Columbia Senior AdvisorLong's Residential Care Center at 5760 Denny Hwy, Saluda (Saluda County) is a community residential care facility, the license South Carolina uses for assisted living, with 32 licensed beds under DPH license CRC-0592 (current through May 31, 2027); its record marks Alzheimer's care without a secured special care unit.
How big is Long's Residential Care Center, and is its license current?
The state's record lists Long's Residential Care Center under license CRC-0592 with 32 beds and an expiration of May 31, 2027, smaller than the Midlands midpoint of 39 beds per senior CRCF.
| Field | From the DPH record |
|---|---|
| DPH license number | CRC-0592 |
| License term on file | June 1, 2026 through May 31, 2027 |
| Licensed beds | 32 |
| Secured Alzheimer's unit flag | No |
| Alzheimer's care flag | Yes |
| Legal licensee | Long's Residential Care Center Inc |
| Business form on the license | Corporation |
| Administrator named by DPH | Mary J. Long |
| DPH penalty orders (January 2025 to September 2026) | 0 |
| Second bed-count field in the record | 33; it does not match the licensed beds, so ask which number is current |
| Phone on the DPH record | (864) 445-7901 |
The term shown ends May 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-0592 falls at position 10 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 Long's Residential Care Center?
Only partly: DPH's record shows Alzheimer's care at Long's Residential Care Center but no secured special care unit, so a resident who starts trying to leave would most likely have to move to a building with 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 Lakeside Place Senior Living (25.2 mi), Lexington Memory Care (25.2 mi), Heritage at Lowman Residential Care (25.8 mi).
Was Long's Residential Care Center fined by South Carolina?
Not in the period we checked: Long's Residential Care Center 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.
Where can I read Long's Residential Care Center'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.
Ask Long's Residential Care Center 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.
If Long's Residential Care Center has no opening, where else should we look?
The nearest other senior CRCF is L&B Care Home in Saluda, about 1.6 miles away as the crow flies, licensed for 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L&B Care Home 3646 Barr Woods Rd, 29138 | 1.6 | 24 | No | 0 |
| Generations of Batesburg 111 Generations Blvd, 29006 | 14.9 | 88 | No | 0 |
| Generations of Chapin 431 E Boundary St, 29036 | 22.6 | 56 | No | 0 |
| Lakeside Place Senior Living 487 Hwy 378, 29072 | 25.2 | 90 | Unit + care | 0 |
| Lexington Memory Care 886 Park Rd, 29072 | 25.2 | 48 | Unit + care | 0 |
Where is Long's Residential Care Center, and how close are the hospitals?
Long's Residential Care Center is located in Saluda, Saluda County, and Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge is the closest general hospital on DPH's list, about 31.8 miles away by straight line.
Lexington Medical Center is next, roughly 34.7 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 Saluda Nursing Center (4.2 mi; CMS rating 3 of 5) and The Heritage at Lowman Rehabilitation and Healthcare (26.0 mi; CMS rating 1 of 5).
What does Long's Residential Care Center's record suggest asking on a tour?
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 32 residents is 4 staff at peak and 2 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.
