Life Care Center Of Columbia
Nursing home in Columbia, South Carolina, CMS certification number 425337
2514 Faraway Drive, Columbia, SC 29223 · Richland County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 179
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- June 19, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 4
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Life Care Center Of Columbia take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Life Care Center Of Columbia is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Life Care Center Of Columbia reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.62
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.45
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.08
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.09
- Weekend total hours
- 3.13
- Nursing staff turnover
- 62.4%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 60%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on June 19, 2025 and cited 4 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on May 9, 2024, found 8.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Life Care Center Of Columbia in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 99.8 residents live here, about 56% of its 179 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 179
- Average residents per day
- 99.8
- Certified since
- July 7, 1994
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Life Care Center Of Columbia
- Legal business name
- RCM Columbia
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 194 homes nationally under Life Care Centers of America, 3.4-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Life Care Center Of Columbia
- Wildewood Downs1215 Wildewood Downs Circle, Columbia 29223
- NHC Healthcare - Parklane7601 Parklane Road, Columbia 29223
- Rice Estate Rehabilitation and Healthcare100 Finley Road, Columbia 29203
- PruittHealth- Blythewood1075 Heather Green Drive, Columbia 29229
- White Oak Manor - Columbia3001 Beechaven Road, Columbia 29204
See also all nursing homes in Columbia.
Who inspects nursing homes in South Carolina
South Carolina's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in South Carolina, the 12 in Columbia, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Life Care Center Of Columbia, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Life Care Center Of Columbia
What is the CMS star rating of Life Care Center Of Columbia?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Life Care Center Of Columbia accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Life Care Center Of Columbia?
4 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Life Care Center Of Columbia?
RCM Columbia, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.