Assisted Living in Columbia, SC
Columbia has 33 state-licensed assisted living communities: 16 larger communities and 17 small residential homes (16 or fewer residents). The median cost of assisted living in South Carolina is $5,350 a month (CareScout 2025), against $6,200 nationally.
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Choosing Assisted Living
A practical guide for families, with checklists to take on your tours.
- What assisted living costs and the ways to pay
- Signs it may be time
- Tour checklists to print and take with you
- What residents and families told us matters most
Two kinds of assisted living in Columbia
Both are licensed by South Carolina as assisted living. Larger communities suit people who want social life and on-site services; small homes suit people who do better with quiet, familiar routines, including many people with dementia. South Carolina words these licenses as “Community Residential Care Facility” (25), “Community Residential Care Facility (Alzheimer's unit)” (8).
All 33 licensed assisted living communities in Columbia
Every assisted living community South Carolina licenses in Columbia, from state records. Being listed is not a rating: Lilisity scores only communities with verified interviews (the Top Communities). Communities with verified testimonials are listed first, then by size.
33 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Vitality Living Columbiamemory care1951 Clemson Rd | Large118 residents | $3,350 to $5,350/moLilisity estimate |
| Harmony Collection at Columbia (Al/Mc)memory care2300 Clemson Rd | Large110 residents | $3,350 to $5,350/moLilisity estimate |
| Palmettos of Parklanememory care7811 Parklane Rd | Large85 residents | $3,350 to $5,350/moLilisity estimate |
| Fairforest Grove Senior Living120 Fairforest Rd | Large66 residents | $3,350 to $5,350/moLilisity estimate |
| Forest Lake Manor4405 Forest Dr | Large60 residents | $3,350 to $5,350/moLilisity estimate |
| Mill Creek Manormemory care651 Polo Rd | Large59 residents | $3,350 to $5,350/moLilisity estimate |
| Wildewood Downs Assisted Living Communitymemory care731 Polo Rd | Large57 residents | $3,350 to $5,350/moLilisity estimate |
| Brookdale Harbisonmemory care51 Woodcross Dr | Large52 residents | from $4,820/mo |
| Merrill Gardens at Columbiamemory care2205 Gregg St | Large52 residents | from $3,750/mo |
| Springtree Manor251 Springtree Dr | Large52 residents | $3,350 to $5,350/moLilisity estimate |
| Art of Living Crcf534 Wil Stel Rd | Mid-size40 residents | $3,350 to $5,350/moLilisity estimate |
| Rice Estate - Assisted Living100 Finley Rd | Mid-size40 residents | $3,350 to $5,350/moLilisity estimate |
| Westside Residential Home4112 Hartford St | Mid-size38 residents | $3,350 to $5,350/moLilisity estimate |
| Walters Residential Care821 Duke Ave | Mid-size35 residents | $3,350 to $5,350/moLilisity estimate |
| Harmony Collection at Columbia (Il)memory care2232 Clemson Rd | Mid-size25 residents | $3,350 to $5,350/moLilisity estimate |
| Eugenia's Residential Care Facility2232 Heyward Brockington Rd | Mid-size23 residents | $3,350 to $5,350/moLilisity estimate |
| Joy Community Care Home6800 Doby Dr | Small home10 residents | $3,350 to $5,350/moLilisity estimate |
| Rockhaven Community Care Home524 Rockhaven Dr | Small home10 residents | $3,350 to $5,350/moLilisity estimate |
| Rouse Community Care Home #39316 Wilson Blvd | Small home10 residents | $3,350 to $5,350/moLilisity estimate |
| Addison's Community Care Home4013 Percival Rd | Small home9 residents | $3,700 to $5,900/moLilisity estimate |
| Flanagan Community Care Home665 Sharpe Rd | Small home9 residents | $3,700 to $5,900/moLilisity estimate |
| Joanne's Community Care Home II756 Farrowood Dr | Small home9 residents | $3,700 to $5,900/moLilisity estimate |
| Rouse Community Care Home #28809 Wilson Blvd | Small home9 residents | $3,700 to $5,900/moLilisity estimate |
| Williams Community Care Home7705 Richard St | Small home9 residents | $3,700 to $5,900/moLilisity estimate |
| Ida Lane I Crcf120 Ida Ln | Small home8 residents | $3,700 to $5,900/moLilisity estimate |
