Columbia Senior AdvisorRice Estate - Assisted Living at 100 Finley Rd, Columbia (Richland County) is a community residential care facility, the license South Carolina uses for assisted living, with 40 licensed beds under DPH license CRC-1075 (current through March 31, 2027); its record carries no Alzheimer's special care unit flag.
Is Rice Estate - Assisted Living a licensed assisted living facility in Columbia, SC?
The state's record lists Rice Estate - Assisted Living under license CRC-1075 with 40 beds and an expiration of March 31, 2027, larger than the Midlands midpoint of 39 beds per senior CRCF.
| Field | From the DPH record |
|---|---|
| DPH license number | CRC-1075 |
| License term on file | April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027 |
| Licensed beds | 40 |
| Secured Alzheimer's unit flag | No |
| Alzheimer's care flag | No |
| Legal licensee | Lutheran Homes of South Carolina Inc |
| Business form on the license | Non-Profit Corporation |
| Administrator named by DPH | Daniel John Amodio |
| DPH penalty orders (January 2025 to September 2026) | 0 |
| Second bed-count field in the record | 50; it does not match the licensed beds, so ask which number is current |
| Phone on the DPH record | (803) 691-5720 |
The term shown ends March 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-1075 falls at position 20 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 Rice Estate - Assisted Living if a resident's memory declines?
DPH's record for Rice Estate - Assisted Living 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.
Regulation 60-84 bars a CRCF from keeping a resident whom a physician considers a danger to self or others, and unsafe wandering is the usual reason that line is crossed. The closest senior CRCFs flagged for a secured unit are Palmettos of Parklane (1.7 mi), Harmony Collection at Columbia (AL/MC) (3.3 mi).
Does Rice Estate - Assisted Living have any state penalties on record?
No. None of the DPH Healthcare Quality enforcement reports for January 2025 to September 2026 names Rice Estate - Assisted Living.
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 Rice Estate - Assisted Living's DPH inspection reports?
Ask Rice Estate - Assisted Living 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.
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.
If Rice Estate - Assisted Living has no opening, where else should we look?
The nearest other senior CRCF is Rouse Community Care Home #1 in Columbia, about 0.3 miles away as the crow flies, licensed for 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rouse Community Care Home #1 102 Ballenton Rd, 29203 | 0.3 | 8 | No | 0 |
| Rouse Community Care Home #2 8809 Wilson Blvd, 29203 | 1.3 | 9 | No | 0 |
| Rockhaven Community Care Home 524 Rockhaven Dr, 29223 | 1.4 | 10 | No | 0 |
| Joanne's Community Care Home II 756 Farrowood Dr, 29223 | 1.5 | 9 | No | 0 |
| Palmettos of Parklane 7811 Parklane Rd, 29223 | 1.7 | 85 | Unit + care | 0 |
What health care is near Rice Estate - Assisted Living in Columbia?
Rice Estate - Assisted Living is located in Columbia's North Columbia, Eau Claire & Farrow Road area, and MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center-Northeast is the closest general hospital on DPH's list, about 0.4 miles away by straight line.
Prisma Health Richland is next, roughly 6.7 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 Rice Estate Rehabilitation and Healthcare (0.0 mi; CMS rating 3 of 5) and NHC Healthcare Parklane (1.8 mi; CMS rating 5 of 5).
Sharing this street address: Kensington I (community residential care facility, license CRC-1532), Rice Estate Rehabilitation and Healthcare (nursing home, license NCF-0831). On a shared campus a resident can often change levels of care without changing communities.
Which questions matter most at Rice Estate - Assisted Living?
Begin with what the state's own record suggests: ask the date of the last DPH visit and whether you can read the report and the facility's response.
- With 40 beds full, Regulation 60-84 requires at least 5 staff on duty at peak times and 2 overnight; ask what the real numbers are.
- Before counting on public help, ask whether OSS or the Community Choices waiver's Residential Personal Care is accepted here.
- Ask which charges rise as care needs rise, and check that the agreement promises 30 days' notice of any increase.
