Colonial Gardens Alzheimer's Special Care Center

What does the DPH license show for Colonial Gardens Alzheimer's Special Care Center in West Columbia?

The state's record lists Colonial Gardens Alzheimer's Special Care Center under license CRC-2372 with 66 beds and an expiration of March 31, 2027, larger than the Midlands midpoint of 39 beds per senior CRCF.

Licenses are issued to one legal operator at one street address for one year at a time; the current year began April 1, 2026. If the building changes hands, the new owner needs a new license and the number changes.

Sorted by license number, CRC-2372 falls at position 59 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 Colonial Gardens Alzheimer's Special Care Center if a resident's memory declines?

DPH's record for Colonial Gardens Alzheimer's Special Care Center 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.

Regulation 60-84 bars a CRCF from keeping a resident whom a physician considers a danger to self or others, and unsafe wandering is the usual reason that line is crossed. The closest senior CRCFs flagged for a secured unit are Presbyterian Communities of South Carolina-Columbia (1.1 mi), Laurel Crest (3.9 mi), SC Episcopal Home at Still Hopes (CRCF) (4.3 mi).

Was Colonial Gardens Alzheimer's Special Care Center fined by South Carolina?

We found no administrative or consent order for Colonial Gardens Alzheimer's Special Care Center in DPH's monthly enforcement reports covering January 2025 to September 2026.

Keep that in proportion. Penalty orders are the exception; most problems DPH finds on a visit are closed out with a plan of correction that never appears in the monthly report.

Are inspection results for Colonial Gardens Alzheimer's Special Care Center public?

Ask Colonial Gardens Alzheimer's Special Care Center for its copy, or request one from DPH in writing; Section 202.E of Regulation 60-84 makes the reports public even though the state posts no CRCF inspection data online.

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.

What other assisted living is near Colonial Gardens Alzheimer's Special Care Center?

The nearest other senior CRCF is Presbyterian Communities of South Carolina-Columbia in Lexington, about 1.1 miles away as the crow flies, licensed for 91 beds and flagged for an Alzheimer's special care unit.

Where is Colonial Gardens Alzheimer's Special Care Center, and how close are the hospitals?

Colonial Gardens Alzheimer's Special Care Center is located in West Columbia, Lexington County, and Lexington Medical Center is the closest general hospital on DPH's list, about 1.1 miles away by straight line.

Prisma Health Baptist is next, roughly 5.4 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 NHC Healthcare Lexington (0.6 mi; CMS rating 4 of 5) and Presbyterian Communities of South Carolina-Columbia (1.1 mi; CMS rating 5 of 5).

What does Colonial Gardens Alzheimer's Special Care Center's record suggest asking on a tour?

Use the public record as your checklist: ask for the most recent DPH inspection report, the deficiencies it cited and the signed plan of correction.

• Ask for a sample week of staff schedules: the legal floor for 66 residents is 9 staff at peak and 3 at night.
• Ask what happens when a private-pay resident's savings are gone, and whether OSS residents are accepted.
• Ask which charges rise as care needs rise, and check that the agreement promises 30 days' notice of any increase.
• The licensee's home state is NY; ask who runs the building locally and who answers above the administrator.