Life Care Center Of Columbia
2514 Faraway Drive, Columbia, SC, 29223
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CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation · Chain: Life Care Centers Of America
- Certified beds
- 179 · avg 103 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 58.7% — higher than most South Carolina nursing homesSouth Carolina avg: 45.9% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 50% — higher than most South Carolina nursing homesSouth Carolina avg: 42.7% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the South Carolina averageSouth Carolina avg: 0.3 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 425337
- Certified beds
- 179 beds · avg 103 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Rcm Columbia
- Chain affiliation
- Life Care Centers Of America
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Life Care Centers of America chain — 194 facilities across 26 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.5 / 5.
Disclosed owners (14 on record)
- Joel Stephen Waldrop
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Life Care Centers of America, Inc.
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Peterson Mirville
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Aubrey Preston
Corporate Officer · since 2025
- Shari l. Robinson
Operational/managerial Control · since 2023
- Todd Fletcher
Corporate Officer · since 2020
+ 8 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 15)
- F0812·Jun 19, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D0641·Jun 19, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- F0640·Jun 19, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
- D0637·Jun 19, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
- D0553·May 9, 2024Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.
- F0908·May 9, 2024
Environmental Deficiencies
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
- F0761·May 9, 2024
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
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.
- E0679·May 9, 2024
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Fire-safety citations
7 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jun 19, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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