Northeast Columbia follows Two Notch Road and Interstate 20 out through Dentsville, Spring Valley and Sandhills to the Clemson Road and Hardscrabble Road corridors, taking in the 29223 and 29229 ZIP codes up toward Blythewood and Pontiac. MUSC Health's Northeast campus is close by.
It holds the densest cluster of purpose-built assisted living and nursing homes in Columbia, several with secured Alzheimer's units, plus many in-home care agency offices. Families can often compare four or five licensed buildings within a few miles, which makes the license details and enforcement history in our directory worth reading closely.
How much licensed senior care is in Northeast Columbia, Sandhills & Clemson Road?
DPH's license data shows 11 senior-serving assisted living facilities (539 beds) and 5 nursing homes (647 beds) with Columbia addresses in Northeast Columbia, Sandhills & Clemson Road (ZIP codes 29223, 29229).
| Found in Northeast Columbia, Sandhills & Clemson Road | Not found in Northeast Columbia, Sandhills & Clemson Road | |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed with a local address (DPH) | Assisted living (CRCFs): 11, Nursing homes: 5, Adult day care: 2, Home health agencies: 1, Hospice programs: 1, In-home care providers: 64 | — |
| No local license on file | — | Hospice houses |
| Secured Alzheimer's units | 7 buildings | — |
Which assisted living communities are licensed in Northeast Columbia, Sandhills & Clemson Road?
DPH's current data lists 11 senior-serving CRCFs in Northeast Columbia, Sandhills & Clemson Road, 6 with a secured Alzheimer's unit flag; Vitality Living Columbia is the largest at 118 licensed beds.
| Facility | Licensed beds | Alzheimer's unit / care (DPH) | DPH orders since Jan 2025 | License status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitality Living Columbia 1951 Clemson Rd, 29223 | 118 | Unit + care | 0 | Licensed through 05/31/2027 |
| Harmony Collection at Columbia (AL/MC) 2300 Clemson Rd, 29229 | 110 | Unit + care | 0 | Licensed through 03/31/2027 |
| Palmettos of Parklane 7811 Parklane Rd, 29223 | 85 | Unit + care | 0 | Licensed through 04/30/2027 |
| Mill Creek Manor 651 Polo Rd, 29223 | 59 | Unit + care | 1 | Licensed through 10/31/2027 |
| Wildewood Downs Assisted Living Community 731 Polo Rd, 29223 | 57 | Unit + care | 0 | Licensed through 06/30/2027 |
| Springtree Manor 251 Springtree Dr, 29223 | 52 | Care only | 0 | Licensed through 09/30/2027 |
| Harmony Collection at Columbia (IL) 2232 Clemson Rd, 29229 | 25 | Unit + care | 0 | Licensed through 07/31/2027 |
| Rockhaven Community Care Home 524 Rockhaven Dr, 29223 | 10 | No | 0 | Licensed through 01/31/2027 |
| Addison's Community Care Home 4013 Percival Rd, 29229 | 9 | No | 0 | Licensed through 05/31/2027 |
| Joanne's Community Care Home II 756 Farrowood Dr, 29223 | 9 | No | 0 | Licensed through 03/31/2027 |
| Mary's Residential #2 633 Sharpe Rd, 29223 | 5 | No | 0 | Licensed through 08/31/2027 |
Which nursing homes are in Northeast Columbia, Sandhills & Clemson Road, and how does CMS rate them?
Northeast Columbia, Sandhills & Clemson Road has 5 licensed nursing homes with 647 licensed beds; of the 5 that CMS rates, 3 hold four or five stars.
| Facility | CMS overall rating | Licensed beds | Last CMS health inspection | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life Care Center of Columbia 2514 Faraway Dr, 29223 | 2 of 5 | 179 | June 19, 2025 | 4 |
| Midlands Health & Rehabilitation Center 1007 N Kings St, 29223 | 2 of 5 | 88 | September 11, 2025 | 7 |
| NHC Healthcare Parklane 7601 Parklane Rd, 29223 | 5 of 5 | 180 | February 12, 2026 | 0 |
| Pruitthealth-Blythewood 1075 Heather Green Dr, 29229 | 4 of 5 | 120 | September 19, 2025 | 2 |
| Wildewood Downs Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 731 Polo Rd, 29223 | 5 of 5 | 80 | January 22, 2026 | 2 |
Which home health, hospice and adult day providers have offices in Northeast Columbia, Sandhills & Clemson Road?
DPH's data shows 1 home health agency, 1 hospice program or house and 2 adult day centers at Northeast Columbia, Sandhills & Clemson Road addresses; agencies typically serve clients far beyond their office.
- 3 Generations Adult Day Care: adult day care facility, license ADC-0443, up to 38 participants
- Dent Alternative Adult Day Care Health Center: adult day care facility, license ADC-0284, up to 65 participants
- First Priority Home Health Care: home health agency, license HHA-0354
- Heartsong Hospice: hospice program, license HPC-0286
How many in-home care agencies are based in Northeast Columbia, Sandhills & Clemson Road?
64 licensed in-home care providers list a Northeast Columbia, Sandhills & Clemson Road office on DPH's data; these agencies send aides for bathing, dressing, meals and companionship rather than medical care.
All of them appear in the in-home care roster, filterable by city. The license shows DPH has approved the agency's screening and supervision of aides; ask each one about shift minimums and who covers when an aide is out sick.
Have any Northeast Columbia, Sandhills & Clemson Road facilities been the subject of state enforcement?
Yes: DPH's monthly enforcement reports for January 2025 to September 2026 name 1 licensed facility in Northeast Columbia, Sandhills & Clemson Road.
- Mill Creek Manor: 1 order, most recently in the April 2026 report
Each facility page summarizes the order. A past order is not proof of a present problem; ask what changed.
How close is Northeast Columbia, Sandhills & Clemson Road to a hospital?
From the middle of the area, the nearest general hospitals on DPH's list are MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center-Northeast (about 3.1 miles) and MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown (about 9.5 miles).
Prisma Health Richland is about 9.6 miles away. All are straight-line distances, good for comparing places but not for estimating drive times.