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White Oak Manor - Columbia
3001 Beechaven Road, Columbia, SC 29204 · Richland County · (803) 782-4363
120 certified beds, about 107 residents a day · For profit - Corporation · Medicare and Medicaid since 1970
Certified for Medicaid Certified for Medicare
Overall
4 of 5
Health inspections
3 of 5
Staffing
4 of 5
Quality measures
5 of 5
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 425068 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
The record in brief
At its most recent standard inspection, on November 20, 2025, inspectors cited 2 health deficiencies (the South Carolina average is 3.7, the national average 9.2).
Of 9 health citations since July 2022, 1 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy to residents.
CMS lists 1 fine totaling $8,788 in the last three years; the largest was $8,788, and the latest is dated April 18, 2025.
Nurses and nurse aides worked 3.65 hours per resident per day, against 3.84 across South Carolina and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.46 of those hours.
29.0% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (South Carolina average 45.9%).
Health inspections
Federal rules call for a standard inspection at least every 15 months, plus a visit whenever a complaint is filed. Each mark below is one citation, colored by how serious inspectors rated it. How to read a citation.
Under each citation, the quoted text is the inspector's own summary from the federal statement of deficiencies (CMS form 2567), word for word apart from a privacy scrub; CMS removes residents' and staff names before it publishes the text. The full notes are on Medicare.gov.
207/22
408/24
104/25
211/25
Potential for minimal harm Potential for more than minimal harm Actual harm Immediate jeopardy Found on a complaint visit
Where its citations fall on CMS's grid
CMS rates every citation by how much harm it caused (rows) and how many residents it touched (columns). The count in each box is this home's, across all 9 health citations on file.
Severity
Isolated
Pattern
Widespread
Immediate jeopardy
0J
0K
0L
Actual harm
1G
0H
0I
Potential for more than minimal harm
3D
3E
2F
Potential for minimal harm
0A
0B
0C
November 20, 2025Standard inspection · 2 citations
- F Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, staff interviews, and a review of the facility's dietary policies, the facility failed to ensure proper sanitation of kitchen equipment and maintain overall cleanliness in the main kitchen. Additionally, the facility did not adhere to appropriate labeling and dating protocols for food items. These deficiencies could potentially pose a risk to the health and safety of the residents consuming food prepared in the kitchen.
- D Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Inspectors wroteBased on review of facility policy, observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to provide appropriate supervision for Resident (R)4, during medication administration, resulting in R4 not swallowing 2 of his medictions, for 1 or 1 resident reviewed.
April 18, 2025Complaint inspection · 1 citation
- G Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, interview, and facility document and policy review, the facility failed to provide adequate supervision to prevent falls, failed to consider all causal factors related to falls, and failed to update a resident-centered care plan with appropriate interventions to prevent further falls for 1 (Resident (R)3) of 4 sampled residents reviewed for falls. Specifically, R3, a resident with a history of multiple falls, sustained falls on 08/18/2024, 09/03/2024, and 01/16/2025, and the facility failed to consider all causal factors related to these falls in an effort to develop and implement appropriate fall prevention interventions. Subsequently, on 02/07/2025, the resident sustained a fall that resulted in an injury. In addition, the facility failed to ensure staff performed an appropriate transfer from the floor to the bed following the fall on 02/07/2025. [...]
August 22, 2024Standard inspection · 4 citations
- F Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interviews and facility policy, the facility failed to label and date open food items. The facility further failed to discard expired food items for 1 of 1 kitchen. This has the potential to lead to food poisoning, gastrointestinal distress and or growth of harmful bacteria. Findings Include: Review of the facility policy titled, Storage of Food and Supplies with a revision date of 08/2010, revealed, Food and supplies are received, stored, and monitored according to federal, state, and local guidelines. Potentially hazardous foods are stored in the refrigerator in a manner to prevent cross-contamination. When meat, poultry, and fish products require simultaneous refrigerated storage, the items are stored from bottom shelf to top in this order: poultry, meat, fish, then ready-to-eat. [...]
- E 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.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, interviews and review of facility policy, the facility failed to: 1) remove/dispose of expired medication from 1 of 4 medication carts. 2) Date/label open insulin pens on 1 of 4 medication carts. 3) Remove expired biological from 1 of 4 treatment carts reviewed for medication storage.
- D Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Inspectors wroteBased on review of facility policy, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure Resident (R)79 was screened timely for a PASARR Level II, with recommendations for further evaluation based on intellectual disabilities indicators for 1 of 3 residents reviewed for a PASARR Level II.
- D Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, interview, record review, and review of facility policy, the facility failed to administer oxygen therapy at the physician's prescribed setting for 1 of 3 residents (Resident (R)78) reviewed for respiratory care and services.
July 26, 2022Standard inspection · 2 citations
- E 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.
Inspectors wroteBased on review of the facility policy, observations, and interviews, the facility failed to monitor medication refrigerator temperatures in 2 of 2 medication refrigerators. These failures had the potential to decrease the efficacy of medications for all residents in need of emergency medications and 19 residents whose insulins were being stored.
- E Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, interviews, review of facility policies, and review of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID-19 guidance, the facility failed to ensure two Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)1 and CNA2 donned (put on) proper personal protective equipment (PPE) prior to providing care to one of 17 residents (Resident (R) 44) under droplet precautions for COVID-19. Additionally, the facility failed to properly isolate two of 17 residents (R24 and R71) under droplet precautions for COVID-19.
