Life Care Center of Columbia, South Carolina

Nursing staff provide 24-hour skilled nursing care with physician and nurse coverage, including wound care, IV therapy, infection management, medication management and post-surgical care.

Other services include case management, discharge planning, social services, fall management, a medical director and a pre-admission program.

Physical, occupational and speech therapists evaluate each patient and design a treatment program, with both inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation programs.

The therapy team uses equipment such as the AlterG Anti-Gravity Treadmill and the Biodex Balance System SD.

The nursing home offers private and semiprivate rooms and private bathrooms in a homelike setting, with flat-screen TVs and telephone and cable television hookups.

A daily activity schedule is led by a full-time certified activity director, and religious services, family and resident councils and a community re-entry program are offered.

Housekeeping and laundry services are provided, along with flexible visiting hours, and pet visitors are allowed.

The facility has a certified dietitian and a dining program.

Amenities include a beauty salon and barber shop, a library, landscaped grounds and courtyards, complimentary wireless Internet and transportation services.

The nursing home is east of the city center, near Fort Jackson and a short drive from Columbia's major hospitals.