Columbia Senior AdvisorHarmony Collection at Columbia (AL/MC) at 2300 Clemson Rd, Columbia (Richland County) is a community residential care facility, the license South Carolina uses for assisted living, with 110 licensed beds under DPH license CRC-1544 (current through March 31, 2027); its record carries DPH's Alzheimer's special care unit flag.
What does the DPH license show for Harmony Collection at Columbia (AL/MC) in Columbia?
Harmony Collection at Columbia (AL/MC) appears on DPH's active list of community residential care facilities, license CRC-1544, sized at 110 beds against a Columbia-area midpoint of 39.
| Field | From the DPH record |
|---|---|
| DPH license number | CRC-1544 |
| License term on file | April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027 |
| Licensed beds | 110 |
| Secured Alzheimer's unit flag | Yes |
| Alzheimer's care flag | Yes |
| Legal licensee | Columbia AL Operations LLC (home state VA) |
| Business form on the license | Limited Liability |
| Administrator named by DPH | Carlette Dickerson |
| DPH penalty orders (January 2025 to September 2026) | 0 |
| Phone on the DPH record | (803) 223-9560 |
The term shown ends March 31, 2027, after which the operator must renew. Because the fee is charged per licensed bed, operators have no reason to overstate the number; it is the cap on how many residents may live here.
Sorted by license number, CRC-1544 falls at position 29 of 64 senior CRCFs in our six counties. Lower numbers generally mean an older license line, though not necessarily an older building.
Does Harmony Collection at Columbia (AL/MC) offer secured memory care?
Yes. DPH's record for Harmony Collection at Columbia (AL/MC) carries the Alzheimer's special care unit flag, meaning a secured program for residents with probable Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia that restricts their movement outside a designated area, as Regulation 60-84 Section 101.F describes it.
The state does not require a lower staff-to-resident ratio on a dementia wing. The building-wide minimum (one worker per eight residents at peak times, one per thirty overnight) is all the regulation demands, so ask who is physically inside the locked area after midnight.
South Carolina's rules for these units are summarized on our memory care rules page.
Does Harmony Collection at Columbia (AL/MC) have any state penalties on record?
We found no administrative or consent order for Harmony Collection at Columbia (AL/MC) 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.
How do I get the latest state inspection of Harmony Collection at Columbia (AL/MC)?
Ask Harmony Collection at Columbia (AL/MC) 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.
DPH has no fixed inspection schedule for CRCFs, so ask when the last visit happened, what was cited, and to see the plan of correction the administrator signed.
What other assisted living is near Harmony Collection at Columbia (AL/MC)?
The nearest other senior CRCF is Harmony Collection at Columbia (IL) in Columbia, on the same block, licensed for 25 beds and flagged for an Alzheimer's special care unit.
| Facility | Miles away | Licensed beds | Alzheimer's unit / care (DPH) | DPH orders since Jan 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony Collection at Columbia (IL) 2232 Clemson Rd, 29229 | 0.1 | 25 | Unit + care | 0 |
| Vitality Living Columbia 1951 Clemson Rd, 29223 | 0.7 | 118 | Unit + care | 0 |
| Joanne's Community Care Home II 756 Farrowood Dr, 29223 | 2.1 | 9 | No | 0 |
| Mary RCF #3 10219 Farrow Rd, 29016 | 2.2 | 10 | No | 0 |
| Rockhaven Community Care Home 524 Rockhaven Dr, 29223 | 2.2 | 10 | No | 0 |
What health care is near Harmony Collection at Columbia (AL/MC) in Columbia?
Harmony Collection at Columbia (AL/MC) is located in Columbia's Northeast Columbia, Sandhills & Clemson Road area, and MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center-Northeast is the closest general hospital on DPH's list, about 3.2 miles away by straight line.
Prisma Health Richland is next, roughly 10.0 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 Pruitthealth-Blythewood (1.3 mi; CMS rating 4 of 5) and Rice Estate Rehabilitation and Healthcare (3.3 mi; CMS rating 3 of 5).
What does Harmony Collection at Columbia (AL/MC)'s record suggest asking on a tour?
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 110 beds full, Regulation 60-84 requires at least 14 staff on duty at peak times and 4 overnight; ask what the real numbers are.
- Ask for the written dementia-care disclosure and the number of beds behind the secured doors.
- Before counting on public help, ask whether OSS or the Community Choices waiver's Residential Personal Care is accepted here.
- Read the admission agreement's fee schedule, refund terms and 30-day notice clause before you sign.
- The licensee's home state is VA; ask who runs the building locally and who answers above the administrator.