Fines and payment denials
| Date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| April 18, 2025 | Fine | $8,788 |
A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stopped paying for new admissions for that period.
Staffing
Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.
| Measure | This home | South Carolina | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides) | 3.65 | 3.84 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.46 | 0.63 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 3.20 | 3.33 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 2.07 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.12 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 29.0% | 45.9% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 28.6% | 42.1% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 0 |
CMS expects 3.49 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.
Staffing by quarter, from daily payroll records
Every nursing home sends CMS its staff hours for each day (the Payroll Based Journal). Here they are added up by quarter. The latest quarter is the one behind the figures above. In January to March 2026, nursing staff hours per resident were 3.83 on weekdays and 3.20 on weekends, 16% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 0.0% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 3.68 in April to June 2025 to 3.65 in January to March 2026.
| Quarter | All nursing staff | Registered nurses | Weekdays | Weekends | Contract staff share | Days with no RN hours | Residents a day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.65 | 0.46 | 3.83 | 3.20 | 0.0% | 0 of 90 | 107 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 3.42 | 0.41 | 3.60 | 2.96 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 110 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 3.53 | 0.35 | 3.75 | 2.96 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 108 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 3.68 | 0.36 | 3.87 | 3.20 | 0.0% | 0 of 91 | 108 |
| United States, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.75 | 0.62 | 3.92 | 3.33 | 5.3% | 0.5% of days | |
| South Carolina, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.62 | 0.53 | 3.81 | 3.13 | 7.2% | 0.3% of days |
Hours per resident per day: staff hours in the quarter divided by resident days (the daily census CMS derives from resident assessments). Registered nurses include the director of nursing and RNs with administrative duties; aides include nurse aides in training and medication aides, as in CMS's own staffing measure. How these are calculated.
Quality measures
The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.
| Measure | This home | South Carolina | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 15.8 | 11.9 | 13.9 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 15.7 | 12.7 | 14.1 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 3.5 | 5.1 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 13.0 | 15.3 | 15.4 |
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
Owners and operators
Legal business name: Legal Business Name Not Available.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ownership data not available |
As listed in the CMS ownership file, which names owners with a 5% or greater stake and the people and companies with operational or managerial control.
Questions to ask on a visit
Chosen from this home's own inspection record.
- How do you prevent falls and pressure injuries, and how are families told when one happens?Inspectors cited 3 problems in this area, most recently on November 20, 2025: "Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents."
- Can we see a week of menus and the kitchen, and how are special diets handled?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on November 20, 2025: "Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards."
- How are medications reviewed, and how often are antipsychotic or sedating drugs used?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on August 22, 2024: "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."
- When is the care plan meeting, and can family attend it?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on August 22, 2024: "Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed."
- Who is on the floor on Saturday and Sunday, and how many residents does each aide care for?Weekend nurse staffing here was 3.20 hours per resident per day, below the South Carolina average of 3.33.
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- Midlands Health & Rehabilitation Center Columbia, 2 mi · 2 of 5 stars · 20 citations
- NHC Healthcare - Parklane Columbia, 4.2 mi · 5 of 5 stars · 10 citations
- Still Hopes Episcopal Retirement Community West Columbia, 4.9 mi · 5 of 5 stars · 2 citations
- Life Care Center of Columbia Columbia, 5.4 mi · 2 of 5 stars · 15 citations
South Carolina contacts for a concern about a nursing home
These are the official offices in South Carolina. NursingHomeClear cannot take or act on complaints.
- Inspections and complaints: South Carolina Department of Public Health, Healthcare Quality, Nursing Homes, the state agency that inspects nursing homes for CMS and takes complaints about care.
- Resident advocate: South Carolina Long Term Care Ombudsman Program, Department on Aging, 1-800-868-9095. The long-term care ombudsman is a free, confidential advocate for residents and families, set up under the federal Older Americans Act.
- State inspection reports: SC Survey and Certification Public CMS-2567 Search, where South Carolina publishes its own records on licensed homes.
Common questions
- What is White Oak Manor - Columbia's Medicare star rating?
- CMS rates White Oak Manor - Columbia 4 out of 5 stars overall, with 3 for health inspections, 4 for staffing and 5 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
- How many deficiencies did White Oak Manor - Columbia get at its last inspection?
- 2 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on November 20, 2025. The South Carolina average is 3.7.
- Has White Oak Manor - Columbia been fined?
- Yes. CMS lists 1 fine totaling $8,788 in the last three years.
- Does White Oak Manor - Columbia accept Medicaid?
- It is certified to take Medicaid (CMS lists it as "Medicare and Medicaid"). Certification does not mean a Medicaid bed is open: ask the admissions office.
- Who owns White Oak Manor - Columbia?
- CMS lists 1 owner or manager. Legal business name: Legal Business Name Not Available.
Sources
- Ratings, staffing and fines: CMS Provider Information, released September 30, 2026, data as of September 1, 2026.
- Citations: CMS Health Deficiencies and Fire Safety Deficiencies.
- Owners: CMS Ownership. Penalties: CMS Penalties.
- Staffing by quarter: CMS Payroll Based Journal Daily Nurse Staffing, April 2025 to March 2026, summed by NursingHomeClear.
- Inspector summaries: CMS Full Statement of Deficiencies (CMS-2567 text), data as of September 1, 2026. Each quote is the part of the statement before the detailed findings.
- Inspection reports with the inspectors' full notes are on this home's Medicare.gov page.
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