Columbia Senior AdvisorHow many nursing homes are in Columbia, SC, and how does CMS rate them?
Columbia mailing addresses in the four areas we map account for 12 licensed nursing homes with 1,680 licensed beds on DPH's data; of the 12 CMS rates, 2 have five stars, 2 four, 2 three, 3 two and 3 one.
| Part of Columbia | Nursing homes | Licensed beds | Four or five CMS stars |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downtown, Shandon & Forest Acres | 3 | 402 | 1 |
| North Columbia, Eau Claire & Farrow Road | 3 | 523 | 0 |
| Northeast Columbia, Sandhills & Clemson Road | 5 | 647 | 3 |
| St. Andrews, Harbison & Broad River Road | 1 | 108 | 0 |
Is any Columbia nursing home on CMS's Special Focus list?
No Columbia nursing home appears in CMS's Special Focus Facility program in the current data.
Each home's page carries its latest inspection date, deficiency counts, fines and any DPH enforcement order, taken from CMS Care Compare and DPH's monthly reports.
How well staffed are Columbia's nursing homes?
Among the 12 Columbia nursing homes with CMS staffing data, total nurse staffing runs from 3.06 to 6.25 hours per resident per day (median 3.66), and median nursing staff turnover is 43.7%.
Those figures come from payroll records homes submit to CMS. Each facility page sets its own hours and turnover against the six-county median, a quick way to spot a thinly staffed building before you visit.
Which Columbia nursing homes share a campus with assisted living?
2 Columbia nursing homes share a street address with a licensed CRCF in DPH's data: Rice Estate Rehabilitation and Healthcare, Wildewood Downs Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
On a shared campus a resident can usually move from assisted living to nursing care, or return after rehab, without changing communities, which matters when one spouse stays in assisted living. Ask whether nursing beds are held for current residents and whether Healthy Connections Medicaid is accepted once private funds run out. Several Columbia campuses are church-affiliated retirement communities with their own admission priorities, so ask early.
Nursing homes in Columbia at a glance
| Nursing homes in Columbia is | Nursing homes in Columbia is not | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | CMS overall, inspection, staffing and quality stars | Ratings we invent |
| Coverage | 12 rated homes with Columbia addresses | Every bed in the Midlands |
| Payment | Medicare short stays, Medicaid long stays | Free long stays under Medicare |
| South Carolina median (2025) | About $9,034 a month, semi-private | A Columbia-specific price |
