Columbia Senior AdvisorHeritage at Lowman Residential Care at 2101 Dutch Fork Rd, Chapin (Richland County) is a community residential care facility, the license South Carolina uses for assisted living, with 132 licensed beds under DPH license CRC-0840 (current through September 30, 2027); its record carries DPH's Alzheimer's special care unit flag.
What does the DPH license show for Heritage at Lowman Residential Care in Chapin?
Heritage at Lowman Residential Care appears on DPH's active list of community residential care facilities, license CRC-0840, sized at 132 beds against a Columbia-area midpoint of 39.
| Field | From the DPH record |
|---|---|
| DPH license number | CRC-0840 |
| License term on file | October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027 |
| Licensed beds | 132 |
| Secured Alzheimer's unit flag | Yes |
| Alzheimer's care flag | Yes |
| Legal licensee | Lutheran Homes of South Carolina Inc |
| Business form on the license | Non-Profit Corporation |
| Administrator named by DPH | Amanda Knowles |
| DPH penalty orders (January 2025 to September 2026) | 1 |
| Phone on the DPH record | (803) 732-8800 |
The term shown ends September 30, 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-0840 falls at position 14 of 64 senior CRCFs in our six counties. Lower numbers generally mean an older license line, though not necessarily an older building.
Does Heritage at Lowman Residential Care offer secured memory care?
Yes. DPH's record for Heritage at Lowman Residential Care 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.
DPH's data records that a secured unit exists but not how many beds it holds. Ask how many residents the unit is designed for, how many live there now, and how long the wait is for a bed.
South Carolina's rules for these units are summarized on our memory care rules page.
Does Heritage at Lowman Residential Care have any state penalties on record?
Yes. Heritage at Lowman Residential Care is named in 1 DPH Healthcare Quality order published between January 2025 to September 2026; the latest appears in the December 2025 report.
- December 2025 report: Consent Order; executed December 17, 2025; based on visits including March 26, 2025
In a consent order the operator accepts the penalty and the required fixes rather than contest them. Each monthly report PDF is linked from DPH's enforcement actions page; on a visit, ask the administrator what was changed afterward and who checks it.
Where can I read Heritage at Lowman Residential Care's DPH inspection reports?
Ask Heritage at Lowman Residential Care 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.
Which licensed CRCFs are closest to Heritage at Lowman Residential Care in Chapin?
The nearest other senior CRCF is Generations of Chapin in Chapin, about 3.9 miles away as the crow flies, licensed for 56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Generations of Chapin 431 E Boundary St, 29036 | 3.9 | 56 | No | 0 |
| Harbison Shores 990 Columbia Ave, 29063 | 7.0 | 82 | Unit + care | 0 |
| Generations of Irmo 7142 Woodrow St, 29063 | 7.1 | 78 | Unit + care | 0 |
| Fairforest Grove Senior Living 120 Fairforest Rd, 29212 | 8.7 | 66 | Care only | 0 |
| Brookdale Harbison 51 Woodcross Dr, 29212 | 8.7 | 52 | Unit + care | 0 |
What health care is near Heritage at Lowman Residential Care in Chapin?
Heritage at Lowman Residential Care is located in Chapin, Richland County, and Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge is the closest general hospital on DPH's list, about 7.6 miles away by straight line.
Lexington Medical Center is next, roughly 13.2 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 The Heritage at Lowman Rehabilitation and Healthcare (0.3 mi; CMS rating 1 of 5) and Lexington Medical Center Extended Care (9.5 mi; CMS rating 2 of 5).
What should we ask Heritage at Lowman Residential Care before signing?
Use the public record as your checklist: ask what prompted the order in DPH's December 2025 report and how the fix is being monitored.
- 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 132 residents is 17 staff at peak and 5 at night.
- Ask for the written dementia-care disclosure and the number of beds behind the secured doors.
- Ask whether Heritage at Lowman Residential Care accepts Optional State Supplementation (OSS) or Community Choices Residential Personal Care if savings run out.
- Read the admission agreement's fee schedule, refund terms and 30-day notice clause before you sign.
