Overview
Life Care Center of Columbia has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the South Carolina average of 3.1. It ranks 8th of 12 nursing homes in Columbia. It scores best on quality of care (4 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.6 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 53% of nursing homes in South Carolina (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.5 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on June 19, 2025, found 4 health deficiencies, more than the South Carolina average of 3.6. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 52% of South Carolina nursing homes have been fined.
Life Care Center of Columbia is a for-profit facility with 179 certified beds, caring for about 100 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1994.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 67%
Top 68%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- June 19, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 4
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.62 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.45 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.08 hrs
- Nurse aides2.09 hrs
- Physical therapists0.06 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 179
- Average residents per day
- 100
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- July 7, 1994
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes