Addison of West Ashley-Senior Living in Charleston SC

Is Addison of West Ashley-Senior Living in Charleston SC a licensed assisted living facility in Charleston, SC?

License CRC-2374 covers Addison of West Ashley-Senior Living in Charleston SC for 98 residents; among the 56 senior-serving CRCFs in the three counties, whose midpoint is 48 beds, that makes it bigger than most.

Licenses run for a single year, and this one's term opened on November 1, 2025. The license ties one licensee to one address and caps the number of residents, so a new owner or a new building means a fresh license number.

License numbers are issued in sequence. Ordered from lowest to highest, CRC-2374 is number 43 of the 56 senior CRCF licenses in the tri-county area; that hints at how long this license line has existed, not how old the building is.

What memory care does Addison of West Ashley-Senior Living in Charleston SC have?

Yes, according to DPH: Addison of West Ashley-Senior Living in Charleston SC is flagged for an Alzheimer's special care unit or program, the state's term for a secure area or program for people with probable Alzheimer's or a related dementia that restricts their movement outside it (Regulation 60-84, Section 101.F).

DPH's flag confirms the unit exists but not its size; the roster carries no separate dementia-bed count. Ask how many of the licensed beds are behind the secured doors and how long the wait is.

Background: South Carolina's rules for Alzheimer's units.

Has DPH sanctioned Addison of West Ashley-Senior Living in Charleston SC?

Not in the period we checked: Addison of West Ashley-Senior Living in Charleston SC is absent from every DPH Healthcare Quality enforcement report published for January 2025 to September 2026.

Most citations end with a signed plan of correction rather than a fine, which means a clean enforcement history and a clean inspection are two different things.

Are Addison of West Ashley-Senior Living in Charleston SC's DPH inspection results public?

Put a written request to DPH Healthcare Quality. South Carolina keeps CRCF inspection reports offline, but Section 202.E of Regulation 60-84 opens inspection and investigation reports, and the facility's response, to the public on written request, with personal names removed.

Some DPH visits are complaint investigations, and those reports are public on the same terms. When you ask for the latest report, ask what prompted it.

Where would Addison of West Ashley-Senior Living in Charleston SC residents go in a hurricane evacuation?

Ask to see it: every South Carolina CRCF must keep a written emergency and disaster evacuation plan, made with its county emergency management agency, that names where residents will be sheltered, how they will be moved and who will care for them, and residents or their responsible party may inspect it (Regulation 60-84, Section 1401).

Because the building is in Charleston County, Regulation 60-84 (Section 1401.B.1.c) requires its hurricane plan to name at least one sheltering facility outside the six coastal counties of Beaufort, Charleston, Colleton, Horry, Jasper and Georgetown. Ask how the facility handled the last evacuation order and what it would do if the sheltering facility were full. See how hurricane rules apply to Lowcountry facilities.

Which licensed CRCFs are the nearest alternatives to Addison of West Ashley-Senior Living in Charleston SC?

Harmony at West Ashley in Charleston is the nearest other senior-serving CRCF, roughly 2.8 miles off as the crow flies, licensed for 105 beds and flagged for an Alzheimer's special care unit.

Where is Addison of West Ashley-Senior Living in Charleston SC, and how close is hospital care?

Addison of West Ashley-Senior Living in Charleston SC is in Charleston's West Ashley area, and Bon Secours St. Francis Xavier Hospital is the closest general hospital on DPH's roster, roughly 3.3 miles off as the crow flies.

After that comes Roper Hospital, about 9.0 miles away. These are map distances; bridges and traffic on I-26, I-526 and the Ravenel Bridge decide the real drive.

Should nursing care become necessary, the closest CMS-certified homes are NHC Healthcare Charleston (3.6 mi, CMS 4 of 5) and Ashley River Healthcare (6.4 mi, CMS 3 of 5).

What should a family ask Addison of West Ashley-Senior Living in Charleston SC before signing?

The public data sets the agenda: ask when DPH was last in the building and whether you can see that report and the facility's answer.

• Ask for a sample week of the staffing schedule and compare it with the floor for 98 beds: 13 at peak, 4 off-peak.
• Request the written Alzheimer's special care disclosure and the number of beds inside the secured unit.
• Ask what happens to a resident whose private funds are spent, and whether OSS residents are accepted.
• Take the admission agreement home first; the regulation requires it to list every charge and give 30 days' notice of increases.
• The licensee is registered in TX; ask who runs the building locally and who sits above the administrator.