Columbia Senior AdvisorWestside Residential Home at 4112 Hartford St, Columbia (Richland County) is a community residential care facility, the license South Carolina uses for assisted living, with 38 licensed beds under DPH license CRC-2273 (current through June 30, 2027); its record carries no Alzheimer's special care unit flag.
Is Westside Residential Home a licensed assisted living facility in Columbia, SC?
Westside Residential Home appears on DPH's active list of community residential care facilities, license CRC-2273, sized at 38 beds against a Columbia-area midpoint of 39.
| Field | From the DPH record |
|---|---|
| DPH license number | CRC-2273 |
| License term on file | July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 |
| Licensed beds | 38 |
| Secured Alzheimer's unit flag | No |
| Alzheimer's care flag | No |
| Legal licensee | Kayram Atlanta LLC (home state GA) |
| Business form on the license | Limited Liability |
| Administrator named by DPH | Elizabeth Alexander |
| DPH penalty orders (January 2025 to September 2026) | 1 |
| Phone on the DPH record | (803) 786-7411 |
Licenses are issued to one legal operator at one street address for one year at a time; the current year began July 1, 2026. If the building changes hands, the new owner needs a new license and the number changes.
Sorted by license number, CRC-2273 falls at position 51 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 Westside Residential Home if a resident's memory declines?
DPH's record for Westside Residential Home 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 (2.9 mi), Merrill Gardens at Columbia (3.0 mi), Laurel Crest (5.3 mi).
Does Westside Residential Home have any state penalties on record?
Yes. Westside Residential Home is named in 1 DPH Healthcare Quality order published between January 2025 to September 2026; the latest appears in the July 2026 report and carries a $19,000 penalty.
- July 2026 report: Consent Order; executed July 13, 2026; $19,000 monetary penalty; based on visits including February 25, 2025, July 15, 2025, October 3, 2025, November 5, 2025
- – cited: The Facility failed to develop individual care plans within seven days of admission and/or reviewing and revising individual care plans at least simi-annually
- – cited: The Facility failed to keep all equipment and building components in good repair and operating condition
- – cited: The Facility failed to keep its grounds free of vermin and offensive odors
- – cited: The Facility failed to ensure that each specific interior area of the Facility was clean
In a consent order the operator accepts the penalty and the required fixes rather than contest them. Each monthly report PDF is linked from DPH's enforcement actions page; on a visit, ask the administrator what was changed afterward and who checks it.
Where can I read Westside Residential Home'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 Westside Residential Home, with the correction plan and with names redacted, on written request.
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 Westside Residential Home in Columbia?
The nearest other senior CRCF is Joy Community Care Home in Columbia, about 1.0 miles away as the crow flies, licensed for 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joy Community Care Home 6800 Doby Dr, 29203 | 1.0 | 10 | No | 0 |
| Forest Lake Manor 4405 Forest Dr, 29206 | 2.3 | 60 | Care only | 0 |
| Springtree Manor 251 Springtree Dr, 29223 | 2.5 | 52 | Care only | 0 |
| Flanagan Community Care Home 665 Sharpe Rd, 29203 | 2.7 | 9 | No | 0 |
| Mary's Residential #2 633 Sharpe Rd, 29223 | 2.8 | 5 | No | 0 |
What health care is near Westside Residential Home in Columbia?
Westside Residential Home is located in Columbia's Downtown, Shandon & Forest Acres area, and Prisma Health Richland is the closest general hospital on DPH's list, about 2.8 miles away by straight line.
MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown is next, roughly 2.9 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 White Oak Manor Columbia (1.5 mi; CMS rating 4 of 5) and Forest Acres Post Acute (2.7 mi; CMS rating 1 of 5).
What does Westside Residential Home's record suggest asking on a tour?
Begin with what the state's own record suggests: ask what prompted the order in DPH's July 2026 report and how the fix is being monitored.
- 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 38-bed building is 2, and 5 at peak hours.
- Ask what happens when a private-pay resident's savings are gone, and whether OSS residents are accepted.
- Ask which charges rise as care needs rise, and check that the agreement promises 30 days' notice of any increase.
- The licensee's home state is GA; ask who runs the building locally and who answers above the administrator.
