Columbia Senior AdvisorSC Episcopal Home at Still Hopes (CRCF) at 1 Still Hopes Dr, West Columbia (Lexington County) is a community residential care facility, the license South Carolina uses for assisted living, with 48 licensed beds under DPH license CRC-0144 (current through July 31, 2027); its record carries DPH's Alzheimer's special care unit flag.
Is SC Episcopal Home at Still Hopes (CRCF) a licensed assisted living facility in West Columbia, SC?
The state's record lists SC Episcopal Home at Still Hopes (CRCF) under license CRC-0144 with 48 beds and an expiration of July 31, 2027, larger than the Midlands midpoint of 39 beds per senior CRCF.
| Field | From the DPH record |
|---|---|
| DPH license number | CRC-0144 |
| License term on file | August 1, 2026 through July 31, 2027 |
| Licensed beds | 48 |
| Secured Alzheimer's unit flag | Yes |
| Alzheimer's care flag | Yes |
| Legal licensee | South Carolina Episcopal Home at Still Hopes Inc |
| Business form on the license | Corporation |
| Administrator named by DPH | Nikki W. Robertson |
| DPH penalty orders (January 2025 to September 2026) | 0 |
| Second bed-count field in the record | 71; it does not match the licensed beds, so ask which number is current |
| Phone on the DPH record | (803) 796-6490 |
The term shown ends July 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-0144 falls at position 2 of 64 senior CRCFs in our six counties. Lower numbers generally mean an older license line, though not necessarily an older building.
Does DPH list an Alzheimer's unit at SC Episcopal Home at Still Hopes (CRCF)?
Yes. DPH's record for SC Episcopal Home at Still Hopes (CRCF) 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.
South Carolina's Alzheimer's Special Care Disclosure Act obliges any facility advertising dementia care to put in writing how its program differs: admission and discharge rules, staff training, staffing pattern, activities and the building itself. Request that document first; it makes the tour far more useful.
South Carolina's rules for these units are summarized on our memory care rules page.
Was SC Episcopal Home at Still Hopes (CRCF) fined by South Carolina?
Not in the period we checked: SC Episcopal Home at Still Hopes (CRCF) 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.
Where can I read SC Episcopal Home at Still Hopes (CRCF)'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.
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.
Which licensed CRCFs are closest to SC Episcopal Home at Still Hopes (CRCF) in West Columbia?
The nearest other senior CRCF is Laurel Crest in West Columbia, about 1.2 miles away as the crow flies, licensed for 26 beds and flagged for an Alzheimer's special care unit.
| Facility | Miles away | Licensed beds | Alzheimer's unit / care (DPH) | DPH orders since Jan 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel Crest 100 Joseph Walker Dr, 29169 | 1.2 | 26 | Unit + care | 0 |
| Southern Heritage 1713 Charleston Hwy, 29169 | 1.6 | 10 | No | 0 |
| Merrill Gardens at Columbia 2205 Gregg St, 29201 | 3.0 | 52 | Unit + care | 0 |
| Pines at Columbia 190 Mcswain Dr, 29169 | 3.2 | 90 | No | 0 |
| Walters Residential Care 821 Duke Ave, 29203 | 3.9 | 35 | No | 0 |
What health care is near SC Episcopal Home at Still Hopes (CRCF) in West Columbia?
SC Episcopal Home at Still Hopes (CRCF) is located in West Columbia, Lexington County, and Prisma Health Baptist is the closest general hospital on DPH's list, about 1.9 miles away by straight line.
Lexington Medical Center is next, roughly 3.3 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 South Carolina Episcopal Home at Still Hope (0.0 mi; CMS rating 5 of 5) and Opus Post Acute Rehabilitation (2.8 mi; CMS rating 3 of 5).
Sharing this street address: South Carolina Episcopal Home at Still Hope (nursing home, license NCF-0392). On a shared campus a resident can often change levels of care without changing communities.
What should we ask SC Episcopal Home at Still Hopes (CRCF) before signing?
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 48 beds full, Regulation 60-84 requires at least 6 staff on duty at peak times and 2 overnight; ask what the real numbers are.
- Ask for the written dementia-care disclosure and the number of beds behind the secured doors.
- Ask whether SC Episcopal Home at Still Hopes (CRCF) accepts Optional State Supplementation (OSS) or Community Choices Residential Personal Care if savings run out.
- Ask which charges rise as care needs rise, and check that the agreement promises 30 days' notice of any increase.
