Columbia, SC · less than 1 mile away
Wildewood Downs
⌖ Columbia, SC · Richland County
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Medicare overall rating 5 of 5 stars
Certified beds32
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare only
OwnershipFor-profit (limited liability company)
About Wildewood Downs
Wildewood Downs is a 32-bed for-profit nursing home in Columbia, SC. Medicare rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (much above average); the average in South Carolina is 3.0. At its last full inspection (Jan 2026), inspectors found 2 problems, fewer than the South Carolina average of 3.7. None of the problems in its recent inspections were found to have harmed residents. Nurses and aides spend about 5 hr 16 min a day with each resident, more than the South Carolina average of 3 hr 50 min. About 41% of its nursing staff left in the past year. It has had no federal fines in the last three years.
Written from Medicare’s published figures; nothing here is paid for or written by the home. Our methodology
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Key details
Facility nameWildewood Downs
LocationRichland County, South Carolina
Phone(803) 788-5115
Address1215 Wildewood Downs Circle, Columbia, SC 29223 · Richland County
CMS provider number425385
Ownership typeFor-profit (limited liability company)
Operating companySenior Living Communities · 9 homes
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceJune 30, 2006 (20 years)
✓ Medicare✗ Medicaid
Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
5 strengths in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 2 care-quality measures are worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.
Strengths
- Serious health citationsNone on recordNo citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since Jan 2026.Strength
- Fines and penaltiesNoneNo federal fines or payment denials in the last three years.Strength
- Health citations at last inspection2 (Jan 2026)South Carolina average: 3.7. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.Strength
- Nurse staffing per resident5 hr 16 min a daySouth Carolina average: 3 hr 50 minStrength
- Registered nurse time per resident1 hr 13 min a daySouth Carolina average: 38 minStrength
About average
- Nursing staff turnover41% a yearSouth Carolina average: 46%About average
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the South Carolina average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these
Short-term rehab or long-term care?
Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.
Short-term rehab
For a stay of a few weeks after a hospital visit, such as after surgery or a stroke.
- Sent back to the hospital30.0%State average: 24.3%Worse than average
- Needed an emergency room visit19.8%State average: 13.9%Worse than average
- Newly given antipsychotic drugs1.2%State average: 1.5%Better than average
Physical therapist time: about 9 minutes per resident a day. That is more than the state average of 5 minutes. If rehab is the goal, ask how many therapy sessions a week to expect.
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the South Carolina average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Who pays, and how full it is
Many residents here pay privately or through insurance. In South Carolina, Medicaid pays for 64% of resident days at a typical home.
- 0% Medicaid
- 32% Medicare
- 68% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average60%South Carolina typical: 90%
Cost of care per resident day$1,192South Carolina typical: $312
Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024. The cost per day is what care costs the home to provide, not the price you would pay; ask the home for its private-pay rate. A busy home may have fewer open beds, so ask about availability.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 5 stars now, up from 2 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 2 to 5 stars and changed 13 times.
Overall rating5★
Health inspections4★
Staffing5★
Quality of care3★
Nurse hours per resident per day5.3
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6.1 |
| Jan 2020 | 3 | 3 | – | 4 | – |
| Jan 2021 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6.0 |
| Jan 2022 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6.5 |
| Jan 2023 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5.6 |
| Jan 2024 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4.7 |
| Feb 2025 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5.3 |
| Feb 2026 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5.5 |
| Sep 2026 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5.3 |
Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology
See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home
From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.
Inspection summary
How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.
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Three-survey history
Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.
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