Charleston Senior AdvisorCummings Community Residential Care Home, at 2606 Stark Ln in North Charleston (Charleston County), holds S.C. Department of Public Health community residential care facility license CRC-2255 for 8 beds, valid through August 31, 2027; the state's data shows no Alzheimer's special care unit. In South Carolina a CRCF license is the assisted living license.
What does the state license record say about Cummings Community Residential Care Home?
License CRC-2255 covers Cummings Community Residential Care Home for 8 residents; among the 56 senior-serving CRCFs in the three counties, whose midpoint is 48 beds, that makes it smaller than most.
| Field | From DPH's record |
|---|---|
| DPH license number | CRC-2255 |
| License term on file | September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027 |
| Beds on the license | 8 |
| Alzheimer's special care unit flag | No |
| Alzheimer's care flag | No |
| Licensee of record | Cummings Community Residential Care Home LLC |
| Business form reported to DPH | Limited Liability |
| Administrator named on the license | Olympia Cuummings |
| Orders in DPH enforcement reports, January 2025 to September 2026 | 0 |
| Phone listed with DPH | (843) 747-7088 |
Licenses run for a single year, and this one's term opened on September 1, 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-2255 is number 40 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.
Can Cummings Community Residential Care Home look after someone with dementia?
No secured unit is recorded: DPH's data lists no Alzheimer's special care unit at Cummings Community Residential Care Home, so someone who begins exit-seeking would normally need a building with one.
The regulation forbids admitting or keeping anyone a physician considers likely to endanger themselves, and that is usually the point at which wandering forces a move. The closest senior CRCFs flagged for a special care unit are Palmettos of Charleston (3.7 mi), Colonnade at West Ashley (3.9 mi), Ashley Gardens Alzheimer's Special Care Center (4.6 mi).
Has Cummings Community Residential Care Home paid a state penalty?
Not in the period we checked: Cummings Community Residential Care Home is absent from every DPH Healthcare Quality enforcement report published for January 2025 to September 2026.
Staying off the enforcement list means no recent penalty or sanction; it does not mean DPH found nothing to correct. Only the inspection report shows that.
How do we get the latest state inspection of Cummings Community Residential Care Home?
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.
DPH has no fixed inspection cycle for CRCFs; it visits “as deemed appropriate” and without notice. On a tour, ask for the date of the last visit, the deficiencies cited and the signed plan of correction.
Where would Cummings Community Residential Care Home 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 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 other assisted living is near Cummings Community Residential Care Home?
Cabading Homes #3 in North Charleston is the nearest other senior-serving CRCF, roughly 0.6 miles off as the crow flies, licensed for 25 beds and not flagged for an Alzheimer's special care unit.
| Facility | Miles away | Licensed beds | Alzheimer's unit / care (DPH) | DPH orders since Jan 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabading Homes #3 2149 Dorchester Rd, 29405 | 0.6 | 25 | No | 0 |
| Care With Love II 2109 Commander Rd, 29405 | 0.7 | 5 | No | 0 |
| Cabading Homes #2 3435 Rivers Ave, 29405 | 0.8 | 15 | No | 0 |
| Cabading Homes #1 3431 Rivers Ave, 29405 | 0.8 | 18 | No | 0 |
| Care With Love 3408 Lenape St, 29405 | 0.8 | 5 | No | 0 |
Which hospitals are closest to Cummings Community Residential Care Home?
Cummings Community Residential Care Home is in North Charleston in Charleston County, and Bon Secours St. Francis Xavier Hospital is the closest general hospital on DPH's roster, roughly 4.2 miles off as the crow flies.
After that comes MUSC Medical Center, about 5.3 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 Riverside Health and Rehab (1.5 mi, CMS 1 of 5) and Ashley River Healthcare (2.0 mi, CMS 3 of 5).
What should a family ask Cummings Community Residential Care Home before signing?
Use the state record to plan the visit: ask for the most recent DPH inspection or complaint report and the written response to it.
- Ask how many staff are awake on the overnight shift and when the peak period ends; at full occupancy the peak floor is 1.
- Before counting on public help, confirm whether the building takes OSS or Residential Personal Care at all.
- Take the admission agreement home first; the regulation requires it to list every charge and give 30 days' notice of increases.
