Nursing Homes in Columbia, South Carolina — 2026 CMS Evidence Comparison
What the CMS record shows locally
Columbia has 12 CMS-certified skilled nursing facilities. Linked deficiency history is available for 12 of 12 listed facilities, averaging 17.4 citations per facility versus 13.4 statewide. Among that denominator, 0 have zero citations in the loaded history and 6 have Immediate Jeopardy-level citations in that history. Facilities without linked history are not treated as zero-citation facilities.
City-Specific Citation Patterns
The most frequent recorded tags are:
- F0812 — Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (19 citations)
- F0761 — 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. (17 citations)
- F0880 — Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (13 citations)
- F0689 — Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (12 citations)
- F0600 — Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. (10 citations)
Facility Directory
- Rice Estate Rehabilitation And Healthcare — 8 deficiencies across 3 surveys
- White Oak Manor - Columbia — 9 deficiencies across 4 surveys
- C M Tucker Jr Nursing Care Center Roddey Pavilio — 10 deficiencies across 5 surveys (Immediate Jeopardy history in loaded records)
- Forest Acres Post Acute — 11 deficiencies across 3 surveys (Immediate Jeopardy history in loaded records)
- Wildewood Downs — 13 deficiencies across 3 surveys
- Pruitthealth- Blythewood — 14 deficiencies across 4 surveys
- Life Care Center Of Columbia — 15 deficiencies across 3 surveys
- Nhc Healthcare - Parklane — 17 deficiencies across 3 surveys
- Midlands Health & Rehabilitation Center — 20 deficiencies across 4 surveys (Immediate Jeopardy history in loaded records)
- C M Tucker Jr Nursing Care Center Fewell And Stone — 25 deficiencies across 6 surveys (Immediate Jeopardy history in loaded records)
- Pruitthealth- Columbia — 26 deficiencies across 7 surveys (Immediate Jeopardy history in loaded records)
- St Andrews Operator, LLC — 41 deficiencies across 6 surveys (Immediate Jeopardy history in loaded records)
Source, freshness, and limitations
Official facts come from CMS nursing-home Provider Data published from state survey inspections. POCDesk organizes those records into comparisons and summaries; it does not replace CMS Care Compare or an in-person assessment. Survey timing differs by facility, missing linked history remains unknown, and citation counts alone do not measure staffing, outcomes, or current conditions. See our editorial standards and methodology.
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