Charleston Senior AdvisorGuardian Angels Residential Care, at 2126 Success St in North Charleston (Charleston County), holds S.C. Department of Public Health community residential care facility license CRC-1049 for 18 beds, valid through November 30, 2026; the state's data shows no Alzheimer's special care unit. In South Carolina a CRCF license is the assisted living license.
How is Guardian Angels Residential Care licensed in South Carolina?
The state record for Guardian Angels Residential Care is license CRC-1049: 18 beds, expiring November 30, 2026. Measured against the 48-bed midpoint of the Lowcountry's senior CRCFs, it is smaller than average.
| Field | From DPH's record |
|---|---|
| DPH license number | CRC-1049 |
| License term on file | December 1, 2025 through November 30, 2026 |
| Beds on the license | 18 |
| Alzheimer's special care unit flag | No |
| Alzheimer's care flag | No |
| Licensee of record | Guardian Angels Assisted Living Inc |
| Business form reported to DPH | Corporation |
| Administrator named on the license | Bonifacia E. Janke |
| Orders in DPH enforcement reports, January 2025 to September 2026 | 0 |
| Separate total-beds field | 20 (does not match the licensed-bed field; ask which figure is current) |
| Phone listed with DPH | (843) 744-0448 |
The record shows the current term ending November 30, 2026, after which the license must be renewed. Since the annual fee is charged per licensed bed ($10 each, $75 floor), operators have little reason to carry beds they do not use.
License numbers are issued in sequence. Ordered from lowest to highest, CRC-1049 is number 14 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 Guardian Angels Residential Care look after someone with dementia?
No secured unit is recorded: DPH's data lists no Alzheimer's special care unit at Guardian Angels Residential Care, 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 Wellmore of Daniel Island (4.0 mi), Palmettos of Charleston (4.5 mi), Kempton of Charleston (4.6 mi).
Has Guardian Angels Residential Care paid a state penalty?
Not in the period we checked: Guardian Angels Residential Care is absent from every DPH Healthcare Quality enforcement report published for January 2025 to September 2026.
Keep that in proportion. Orders are kept for serious or repeated failures; routine citations are closed out with a plan of correction and never reach the monthly list, so the inspection report is still worth reading.
Are Guardian Angels Residential Care'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.
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.
What is Guardian Angels Residential Care'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 which vehicles are contracted, how medications travel with residents, and how families are told where their relative went. See how hurricane rules apply to Lowcountry facilities.
What other assisted living is near Guardian Angels Residential Care?
Maria's Priority Care Residential Home I in North Charleston is the nearest other senior-serving CRCF, at practically the same spot, licensed for 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria's Priority Care Residential Home I 3117 Meeting Street Rd, 29405 | 0.0 | 7 | No | 0 |
| Maria's Priority Care Residential Home III 3115 Meeting Street Rd, 29405 | 0.0 | 7 | No | 0 |
| Care With Love 3408 Lenape St, 29405 | 0.4 | 5 | No | 0 |
| Care With Love II 2109 Commander Rd, 29405 | 0.4 | 5 | No | 0 |
| Cabading Homes #1 3431 Rivers Ave, 29405 | 0.5 | 18 | No | 0 |
Where is Guardian Angels Residential Care, and how close is hospital care?
Guardian Angels Residential Care is in North Charleston in Charleston County, and MUSC Medical Center is the closest general hospital on DPH's roster, roughly 4.9 miles off as the crow flies.
After that comes Roper Hospital, about 5.0 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 Riverside Health and Rehab (0.9 mi, CMS 1 of 5) and Ashley River Healthcare (2.2 mi, CMS 3 of 5).
What belongs on a tour checklist for Guardian Angels Residential Care?
The public data sets the agenda: ask the date of DPH's latest visit, what was cited, and to read the signed plan of correction.
- Ask for a sample week of the staffing schedule and compare it with the floor for 18 beds: 3 at peak, 1 off-peak.
- Ask what happens to a resident whose private funds are spent, and whether OSS residents are accepted.
- Read the admission agreement for level-of-care charges, refund terms and the 30-day notice of fee changes.
