Life Care Center Of Columbia: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Life Care Center Of Columbia is a 179-bed for-profit nursing home in Columbia, South Carolina, part of Life Care Centers of America. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.95 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 11% below the South Carolina average of 2.19, and 54.8% nursing staff turnover (South Carolina average 45.9%).
Life Care Center Of Columbia
2514 Faraway DriveColumbia, SC 29223
Richland County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Life Care Center Of Columbia, nurse aides logged 1.95 hours per resident per day, 11% below the South Carolina average. With about 102 residents a day, that works out to roughly 198 aide hours a day, or about 25 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 16% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | South Carolina avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.95 | 2.19 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.97 | 1.02 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.54 | 0.63 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.46 | 3.83 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.89 | 3.33 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
54.8% of nursing staff at Life Care Center Of Columbia left over the year CMS measured, against a South Carolina average of 45.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 53.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 19, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 4 health deficiencies (South Carolina average 3.7). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Life Care Center Of Columbia holds 2 of 5 overall; the South Carolina average is 3.0.
About Life Care Center Of Columbia
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Life Care Centers of America, 194 homes
- Legal name: RCM Columbia
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 7, 1994
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Life Care Center Of Columbia
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Wildewood Downs Columbia | 2.0 | 32 | 2.93 | 5.27 | 41.2% | 5 | None |
| NHC Healthcare - Parklane Columbia | 2.8 | 106 | 3.12 | 4.97 | 37.7% | 5 | None |
| Rice Estate Rehabilitation and Healthcare Columbia | 4.1 | 80 | 3.03 | 4.96 | 40.9% | 3 | None |
| PruittHealth- Blythewood Columbia | 4.3 | 120 | 1.92 | 3.36 | 53.5% | 4 | None |
| White Oak Manor - Columbia Columbia | 5.4 | 120 | 2.07 | 3.65 | 29.0% | 4 | $8,788 |
| Forest Acres Post Acute Columbia | 6.5 | 132 | 1.71 | 2.88 | 64.9% | 1 | $82,018 |
| PruittHealth- Columbia Columbia | 6.7 | 144 | 2.17 | 3.51 | 49.5% | 1 | $48,523 |
| Midlands Health & Rehabilitation Center Columbia | 7.0 | 88 | 1.95 | 3.50 | 52.8% | 2 | $51,803 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.