Assisted Living and Memory Care
Mill Creek Manor
651 Polo Rd, Columbia, SC 29223 · Map
Licensed for 59 residents · MAINSTAY HEALTHCARE MILL CREEK LLC
Mill Creek Manor is a state-licensed assisted living, memory care community in Columbia, South Carolina. It is licensed for 59 residents. Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for this community; the details below come from the state licensing record.
Prices
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Area costs
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Mill Creek Manor says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- 3 meals a day.
Residents enjoy three restaurant-style meals each day either in the comfort of our dining hall or in the privacy of their own room.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Lilisity’s independent report
What the public record shows
Gathered by Lilisity from state and federal sources. Communities can’t edit this part of the page.
State inspections
Most recent enforcement order: Apr 17, 2026. See the record
License
Active, 59 residents
Community Residential Care Facility (Alzheimer's unit) CRC-2174, current license dated Sep 22, 2025. Licensee MAINSTAY HEALTHCARE MILL CREEK LLC.
Nearest emergency room
8.5 miles
Prisma Health Richland Hospital, rated 3 of 5 stars by CMS.
Side by side with nearby communities
The 4 nearest communities that offer assisted living, by straight-line distance. Prices are starting prices each community publishes; we never show estimates.
| Community | Distance | Licensed capacity | Published starting price | License | Inspection citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Creek Manor this community | 59 | Not published | Active | 1 enforcement order | |
| Wildewood Downs Assisted Living Community | 0.2 mi | 57 | Not published | Active | 0 enforcement orders |
| Joanne's Community Care Home II | 3.0 mi | 9 | Not published | Active | 0 enforcement orders |
| Rockhaven Community Care Home | 3.1 mi | 10 | Not published | Active | 0 enforcement orders |
| Blake at Woodcreek Farms | 3.2 mi | 100 | Not published | Active | 1 enforcement order |
State inspection record1 enforcement order
- Most recent order
- April 17, 2026
- Enforcement orders since October 15, 2021
- 1
- Monetary penalties assessed
- $5,000
Consent order, April 17, 2026: $5,000 penalty
- Department staff cited the Facility for violating Regulation 60-84 by failing to comply with S.C. Code Ann. Section 44-81-40(G) which requires residents be free from mental and physical abuse.
What the order says
The Department notified the Facility by certified mail that it was considering enforcement. The Parties met on February 26, 2026, and agreed to resolve the matter by Consent Order. On April 17, 2026, the Department and the Facility executed a Consent Order whereby the Facility agreed to a monetary penalty of $5,000 to be paid within 30 days of the executed Consent Order and to correct the violation that prompted the enforcement.
Earlier orders: None in the past five (5) years.
DPH does not post routine inspection reports for assisted living (community residential care) online. This page lists only the enforcement orders DPH publishes each month: administrative orders, consent orders, suspensions and revocations, with the violations DPH cited. Most inspections do not lead to an order, so a community with no order here can still have had citations. You can ask DPH for a community's inspection reports, and you can ask the community to show you its most recent one. This community is licensed for 59 residents. Orders are matched to communities by name, because DPH’s reports do not give license numbers. Source: South Carolina Department of Public Health, Healthcare Quality, Healthcare Quality Enforcement Actions, reports checked October 15, 2026, showing the last five years. Always visit in person and ask the community about anything listed here.
License and ownershipActive license, licensee MAINSTAY HEALTHCARE MILL CREEK LLC
- License type
- Community Residential Care Facility (Alzheimer's unit)
- License number
- CRC-2174
- License status
- Active
- Current license dated
- 2025-09-22
- Licensed capacity
- 59
- Licensee
- MAINSTAY HEALTHCARE MILL CREEK LLC
- County
- Richland County
- Executive Director
- Anna Scott
Source: South Carolina state licensing records (agency listing), retrieved 2026-09-09. Licensing status is a matter of public record; it is not a quality rating.
Executive Director name from public records we reviewed, as of Oct 12, 2026.
Paying with Medicaid and other programsHow Medicaid pays for care in South Carolina, and other programs
How Medicaid pays for care in South Carolina
- Community Choices (CC) Waiver (SC.0405): Residential Personal Care II. Yes, in a limited way. South Carolina's Community Choices waiver offers a service called Residential Personal Care II for waiver members who live in a CRCF and are assessed as needing an intermediate nursing facility level of care. (state page)
- Waitlist. The Community Choices waiver has a wait list; SCDHHS contacts people when enrollment opens. (source)
Ask the community whether it accepts Medicaid.
Staff pay and workplace safety1 federal wage case with violations found
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Feb 2, 2021 to Jan 31, 2023. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $16,754 owed to 61 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Mill Creek Manor Assisted Living (Mill Creek Manor, LLC). Case 1977895.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby careNearest hospital 8.5 mi, nursing home 0.5 mi, pharmacy 2.0 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Prisma Health Richland Hospital, Columbia. 8.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Wildewood Downs, Columbia. 0.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Prisma Health Homecare, Columbia. 9.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 2.0 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 29223 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Dentsville Kidney Center, Columbia, 1.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Kidney Care The Lakes Dialysis, Columbia, 3.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Medical Care North Star Dialysis, Columbia, 3.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 23 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 29223.
Heart Of Hospice LLC, office in Columbia, 4.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Hadora Hospice Of The Carolinas, office in Columbia, 10.6 miles away, straight line
Medical Services Of America Hospice-Columbia, office in Columbia, 11.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Prisma Health Medical Group-Midlands, Columbia. 8.9 miles away, straight line. 4 geriatric medicine doctors listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard riskFEMA overall risk relatively moderate; outside FEMA's high-risk flood areas
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane relatively high, inland flooding relatively high, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake relatively moderate. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
Questions to ask on a tour10 questions picked for this community from its record
Picked for this community from its record. Ask them in person and write down the answers.
- The state recorded a finding in April 2026. What was it, and how was it fixed?
- The Department of Labor found wage violations here for a period ending January 2023. What changed in how staff are paid?
- The current license dates from 2025. Has the owner or operator changed recently?
- What does the base rate include, and when did rates last go up?
- How many caregivers work in memory care during the day, the evening and overnight, and for how many residents?
- What dementia training does each caregiver get before working alone, and every year after?
- How do staff respond when a resident is agitated, frightened or tries to leave?
- How many caregivers are on duty during the day and at night?
- What happens if care needs increase? When would someone need to move?
- What fees are charged at move-in?
What we checked13 public sources we searched, with dates
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| South Carolina Department of Public Health, Healthcare Quality inspection records | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | Not in a mapped zone | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here relatively low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
Common questionsAnswers to 4 questions families ask
What type of care does Mill Creek Manor provide?
Mill Creek Manor is licensed by the state of South Carolina for assisted living, memory care in Columbia, South Carolina. Its licensed capacity is 59 residents.
Does Lilisity rate Mill Creek Manor?
No. We publish state licensing details for Mill Creek Manor but no score, rating, or ranking. Only communities on the Top Communities list or with a Senior Living Alliance Excellence Award, both based on phone-verified resident and family interviews, are ranked.
How much does Mill Creek Manor cost?
Assisted Living in South Carolina typically starts at $3,600 to $4,750 a month. Based on 57 communities that publish prices. These are area figures, not this community's price. Mill Creek Manor does not publish its prices.
How do I contact Mill Creek Manor?
Use Mill Creek Manor's website, millcreekmanorseniorliving.com, or visit at 651 Polo Rd, Columbia, SC 29223.
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