Richland County, South Carolina
County inventory for Richland County, South Carolina is drawn from U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nursing Home Compare / Home Health Compare (14,710 Medicare-certified nursing homes nationwide) with cost context from the private CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey - see our methodology. Home-health agency signature
5 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Richland County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 14 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 South Carolina medians + CMS Five-Star.
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Sheet SC-RICHLAND-SOUTH-CAROLINA · Richland, SC
NH-MID · BEDS-MID · STAR-LOW · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-MID 14 homes
- BEDS-MID 1,924 beds
- STAR-LOW 2.2★ avg
- HH-SMALL 5 HH
- RANK-HIGH #201/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Lake
- AL-MID $5,350/mo
- BOOK-FULL 14/14 NH · 5/5 HH
Photo-finish peer: Lake County, OH (0 NH count).
Stamps lead with home-health agency tercile (high) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Five-Star county average, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.
What a dense home-health map shows for Richland County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Richland County: 5 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 14 nursing homes and 1,924 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 2.2/5 on rated homes.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 South Carolina medians: assisted living $5,350/mo, semi-private nursing $9,034/mo, private nursing $9,612/mo, home health aide $5,982/mo, adult day $1,560/mo. Local Richland providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts run softer here (6 at 1★, 3 at 2★, 1 at 3★, 4 at 4★). Ownership leans For profit - Corporation (43% of 14 homes). Named 4★+ examples include NHC Healthcare - Parklane, PruittHealth- Blythewood, Rice Estate Rehabilitation and Healthcare. Pair the ladder with inspection notes, staffing, distance, and specialty units before treating any single home as a fit.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Top facilities in Richland, SC
Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.
- 1 4★
- 2 4★
- 3 4★
- 4 4★
- 5 3★
Nursing Homes in Richland County
14 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NHC Healthcare - Parklane | Columbia | 4/5 | 106 | For profit - Corporation |
| PruittHealth- Blythewood | Columbia | 4/5 | 120 | For profit - Corporation |
| Rice Estate Rehabilitation and Healthcare | Columbia | 4/5 | 80 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Wildewood Downs | Columbia | 4/5 | 32 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| White Oak Manor - Columbia | Columbia | 3/5 | 120 | For profit - Corporation |
| C M Tucker Jr Nursing Care Center Roddey Pavilio | Columbia | 2/5 | 308 | Government - State |
| Life Care Center Of Columbia | Columbia | 2/5 | 179 | For profit - Corporation |
| Midlands Health & Rehabilitation Center | Columbia | 2/5 | 88 | For profit - Corporation |
| C M Tucker Jr Nursing Care Center Fewell and Stone | Columbia | 1/5 | 252 | Government - State |
| Forest Acres Post Acute | Columbia | 1/5 | 132 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| PruittHealth- Columbia | Columbia | 1/5 | 185 | For profit - Corporation |
| Sedgewood Manor Health Care Center | Hopkins | 1/5 | 38 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| St Andrews Operator, LLC | Columbia | 1/5 | 108 | For profit - Individual |
| The Heritage At Lowman Rehab And Healthcare | White Rock | 1/5 | 176 | Non profit - Corporation |
Home Health Agencies in Richland County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Pruitthealth Home Health-Columbia | Columbia | 4.5 |
| Centerwell Home Health | Columbia | 4.0 |
| Prisma Health Homecare | Columbia | 4.0 |
| Providence Home Health | Columbia | 3.5 |
| Medical Services of America Home Health | Irmo | 2.5 |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Richland County, SC, both outside SC so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the South Carolina overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (14 here).
Similar home-health inventory
Nearest other-state counties by mapped home-health agency count (5 here).
Continue on the South Carolina elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are South Carolina state-level medians from CareScout 2025 (county-level cost data is not available).
Read our methodology - how CMS Care Compare and CareScout 2025 are joined for Richland County.