Walters Residential Care

Is Walters Residential Care a licensed assisted living facility in Columbia, SC?

Walters Residential Care appears on DPH's active list of community residential care facilities, license CRC-0985, sized at 35 beds against a Columbia-area midpoint of 39.

Each CRCF license covers twelve months, and this term started April 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-0985 falls at position 18 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 Walters Residential Care if a resident's memory declines?

DPH's record for Walters Residential Care 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.

A diagnosis of mild dementia is not by itself a reason to refuse admission; what matters is whether the person is safe and whether staff can meet the need. The closest senior CRCFs flagged for a secured unit are Merrill Gardens at Columbia (1.6 mi), Laurel Crest (2.8 mi), SC Episcopal Home at Still Hopes (CRCF) (3.9 mi).

Does Walters Residential Care have any state penalties on record?

We found no administrative or consent order for Walters Residential Care 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 Walters Residential Care?

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.

Ask Walters Residential Care 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 Walters Residential Care?

The nearest other senior CRCF is Merrill Gardens at Columbia in Columbia, about 1.6 miles away as the crow flies, licensed for 52 beds and flagged for an Alzheimer's special care unit.

How far is Walters Residential Care from a hospital?

Walters Residential Care is located in Columbia's North Columbia, Eau Claire & Farrow Road area, and Prisma Health Richland is the closest general hospital on DPH's list, about 1.1 miles away by straight line.

Prisma Health Baptist is next, roughly 2.4 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 C M Tucker Jr Nursing Care Center Roddey Pavilion (1.7 mi; CMS rating 2 of 5) and Stone and Fewell Veterans Pavilions (1.7 mi; CMS rating 3 of 5).

What should we ask Walters Residential Care before signing?

Let DPH's data shape the visit: request the newest inspection or complaint report from DPH and the correction plan that followed it.

• Ask for a sample week of staff schedules: the legal floor for 35 residents is 5 staff at peak and 2 at night.
• 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.