Stratford Place of Goose Creek Memory Care

How is Stratford Place of Goose Creek Memory Care licensed in South Carolina?

The state record for Stratford Place of Goose Creek Memory Care is license CRC-2400: 34 beds, expiring May 31, 2027. Measured against the 48-bed midpoint of the Lowcountry's senior CRCFs, it is smaller than average.

Licenses run for a single year, and this one's term opened on June 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-2400 is number 47 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.

Does Stratford Place of Goose Creek Memory Care offer a secured memory care unit?

Yes, according to DPH: Stratford Place of Goose Creek Memory Care 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.

Do any state enforcement orders name Stratford Place of Goose Creek Memory Care?

We found none. The administrative and consent orders DPH listed month by month for January 2025 to September 2026 do not mention Stratford Place of Goose Creek Memory Care.

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.

Where can families read inspection reports for Stratford Place of Goose Creek Memory Care?

Ask Stratford Place of Goose Creek Memory Care for its most recent report, and ask DPH in writing as a check. Regulation 60-84, Section 202.E, makes the reports public even though the state publishes no CRCF inspection data in bulk.

Because there is no published schedule, only Stratford Place of Goose Creek Memory Care 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 Stratford Place of Goose Creek Memory 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).

Berkeley County is not one of the six coastal counties named in Section 1401.B.1.c of Regulation 60-84, so the out-of-region sheltering requirement does not apply by rule; the written evacuation plan, sheltering agreement and transport plan still do. 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.

Which licensed CRCFs are the nearest alternatives to Stratford Place of Goose Creek Memory Care?

Stratford Place Goose Creek - Assisted Living in Goose Creek is the nearest other senior-serving CRCF, at practically the same spot, licensed for 34 beds and not flagged for an Alzheimer's special care unit.

Where is Stratford Place of Goose Creek Memory Care, and how close is hospital care?

Stratford Place of Goose Creek Memory Care is in Goose Creek in Berkeley County, and HCA Healthcare Trident Hospital is the closest general hospital on DPH's roster, roughly 2.7 miles off as the crow flies.

After that comes Roper St. Francis Berkeley Hospital, about 4.9 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 Life Care Center of Charleston (2.1 mi, CMS 3 of 5) and White Oak Manor Charleston (2.8 mi, CMS 4 of 5).

Which questions does Stratford Place of Goose Creek Memory Care's public record raise?

Use the state record to plan the visit: ask when DPH was last in the building and whether you can see that report and the facility's answer.

• With 34 beds, the regulation's minimum is 5 staff at peak times and 2 off-peak; ask what Stratford Place of Goose Creek Memory Care actually schedules.
• 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.
• Take the admission agreement home first; the regulation requires it to list every charge and give 30 days' notice of increases.