Charleston Senior AdvisorColonnade at West Ashley, at 2030 Charlie Hall Blvd in Charleston (Charleston County), holds S.C. Department of Public Health community residential care facility license CRC-2428 for 100 beds, valid through March 31, 2027; the state's data marks it as running an Alzheimer's special care unit. In South Carolina a CRCF license is the assisted living license.
What does the state license record say about Colonnade at West Ashley?
Yes. Colonnade at West Ashley appears on DPH's active roster with 100 licensed beds, bigger than the typical (48-bed) senior-serving CRCF among the 56 we track in Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester counties.
| Field | From DPH's record |
|---|---|
| DPH license number | CRC-2428 |
| License term on file | March 23, 2026 through March 31, 2027 |
| Beds on the license | 100 |
| Alzheimer's special care unit flag | Yes |
| Alzheimer's care flag | Yes |
| Licensee of record | The Colonnades at West Ashley LLC (NC-based) |
| Business form reported to DPH | Limited Liability |
| Administrator named on the license | Caroline Nichols |
| Orders in DPH enforcement reports, January 2025 to September 2026 | 0 |
| Phone listed with DPH | (843) 763-4055 |
Licenses run for a single year, and this one's term opened on March 23, 2026. 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-2428 is number 54 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 Colonnade at West Ashley have?
Yes, according to DPH: Colonnade at West Ashley 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).
Any building that advertises dementia care must hand families a written disclosure under S.C. Code 44-36-510: how the program is run, who is admitted and discharged, staff training and staffing, activities and the physical setting. Request it before the visit and compare it with what you see.
Background: South Carolina's rules for Alzheimer's units.
Has DPH sanctioned Colonnade at West Ashley?
We found none. The administrative and consent orders DPH listed month by month for January 2025 to September 2026 do not mention Colonnade at West Ashley.
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 Colonnade at West Ashley'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.
Because there is no published schedule, only Colonnade at West Ashley can tell you when DPH last came. Any report with citations should have a plan of correction signed by the administrator attached; read the two together.
What is Colonnade at West Ashley's hurricane evacuation plan?
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 when the sheltering agreement was last renewed (at least every three years is required) and when staff last rehearsed the plan. See how hurricane rules apply to Lowcountry facilities.
What should we compare Colonnade at West Ashley with nearby?
Palmettos of Charleston in Charleston is the nearest other senior-serving CRCF, roughly 0.2 miles off as the crow flies, licensed for 60 beds and flagged for an Alzheimer's special care unit.
| Facility | Miles away | Licensed beds | Alzheimer's unit / care (DPH) | DPH orders since Jan 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmettos of Charleston 1900 Ashley Crossing Dr, 29414 | 0.2 | 60 | Unit + care | 0 |
| Harmony at West Ashley 1925 Essex Farms Dr, 29414 | 0.8 | 105 | Unit + care | 0 |
| Ashley Gardens Alzheimer's Special Care Center 2290 Henry Tecklenburg Dr, 29414 | 0.9 | 66 | Unit + care | 0 |
| Addison of West Ashley-Senior Living in Charleston SC 1445 Bluewater Way, 29414 | 3.4 | 98 | Unit + care | 0 |
| North Haven Residential Care Home 4326 Leslie St, 29418 | 3.4 | 16 | Care only | 0 |
Where is Colonnade at West Ashley, and how close is hospital care?
Colonnade at West Ashley is in Charleston's West Ashley area, and Bon Secours St. Francis Xavier Hospital is the closest general hospital on DPH's roster, roughly 0.5 miles off as the crow flies.
After that comes Roper Hospital, about 5.8 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 (0.3 mi, CMS 4 of 5) and Ashley River Healthcare (3.0 mi, CMS 3 of 5).
Which questions does Colonnade at West Ashley's public record raise?
Begin with what the record suggests: ask the date of DPH's latest visit, what was cited, and to read the signed plan of correction.
- Ask how many staff are awake on the overnight shift and when the peak period ends; at full occupancy the peak floor is 13.
- Request the written Alzheimer's special care disclosure and the number of beds inside the secured unit.
- Before counting on public help, confirm whether the building takes OSS or Residential Personal Care at all.
- Read the admission agreement for level-of-care charges, refund terms and the 30-day notice of fee changes.
- The licensee is registered in NC; ask who runs the building locally and who sits above the administrator.
