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Life Care Center of Columbia

2514 FARAWAY DRIVE, COLUMBIA, SC, 29223

(803) 865-1999

lcca.com

179 licensed beds

★★★★★2/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections3/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Address

2514 Faraway Drive

Columbia, SC 29223

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Bed capacity

179

CMS facility ID

425337

Care type

Nursing home

County

Richland

Facility name

Life Care Center of Columbia

Street address

2514 FARAWAY DRIVE

City / state / ZIP

Columbia, SC 29223

Phone

(803) 865-1999

Website

lcca.com

About this facility — Life Care Center of Columbia

Life Care Center of Columbia is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Columbia, South Carolina. It is licensed for 179 beds — well above the median for skilled nursing facilities in South Carolina (96 beds).

It is one of 45 senior care facilities in Columbia and 187 skilled nursing facilities across South Carolina. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Life Care Center of Columbia 22 times across 8 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company

Life Care Centers of America

Ownership type

For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Cooper, Carol

Direct owner · Additional disclosable party — 33% stake — since 2001

Cross, Cindy

Officer — since 1994

Fletcher, Todd

Officer — since 2020

Henry, Terry

Officer — since 1999

Lay, Lisa

Officer — since 2018

Life Care Centers of America, Inc.

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 1993

Mirville, Peterson

Governing body · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2022

Preston, Aubrey

Director · Officer · Operational control — since 2025

Preston, Forrest

Additional disclosable party — since 1993

Robinson, Shari

Governing body · Operational control — since 2023

Swanker, Richard

Officer — since 2011

Thurmond, Joan

Officer — since 2001

Waldrop, Joel

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2019

Ziegler, James

Officer — since 2018

Regulatory standing

Federal court records

2 naming this facility · 20 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)

Licensed / certified since

1994-07-07

CMS overall rating

2 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

4 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2025-06-19

Nurse staffing

3.5 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2024 cost report)

Average billed charges

$377 per day (≈ $11,460/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

61% Medicaid · 10% Medicare · 29% private/other

Occupancy

57% (fiscal year 2024)

Vs. state median

3% above the SC median of $366/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

179

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Wheelchair accessible

entrance and parking

Visiting hours

Daily Open 24 hours

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report; hours/accessibility via Google · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 1 food-safety citation on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2025-06-19Health inspection4 citations

F-0637

D · No harm found

Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition

Corrected 2025-07-07

F-0640

F · No harm found

Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.

Corrected 2025-06-27

F-0641

D · No harm found

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Corrected 2025-06-26

F-0812

F · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2025-06-20

2024-05-09Health inspectionComplaint-triggered8 citations

F-0553

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.

Corrected 2024-06-08

F-0609

D · No harm found

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

Corrected 2024-06-08

F-0623

D · No harm found

Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.

Corrected 2024-06-08

F-0625

D · No harm found

Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.

Corrected 2024-06-08

F-0677

D · No harm found

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

Corrected 2024-06-08

F-0679

E · No harm found

Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.

Corrected 2024-06-08

F-0761

F · No harm found

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.

Corrected 2024-07-16

F-0908

F · No harm found

Keep all essential equipment working safely.

Corrected 2024-06-08

3 earlier / fire-safety inspections (10 citations)

2022-03-30Health inspection3 citations

F-0655

D · No harm found

Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted

Corrected 2022-04-30

F-0697

G · Actual harm

Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.

Corrected 2022-04-30

F-0758

D · No harm found

Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.

Corrected 2022-04-30

2025-06-19Fire-safety inspection1 citation

K-0222

D · No harm found

Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.

Corrected 2025-06-23

2024-05-09Fire-safety inspection6 citations

E-0041

F · No harm found

Implement emergency and standby power systems.

Corrected 2024-06-09

K-0324

D · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2024-06-09

K-0345

D · No harm found

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2024-06-09

K-0353

D · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2024-06-09

K-0712

D · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2024-06-09

K-0918

F · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2024-06-09

Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 425337.

Visitor reviews

What people say on Google.

4.3243 ratings on Google

★★★★★Kim Miller · 2025-11-04 · via Google
“They are so nice and attentive! Plenty of staff so I’m not worried about my uncle’s care. They are doing so much more than a previous facility did—it’s night and day. Clean facilities, no urine smell. So glad we found Life Care!”

★★★★★Cindy Wynn · 2026-07-12 · via Google
“My mom had to go to LCC for 6 week for IV antibiotics treatment. The staff was friendly and accomodating - everyone from the administration office, the therapy team, the nursing staff and the sweet ladies helping with dressing & showering. We had a wonderful experience there.”

★★★★★Jewel Henderson · 2026-06-21 · via Google
“From the moment I walked in, the service was so nice. Clean, Respectful, Professional, Caring. If I had to stay I would be happy. Dr. Jewel J. Henderson”

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CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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