Columbia Senior AdvisorCLS Care Home at 1024 Tucker Town Rd, Gadsden (Richland County) is a community residential care facility, the license South Carolina uses for assisted living, with 5 licensed beds under DPH license CRC-1200 (current through June 30, 2027); its record carries no Alzheimer's special care unit flag.
Is CLS Care Home a licensed assisted living facility in Gadsden, SC?
The state's record lists CLS Care Home under license CRC-1200 with 5 beds and an expiration of June 30, 2027, smaller than the Midlands midpoint of 39 beds per senior CRCF.
| Field | From the DPH record |
|---|---|
| DPH license number | CRC-1200 |
| License term on file | July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 |
| Licensed beds | 5 |
| Secured Alzheimer's unit flag | No |
| Alzheimer's care flag | No |
| Legal licensee | Cora Scott |
| Business form on the license | Sole Proprietorship |
| Administrator named by DPH | Helen Dowdy-Spearman |
| DPH penalty orders (January 2025 to September 2026) | 0 |
| Phone on the DPH record | (803) 353-2151 |
Licenses are issued to one legal operator at one street address for one year at a time; the current year began July 1, 2026. If the building changes hands, the new owner needs a new license and the number changes.
Sorted by license number, CRC-1200 falls at position 22 of 64 senior CRCFs in our six counties. Lower numbers generally mean an older license line, though not necessarily an older building.
What happens at CLS Care Home if a resident's memory declines?
DPH's record for CLS Care Home has no Alzheimer's special care unit flag, so it has no secured dementia area; someone who begins to wander would usually need to move to a facility that has one.
Plenty of residents with early memory loss do well in an open building; the turning point is usually leaving the building unnoticed or behavior staff cannot redirect. The closest senior CRCFs flagged for a secured unit are Wildewood Downs Assisted Living Community (21.5 mi), Mill Creek Manor (21.8 mi), Blake at Woodcreek Farms (22.0 mi).
Was CLS Care Home fined by South Carolina?
No. None of the DPH Healthcare Quality enforcement reports for January 2025 to September 2026 names CLS Care Home.
Routine deficiencies are handled with a written correction plan rather than an order, so the inspection report is still the document to read.
How do I get the latest state inspection of CLS Care Home?
Write to DPH Healthcare Quality and ask: South Carolina keeps CRCF inspection reports off the internet, but Section 202.E of Regulation 60-84 makes them, and the facility's response, available to anyone who requests them in writing.
Complaint investigations produce reports too, available on the same terms. When you ask for the newest one, ask whether it was a routine visit or a complaint.
Which licensed CRCFs are closest to CLS Care Home in Gadsden?
The nearest other senior CRCF is Giving Dignity and Support in Eastover, about 4.0 miles away as the crow flies, licensed for 10 beds and not flagged for an Alzheimer's special care unit.
| Facility | Miles away | Licensed beds | Alzheimer's unit / care (DPH) | DPH orders since Jan 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giving Dignity and Support 117 Chalk St, 29044 | 4.0 | 10 | No | 0 |
| Paths of Hope Community Residential Care 1004 Rl Coward Rd, 29044 | 9.7 | 10 | No | 0 |
| Lemonaide House 1018 Crystal Clear Ln, 29061 | 12.6 | 15 | No | 0 |
| Williams Community Care Home 7705 Richard St, 29209 | 17.1 | 9 | Care only | 0 |
| Addison's Community Care Home 4013 Percival Rd, 29229 | 20.8 | 9 | No | 0 |
What health care is near CLS Care Home in Gadsden?
CLS Care Home is located in Gadsden, Richland County, and MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown is the closest general hospital on DPH's list, about 22.5 miles away by straight line.
Prisma Health Baptist is next, roughly 23.4 miles off. All distances are straight-line measurements between mapped points, not driving times.
Should nursing care become necessary, the two nearest CMS-certified nursing homes are Calhoun Convalescent Center (11.8 mi; CMS rating 1 of 5) and Sedgewood Manor Health Care Center (12.9 mi; CMS rating 2 of 5).
Which questions matter most at CLS Care Home?
Begin with what the state's own record suggests: ask the date of the last DPH visit and whether you can read the report and the facility's response.
- With 5 beds full, Regulation 60-84 requires at least 1 staff on duty at peak times and 1 overnight; ask what the real numbers are.
- Before counting on public help, ask whether OSS or the Community Choices waiver's Residential Personal Care is accepted here.
- Take the admission agreement home; South Carolina requires it to list every fee and give 30 days' written notice before a fee change.
