Columbia Senior AdvisorLegacy of Camden at 715 Kershaw Hwy, Camden (Kershaw County) is a community residential care facility, the license South Carolina uses for assisted living, with 49 licensed beds under DPH license CRC-2133 (current through January 31, 2027); its record carries no Alzheimer's special care unit flag.
Is Legacy of Camden a licensed assisted living facility in Camden, SC?
Yes. Legacy of Camden holds an active DPH license as a CRCF with 49 beds, larger than the 39-bed midpoint of the 64 senior-serving CRCFs we track in the six Midlands counties.
| Field | From the DPH record |
|---|---|
| DPH license number | CRC-2133 |
| License term on file | February 1, 2026 through January 31, 2027 |
| Licensed beds | 49 |
| Secured Alzheimer's unit flag | No |
| Alzheimer's care flag | No |
| Legal licensee | Snh SC Tenant LLC (home state MA) |
| Business form on the license | Limited Liability |
| Administrator named by DPH | Taylor Evans |
| DPH penalty orders (January 2025 to September 2026) | 0 |
| Phone on the DPH record | (803) 713-8668 |
The term shown ends January 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-2133 falls at position 40 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 Legacy of Camden if a resident's memory declines?
DPH's record for Legacy of Camden 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.
A diagnosis of mild dementia is not by itself a reason to refuse admission; what matters is whether the person is safe and whether staff can meet the need. The closest senior CRCFs flagged for a secured unit are Calveria Living at Camden (4.1 mi), Blake at Woodcreek Farms (18.0 mi), Vitality Living Columbia (20.0 mi).
Was Legacy of Camden fined by South Carolina?
Not in the period we checked: Legacy of Camden is absent from every DPH Healthcare Quality enforcement report from January 2025 to September 2026.
Routine deficiencies are handled with a written correction plan rather than an order, so the inspection report is still the document to read.
Where can I read Legacy of Camden's DPH inspection reports?
Write to DPH Healthcare Quality and ask: South Carolina keeps CRCF inspection reports off the internet, but Section 202.E of Regulation 60-84 makes them, and the facility's response, available to anyone who requests them in writing.
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 Legacy of Camden?
The nearest other senior CRCF is Calveria Living at Camden in Camden, about 4.1 miles away as the crow flies, licensed for 60 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calveria Living at Camden 209 Broad St, 29020 | 4.1 | 60 | Unit + care | 0 |
| Pinedale Residential Center 798 Hermitage Pond Rd, 29020 | 5.0 | 50 | No | 0 |
| Dixon's Community Care Home 1456 Dixon Rd, 29045 | 12.2 | 5 | No | 0 |
| Joanne's Community Care Home #1 5048 Percival Rd, 29045 | 16.9 | 10 | No | 0 |
| Oliver's Care Home 1200 Lawhorn Rd, 29016 | 17.0 | 5 | No | 0 |
How far is Legacy of Camden from a hospital?
Legacy of Camden is located in Camden, Kershaw County, and MUSC Health Kershaw Medical Center is the closest general hospital on DPH's list, about 2.9 miles away by straight line.
MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center-Northeast is next, roughly 23.7 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 Springdale Healthcare Center (3.0 mi; CMS rating 2 of 5) and Kershawhealth Karesh Long Term Care and Rehab (8.3 mi; CMS rating 4 of 5).
What should we ask Legacy of Camden before signing?
Use the public record as your checklist: ask the date of the last DPH visit and whether you can read the report and the facility's response.
- Ask for a sample week of staff schedules: the legal floor for 49 residents is 7 staff at peak and 2 at night.
- Ask whether Legacy of Camden accepts Optional State Supplementation (OSS) or Community Choices Residential Personal Care if savings run out.
- 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 MA; ask who runs the building locally and who answers above the administrator.
