Wildewood Downs
Nursing home in Columbia, South Carolina, CMS certification number 425385
1215 Wildewood Downs Circle, Columbia, SC 29223 · Richland County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 32
- Certified for
- Medicare
- Last standard inspection
- January 22, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 2
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Wildewood Downs take Medicare and Medicaid?
Wildewood Downs is certified for Medicare only. Medicare can cover a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay, but Medicaid won't pay for a long stay here.
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 | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 2 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | Not rated |
| Short-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Wildewood Downs 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
- 6.18
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.39
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.27
- Nurse aide hours
- 3.52
- Weekend total hours
- 5.54
- Nursing staff turnover
- 29%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 41.7%
- Administrators who left
- 3
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on January 22, 2026 and cited 2 deficiencies, plus 1 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on October 10, 2024, found 3.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Wildewood Downs in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 22.2 residents live here, about 69% of its 32 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 32
- Average residents per day
- 22.2
- Certified since
- June 30, 2006
- Part of a continuing care community
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Wildewood Downs
- Legal business name
- Wildewood Retirement LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 9 homes nationally under Senior Living Communities, 4.3-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Wildewood Downs
- Life Care Center Of Columbia2514 Faraway Drive, Columbia 29223
- PruittHealth- Blythewood1075 Heather Green Drive, Columbia 29229
- NHC Healthcare - Parklane7601 Parklane Road, Columbia 29223
- Rice Estate Rehabilitation and Healthcare100 Finley Road, Columbia 29203
- 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 Wildewood Downs, 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 Wildewood Downs
What is the CMS star rating of Wildewood Downs?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Wildewood Downs accept Medicaid?
No, it is not Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Wildewood Downs?
2 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Wildewood Downs?
Wildewood Retirement LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.