• CMS rates this facility 2/5 stars (below average)
• Has 179 certified beds with an average of 107.9 residents per day (60% occupancy)
• Last health inspection found 4 deficiencies (inspected Jun 19, 2025)
• No fines on record
• Total nursing staff: 3.55 hours per resident per day
• Staff turnover rate: 57.0% (high)
• Part of the Life Care Centers of America chain (194 facilities)
Life Care Center Of Columbia is a 2-star Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in Columbia, South Carolina with 179 certified beds. It has been operating since 1994. The facility scored below average compared to South Carolina facilities.
Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
No penalties on record.
Staffing hours per resident per day. The black line shows the national average.
Quality measures as percentages of residents. Lower is better for all measures.
| Name | Role | Type | Ownership % | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COOPER, CAROL | 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Individual | 33% | Aug 11, 2001 |
| PRESTON, FORREST | 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Individual | 67% | Mar 31, 1993 |
| LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC. | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Organization | N/A | Jun 1, 1993 |
| MIRVILLE, PETERSON | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Dec 7, 2022 |
| PRESTON, AUBREY | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Mar 6, 2025 |
| ROBINSON, SHARI | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Feb 9, 2023 |
| WALDROP, JOEL | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Feb 1, 2019 |
| PRESTON, AUBREY | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | Mar 6, 2025 |
| CROSS, CINDY | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Feb 1, 1994 |
| FLETCHER, TODD | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Nov 2, 2020 |
| HENRY, TERRY | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Aug 16, 1999 |
| LAY, LISA | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Feb 9, 2018 |
| PRESTON, AUBREY | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Mar 6, 2025 |
| SWANKER, RICHARD | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Apr 1, 2011 |
| THURMOND, JOAN | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Aug 20, 2001 |
| ZIEGLER, JAMES | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Feb 9, 2018 |
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