Columbia Senior AdvisorRouse Community Care Home #1 at 102 Ballenton Rd, Columbia (Richland County) is a community residential care facility, the license South Carolina uses for assisted living, with 8 licensed beds under DPH license CRC-0327 (current through December 31, 2026); its record carries no Alzheimer's special care unit flag.
How big is Rouse Community Care Home #1, and is its license current?
Rouse Community Care Home #1 appears on DPH's active list of community residential care facilities, license CRC-0327, sized at 8 beds against a Columbia-area midpoint of 39.
| Field | From the DPH record |
|---|---|
| DPH license number | CRC-0327 |
| License term on file | January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026 |
| Licensed beds | 8 |
| Secured Alzheimer's unit flag | No |
| Alzheimer's care flag | No |
| Legal licensee | Rouse Community Care Home Inc |
| Business form on the license | Corporation |
| Administrator named by DPH | Charlene E. Rouse |
| DPH penalty orders (January 2025 to September 2026) | 0 |
| Second bed-count field in the record | 9; it does not match the licensed beds, so ask which number is current |
| Phone on the DPH record | (803) 724-2820 |
The term shown ends December 31, 2026, 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-0327 falls at position 5 of 64 senior CRCFs in our six counties. Lower numbers generally mean an older license line, though not necessarily an older building.
Can Rouse Community Care Home #1 care for someone with dementia?
DPH's record for Rouse Community Care Home #1 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 Palmettos of Parklane (1.8 mi), Harmony Collection at Columbia (AL/MC) (3.0 mi).
Has DPH issued an enforcement order against Rouse Community Care Home #1?
No. None of the DPH Healthcare Quality enforcement reports for January 2025 to September 2026 names Rouse Community Care Home #1.
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 Rouse Community Care Home #1's DPH inspection reports?
They are public, though not online. Under Regulation 60-84 Section 202.E, DPH releases inspection and complaint investigation reports for a CRCF such as Rouse Community Care Home #1, with the correction plan and with names redacted, on written request.
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 Rouse Community Care Home #1?
The nearest other senior CRCF is Rice Estate - Assisted Living in Columbia, about 0.3 miles away as the crow flies, licensed for 40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice Estate - Assisted Living 100 Finley Rd, 29203 | 0.3 | 40 | No | 0 |
| Rockhaven Community Care Home 524 Rockhaven Dr, 29223 | 1.1 | 10 | No | 0 |
| Joanne's Community Care Home II 756 Farrowood Dr, 29223 | 1.3 | 9 | No | 0 |
| Rouse Community Care Home #2 8809 Wilson Blvd, 29203 | 1.5 | 9 | No | 0 |
| Palmettos of Parklane 7811 Parklane Rd, 29223 | 1.8 | 85 | Unit + care | 0 |
Where is Rouse Community Care Home #1, and how close are the hospitals?
Rouse Community Care Home #1 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 7.0 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 Rice Estate Rehabilitation and Healthcare (0.3 mi; CMS rating 3 of 5) and NHC Healthcare Parklane (1.9 mi; CMS rating 5 of 5).
What does Rouse Community Care Home #1's record suggest asking on a tour?
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 8 beds full, Regulation 60-84 requires at least 1 staff on duty at peak times and 1 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.
