Laurel Crest

Is Laurel Crest a licensed assisted living facility in West Columbia, SC?

Laurel Crest appears on DPH's active list of community residential care facilities, license CRC-2272, sized at 26 beds against a Columbia-area midpoint of 39.

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

Sorted by license number, CRC-2272 falls at position 50 of 64 senior CRCFs in our six counties. Lower numbers generally mean an older license line, though not necessarily an older building.

Is Laurel Crest set up for residents with dementia who wander?

Yes. DPH's record for Laurel Crest 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.

Has DPH issued an enforcement order against Laurel Crest?

Not in the period we checked: Laurel Crest is absent from every DPH Healthcare Quality enforcement report from January 2025 to September 2026.

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.

How do I get the latest state inspection of Laurel Crest?

Ask Laurel Crest 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.

Ask Laurel Crest directly for the date of its latest DPH visit. If deficiencies were cited, a plan of correction exists and you can ask to read it alongside the report.

Which licensed CRCFs are closest to Laurel Crest in West Columbia?

The nearest other senior CRCF is SC Episcopal Home at Still Hopes (CRCF) in West Columbia, about 1.2 miles away as the crow flies, licensed for 48 beds and flagged for an Alzheimer's special care unit.

How far is Laurel Crest from a hospital?

Laurel Crest is located in West Columbia, Lexington County, and Prisma Health Baptist is the closest general hospital on DPH's list, about 1.4 miles away by straight line.

Prisma Health Richland is next, roughly 2.4 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 South Carolina Episcopal Home at Still Hope (1.2 mi; CMS rating 5 of 5) and Millennium Post Acute Rehabilitation (2.4 mi; CMS rating 2 of 5).

Sharing this street address: Laurel Crest Retirement Community (nursing home, license NCF-1078). On a shared campus a resident can often change levels of care without changing communities.

What does Laurel Crest's record suggest asking on a tour?

Use the public record as your checklist: request the newest inspection or complaint report from DPH and the correction plan that followed it.

• Ask how many workers are awake on the overnight shift; the minimum for a full 26-bed building is 1, and 4 at peak hours.
• Ask for the written dementia-care disclosure and the number of beds behind the secured doors.
• Ask whether Laurel Crest accepts Optional State Supplementation (OSS) or Community Choices Residential Personal Care if savings run out.
• Take the admission agreement home; South Carolina requires it to list every fee and give 30 days' written notice before a fee change.