Nursing Homes in Columbia, SC: Staffing and Turnover Compared
Columbia has 12 Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing homes with 1,669 beds. The median home logs 2.12 nurse aide hours per resident per day (South Carolina average 2.19). 7 of 12 have at least one CMS fine in the last three years.
Every nursing home in Columbia
Aide hours per resident per day is the nurse aide time a home logged for each resident across a whole day, from the payroll records every home submits to CMS. More hours per resident means more hands on the floor for the same number of residents. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. Fines and payment denials are CMS penalties from the last three years.
| C M Tucker Jr Nursing Care Center Fewell and Stone abuse citation | 252 | 2.79 | 5.20 | — | 2 | $239,350 |
| C M Tucker Jr Nursing Care Center Roddey Pavilio | 308 | 3.87 | 6.40 | 34.6% | 2 | $59,779 |
| Forest Acres Post Acute | 132 | 1.71 | 2.88 | 64.9% | 1 | $82,018 |
| Life Care Center Of Columbia | 179 | 1.95 | 3.46 | 54.8% | 2 | None |
| Midlands Health & Rehabilitation Center | 88 | 1.95 | 3.50 | 52.8% | 2 | $51,803 |
| NHC Healthcare - Parklane | 106 | 3.12 | 4.97 | 37.7% | 5 | None |
| PruittHealth- Blythewood | 120 | 1.92 | 3.36 | 53.5% | 4 | None |
| PruittHealth- Columbia | 144 | 2.17 | 3.51 | 49.5% | 1 | $48,523 |
| Rice Estate Rehabilitation and Healthcare | 80 | 3.03 | 4.96 | 40.9% | 3 | None |
| St Andrews Operator, LLC | 108 | 1.98 | 3.44 | 79.3% | 1 | $52,910 |
| White Oak Manor - Columbia | 120 | 2.07 | 3.65 | 29.0% | 4 | $8,788 |
| Wildewood Downs | 32 | 2.93 | 5.27 | 41.2% | 5 | None |
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.
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release · South Carolina averages: aide hrs 2.19, turnover 45.9%
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