Columbia Senior AdvisorPresbyterian Communities of South Carolina-Columbia at 700 Davega Dr, Lexington (Lexington County) is a community residential care facility, the license South Carolina uses for assisted living, with 91 licensed beds under DPH license CRC-0387 (current through June 30, 2027); its record carries DPH's Alzheimer's special care unit flag.
How big is Presbyterian Communities of South Carolina-Columbia, and is its license current?
Presbyterian Communities of South Carolina-Columbia appears on DPH's active list of community residential care facilities, license CRC-0387, sized at 91 beds against a Columbia-area midpoint of 39.
| Field | From the DPH record |
|---|---|
| DPH license number | CRC-0387 |
| License term on file | July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 |
| Licensed beds | 91 |
| Secured Alzheimer's unit flag | Yes |
| Alzheimer's care flag | Yes |
| Legal licensee | Presbyterian Communities of South Carolina |
| Business form on the license | Non-Profit Corporation |
| Administrator named by DPH | Meredith Hughes |
| DPH penalty orders (January 2025 to September 2026) | 0 |
| Second bed-count field in the record | 58; it does not match the licensed beds, so ask which number is current |
| Phone on the DPH record | (803) 796-8700 |
Each CRCF license covers twelve months, and this term started July 1, 2026. DPH bills the operator $10 for every licensed bed (never less than $75), so the bed figure above doubles as the building's paid-for capacity.
Sorted by license number, CRC-0387 falls at position 7 of 64 senior CRCFs in our six counties. Lower numbers generally mean an older license line, though not necessarily an older building.
Does Presbyterian Communities of South Carolina-Columbia offer secured memory care?
Yes. DPH's record for Presbyterian Communities of South Carolina-Columbia 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.
Does Presbyterian Communities of South Carolina-Columbia have any state penalties on record?
We found no administrative or consent order for Presbyterian Communities of South Carolina-Columbia in DPH's monthly enforcement reports covering January 2025 to September 2026.
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 Presbyterian Communities of South Carolina-Columbia?
Ask Presbyterian Communities of South Carolina-Columbia 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 Presbyterian Communities of South Carolina-Columbia 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.
What other assisted living is near Presbyterian Communities of South Carolina-Columbia?
The nearest other senior CRCF is Colonial Gardens Alzheimer's Special Care Center in West Columbia, about 1.1 miles away as the crow flies, licensed for 66 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colonial Gardens Alzheimer's Special Care Center 3565 Sunset Blvd, 29169 | 1.1 | 66 | No | 0 |
| Pines at Columbia 190 Mcswain Dr, 29169 | 1.4 | 90 | No | 0 |
| Art of Living CRCF 534 Wil Stel Rd, 29210 | 3.5 | 40 | No | 0 |
| Lighthouse Residential Care Facility 4033 Delree St Lot # 31, 29170 | 3.8 | 10 | No | 0 |
| Brookdale Harbison 51 Woodcross Dr, 29212 | 3.9 | 52 | Unit + care | 0 |
How far is Presbyterian Communities of South Carolina-Columbia from a hospital?
Presbyterian Communities of South Carolina-Columbia is located in Lexington, Lexington County, and Lexington Medical Center is the closest general hospital on DPH's list, about 1.4 miles away by straight line.
Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge is next, roughly 4.8 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 Presbyterian Communities of South Carolina-Columbia (0.0 mi; CMS rating 5 of 5) and NHC Healthcare Lexington (1.3 mi; CMS rating 4 of 5).
Sharing this street address: Presbyterian Communities of South Carolina-Columbia (nursing home, license NCF-0545). On a shared campus a resident can often change levels of care without changing communities.
Which questions matter most at Presbyterian Communities of South Carolina-Columbia?
Let DPH's data shape the visit: ask for the most recent DPH inspection report, the deficiencies it cited and the signed plan of correction.
- Ask how many workers are awake on the overnight shift; the minimum for a full 91-bed building is 4, and 12 at peak hours.
- Ask for the written dementia-care disclosure and the number of beds behind the secured doors.
- Ask whether Presbyterian Communities of South Carolina-Columbia 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.
