Columbia Senior AdvisorLemonaide House at 1018 Crystal Clear Ln, Hopkins (Richland County) is a community residential care facility, the license South Carolina uses for assisted living, with 15 licensed beds under DPH license CRC-2170 (current through October 31, 2026); its record carries no Alzheimer's special care unit flag.
Is Lemonaide House a licensed assisted living facility in Hopkins, SC?
Lemonaide House appears on DPH's active list of community residential care facilities, license CRC-2170, sized at 15 beds against a Columbia-area midpoint of 39.
| Field | From the DPH record |
|---|---|
| DPH license number | CRC-2170 |
| License term on file | November 1, 2025 through October 31, 2026 |
| Licensed beds | 15 |
| Secured Alzheimer's unit flag | No |
| Alzheimer's care flag | No |
| Legal licensee | Lemonaide House LLC |
| Business form on the license | Limited Liability |
| Administrator named by DPH | Lula B. Etheridge |
| DPH penalty orders (January 2025 to September 2026) | 0 |
| Phone on the DPH record | (803) 467-8399 |
Licenses are issued to one legal operator at one street address for one year at a time; the current year began November 1, 2025. If the building changes hands, the new owner needs a new license and the number changes.
Sorted by license number, CRC-2170 falls at position 41 of 64 senior CRCFs in our six counties. Lower numbers generally mean an older license line, though not necessarily an older building.
Is there a memory care wing at Lemonaide House?
DPH's record for Lemonaide House 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.
Plenty of residents with early memory loss do well in an open building; the turning point is usually leaving the building unnoticed or behavior staff cannot redirect. The closest senior CRCFs flagged for a secured unit are Wildewood Downs Assisted Living Community (8.9 mi), Mill Creek Manor (9.3 mi), Blake at Woodcreek Farms (10.1 mi).
Was Lemonaide House fined by South Carolina?
No. None of the DPH Healthcare Quality enforcement reports for January 2025 to September 2026 names Lemonaide House.
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 Lemonaide House?
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.
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.
What other assisted living is near Lemonaide House?
The nearest other senior CRCF is Paths of Hope Community Residential Care in Eastover, about 3.0 miles away as the crow flies, licensed for 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paths of Hope Community Residential Care 1004 Rl Coward Rd, 29044 | 3.0 | 10 | No | 0 |
| Williams Community Care Home 7705 Richard St, 29209 | 7.4 | 9 | Care only | 0 |
| Addison's Community Care Home 4013 Percival Rd, 29229 | 8.4 | 9 | No | 0 |
| Wildewood Downs Assisted Living Community 731 Polo Rd, 29223 | 8.9 | 57 | Unit + care | 0 |
| Mill Creek Manor 651 Polo Rd, 29223 | 9.3 | 59 | Unit + care | 1 |
Where is Lemonaide House, and how close are the hospitals?
Lemonaide House is located in Hopkins, Richland County, and MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown is the closest general hospital on DPH's list, about 11.3 miles away by straight line.
MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center-Northeast is next, roughly 12.1 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 Sedgewood Manor Health Care Center (1.3 mi; CMS rating 2 of 5) and Life Care Center of Columbia (8.4 mi; CMS rating 2 of 5).
What should we ask Lemonaide House before signing?
Use the public record as your checklist: ask for the most recent DPH inspection report, the deficiencies it cited and the signed plan of correction.
- With 15 beds full, Regulation 60-84 requires at least 2 staff on duty at peak times and 1 overnight; ask what the real numbers are.
- Ask whether Lemonaide House 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.