| Ida Lane II Crcf124 Ida Ln | Small home8 residents | $3,700 to $5,900/moLilisity estimate |
| Kensington I100 Kensington Rd | Small home8 residents | $3,700 to $5,900/moLilisity estimate |
| Kensington II Group Home120 Kensington Rd | Small home8 residents | $3,700 to $5,900/moLilisity estimate |
| Rouse Community Care Home #1102 Ballenton Rd | Small home8 residents | $3,700 to $5,900/moLilisity estimate |
| Beckman I Crcf611 Beckman Rd | Small home6 residents | $3,700 to $5,900/moLilisity estimate |
| Beckman II Crcf581 Beckman Rd | Small home6 residents | $3,700 to $5,900/moLilisity estimate |
| Builders Care Home731 Sims Ave | Small home6 residents | $3,700 to $5,900/moLilisity estimate |
| Mary's Residential #2633 Sharpe Rd | Small home5 residents | $3,700 to $5,900/moLilisity estimate |
Independent living in Columbia
Also in Columbia: 6 independent living, life plan and 55+ communities in Columbia and 11 income-restricted senior apartment buildings. 3 of them come from public records; independent living is usually not licensed by the state.
How much does assisted living cost in Columbia?
The median cost of assisted living in South Carolina is $5,350 a month ($64,200 a year), below the national median of $6,200. That’s CareScout’s 2025 survey, collected July to November 2025. 2 Columbia communities publish a starting price on Lilisity, from $3,750 to $4,820 a month. If more care is needed: nursing home costs in South Carolina, with CareScout medians and the private-pay rates nursing homes publish. Small residential homes often cost less than larger communities, though care needs, room type and services move the price more than the building does.
Medicare does not pay for assisted living. People pay from savings and income, long-term care insurance, or VA Aid and Attendance (up to $29,093 a year for a veteran in 2026), and some qualify for Medicaid help with care costs at communities that accept it. Who actually pays for long-term care.
Free tools: how long will the money last? · home care or assisted living? · VA Aid and Attendance estimator
Three questions to ask on every Columbia tour
From about 23,000 concerns residents and families raised in Senior Living Alliance phone interviews, the most common are about dining, housekeeping and hearing back from management.
- Can I come back and eat a meal here, unannounced?Dining was 23% of all concerns: quality that changes day to day.
- How is laundry labeled and tracked, and what happens when something goes missing?Housekeeping was 17%.
- Who is my main contact, and how often will I hear from them?Communication with management was 15%.
All 8 tour questions, with a free printable tour card (PDF).
Check a Columbia community’s license
South Carolina publishes licensing records, and in most cases inspection or complaint reports, for every community on this page. Look up any community on the state’s site: dph.sc.gov. Ask the community for its most recent inspection report too; they have to keep it.
Columbia assisted living questions
South Carolina licenses 33 assisted living communities in Columbia as of November 2026: 16 larger communities and 17 small residential homes of 16 or fewer residents, with about 1,050 licensed spots in all.
The median cost of assisted living in South Carolina is $5,350 a month (CareScout 2025), compared with $6,200 nationally. Prices vary with the room, the level of care and the community, so ask each one for its current rate sheet. The table on this page shows each community's published price or a Lilisity estimate where we have one, and our free guide lists the questions to ask about cost.
Medicaid doesn't pay rent or meals in assisted living. Most states offer a Medicaid waiver or program that can pay for care services at participating communities for people who qualify; not every community takes it, so ask each one. South Carolina's Medicaid agency or your local Area Agency on Aging can tell you what's available.
South Carolina publishes its licensing records at dph.sc.gov. You can also ask any community for its most recent state inspection report.