Pines at Columbia

Is Pines at Columbia a licensed assisted living facility in West Columbia, SC?

The state's record lists Pines at Columbia under license CRC-2213 with 90 beds and an expiration of June 30, 2027, larger than the Midlands midpoint of 39 beds per senior CRCF.

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

Sorted by license number, CRC-2213 falls at position 44 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 Pines at Columbia if a resident's memory declines?

DPH's record for Pines at Columbia 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 Presbyterian Communities of South Carolina-Columbia (1.4 mi), Laurel Crest (2.6 mi), SC Episcopal Home at Still Hopes (CRCF) (3.2 mi).

Has DPH issued an enforcement order against Pines at Columbia?

Not in the period we checked: Pines at Columbia 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.

How do I get the latest state inspection of Pines at Columbia?

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.

Which licensed CRCFs are closest to Pines at Columbia in West Columbia?

The nearest other senior CRCF is Colonial Gardens Alzheimer's Special Care Center in West Columbia, about 1.4 miles away as the crow flies, licensed for 66 beds and not flagged for an Alzheimer's special care unit.

Where is Pines at Columbia, and how close are the hospitals?

Pines at Columbia is located in West Columbia, Lexington County, and Lexington Medical Center is the closest general hospital on DPH's list, about 0.4 miles away by straight line.

Prisma Health Baptist is next, roughly 4.0 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 Millennium Post Acute Rehabilitation (0.5 mi; CMS rating 2 of 5) and NHC Healthcare Lexington (0.8 mi; CMS rating 4 of 5).

What does Pines at Columbia's record suggest asking on a tour?

Begin with what the state's own record suggests: request the newest inspection or complaint report from DPH and the correction plan that followed it.

• With 90 beds full, Regulation 60-84 requires at least 12 staff on duty at peak times and 3 overnight; ask what the real numbers are.
• Ask what happens when a private-pay resident's savings are gone, and whether OSS residents are accepted.
• Read the admission agreement's fee schedule, refund terms and 30-day notice clause before you sign.
• The licensee's home state is TX; ask who runs the building locally and who answers above the administrator.