Columbia Senior AdvisorJoy Community Care Home at 6800 Doby Dr, Columbia (Richland County) is a community residential care facility, the license South Carolina uses for assisted living, with 10 licensed beds under DPH license CRC-0961 (current through November 30, 2026); its record carries no Alzheimer's special care unit flag.
How big is Joy Community Care Home, and is its license current?
The state's record lists Joy Community Care Home under license CRC-0961 with 10 beds and an expiration of November 30, 2026, smaller than the Midlands midpoint of 39 beds per senior CRCF.
| Field | From the DPH record |
|---|---|
| DPH license number | CRC-0961 |
| License term on file | December 1, 2025 through November 30, 2026 |
| Licensed beds | 10 |
| Secured Alzheimer's unit flag | No |
| Alzheimer's care flag | No |
| Legal licensee | Deborah A Scott |
| Business form on the license | Sole Proprietorship |
| Administrator named by DPH | Jonathan Douglas |
| DPH penalty orders (January 2025 to September 2026) | 0 |
| Second bed-count field in the record | 11; it does not match the licensed beds, so ask which number is current |
| Phone on the DPH record | (803) 754-3157 |
The term shown ends November 30, 2026, 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-0961 falls at position 17 of 64 senior CRCFs in our six counties. Lower numbers generally mean an older license line, though not necessarily an older building.
Can Joy Community Care Home care for someone with dementia?
DPH's record for Joy Community 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.
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 Palmettos of Parklane (2.0 mi), Merrill Gardens at Columbia (4.0 mi), Mill Creek Manor (5.8 mi).
Was Joy Community Care Home fined by South Carolina?
No. None of the DPH Healthcare Quality enforcement reports for January 2025 to September 2026 names Joy Community Care Home.
A clear enforcement history means no recent fines or sanctions. It does not mean no citations, which only show up in the inspection report itself.
Are inspection results for Joy Community Care Home public?
Ask Joy Community Care Home 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.
Which licensed CRCFs are closest to Joy Community Care Home in Columbia?
The nearest other senior CRCF is Westside Residential Home in Columbia, about 1.0 miles away as the crow flies, licensed for 38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westside Residential Home 4112 Hartford St, 29204 | 1.0 | 38 | No | 1 |
| Springtree Manor 251 Springtree Dr, 29223 | 1.6 | 52 | Care only | 0 |
| Flanagan Community Care Home 665 Sharpe Rd, 29203 | 1.9 | 9 | No | 0 |
| Palmettos of Parklane 7811 Parklane Rd, 29223 | 2.0 | 85 | Unit + care | 0 |
| Mary's Residential #2 633 Sharpe Rd, 29223 | 2.0 | 5 | No | 0 |
Where is Joy Community Care Home, and how close are the hospitals?
Joy Community Care Home is located in Columbia's North Columbia, Eau Claire & Farrow Road area, and MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center-Northeast is the closest general hospital on DPH's list, about 3.1 miles away by straight line.
Prisma Health Richland is next, roughly 3.7 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 Parklane (2.0 mi; CMS rating 5 of 5) and White Oak Manor Columbia (2.5 mi; CMS rating 4 of 5).
What does Joy Community Care Home's record suggest asking on a tour?
Begin with what the state's own record suggests: 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 10 residents is 2 staff at peak and 1 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.
