who pays | Communities, after a referred family moves in | Families, at any point |
