Nursing home
Wildewood Downs
1215 Wildewood Downs Circle, Columbia, SC 29223 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Senior Living Communities (9 facilities) · 32 certified beds
Wildewood Downs is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Columbia, South Carolina. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 5.54 hours per resident per day, above the South Carolina average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Oct 10, 2024 cited 4 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $3,728In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Wildewood Downs compares
This facility vs. the South Carolina and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | South Carolina avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 5.54 | 3.86 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.31 | 0.63 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.18 | 2.22 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 50.8% | 47.0% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 4.0 | 3.7 | 9.5 | above avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
- Every deficiency from the January 22, 2026 inspection was corrected by February 18, 2026
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $3,728, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Wildewood Downs
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 22, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jan 22, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Oct 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 9 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 18, 2023 - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · May 18, 2023 - Potential for harm
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.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · May 18, 2023 - Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · May 18, 2023
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 1215 Wildewood Downs Circle
Columbia, SC 29223 - CMS certification #
- 425385
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 32
- Avg residents/day
- 25.0
- Provider type
- Medicare
- First certified
- 2006-06-30
- Chain
- Senior Living Communities (9 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Senior Living Communities
Senior Living Communities operates 9 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Senior Living Communities facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Wildewood Downs using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Transportation
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Wildewood Downs says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Provides transportation.
Scheduled transportation
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: three-bedroom, cottage or villa.
Accommodations include 1, 2, and 3 bedroom apartments and 2 and 3 bedroom cottage homes.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Entrance fee: charged.
There is a Promissory Note that guarantees you and/or your estate a percentage of the entrance fee you pay for the home you choose.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown, Columbia. 8.7 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Life Care Center Of Columbia, Columbia. 2.0 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
- CVS Pharmacy. 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, 1.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Kidney Care The Lakes Dialysis, Columbia, 3.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Medical Care North Star Dialysis, Columbia, 4.1 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, 4.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Hadora Hospice Of The Carolinas, office in Columbia, 10.4 miles away, straight line
Medical Services Of America Hospice-Columbia, office in Columbia, 11.8 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 risk
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.
What we checked
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 |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Wildewood Downs a good nursing home?
CMS gives Wildewood Downs an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Wildewood Downs staffed?
Wildewood Downs reports 5.54 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the South Carolina average of 3.86.
Has Wildewood Downs had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 4 deficiencies.
How many beds does Wildewood Downs have?
Wildewood Downs is certified for 32 beds.