NHC Healthcare - Parklane

    7601 Parklane Rd, Columbia, SC 29223
    • Assisted Living
    • Skilled Nursing
    3.5ยท41 reviews

    Highly recommend clean, professional facility

    I'm very pleased with my experience. The facility is clean and attractive, with spacious private rooms and on-site therapy; dining is pleasant and activities are well organized and easy to read. Staff-from CNAs to nurses and reception-are friendly, professional, attentive and cooperative with families, and medical care feels solid and secure. I would recommend this place.

    Loved one of resident
    Jul 2026

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    3.51ยท(41)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      3.3
    • Staff

      3.3
    • Meals

      2.5
    • Amenities

      3.7
    • Value

      3.5

    Pros

    • Skilled, attentive rehabilitation therapists
    • Compassionate and professional nursing and CNA staff
    • Clean and attractive public areas
    • Spacious, sunny rooms with good closet space (select rooms)
    • On-site physical therapy and medical providers
    • Engaging activities program including worship services and social events
    • Accessible amenities such as a beauty shop, courtyard, and atrium
    • Friendly reception and front-desk staff
    • Secure environment with visible safety and health survey postings
    • Pleasant dining-room presentation and atmosphere

    Cons

    • Chronic understaffing and high staff workloads
    • Slow response times to call lights and assistance requests
    • Inconsistent medication-administration and tracking processes
    • Variable staff conduct and communication tone
    • Inconsistent food quality and meal-service continuity
    • Sanitation and pest-control concerns in some areas
    • Limited shared-room size and inadequate visitor accommodations
    • Gaps in dementia-unit resources and monitoring
    • Poor administrative communication and limited access to records
    • Uneven facility condition across units

    Summary of reviews

    The reviews present a mixed but clear pattern: the facility offers several strong clinical and social resources alongside persistent operational weaknesses. On the positive side, many families and residents described high-quality rehabilitation therapy and engaged activity staff. The facility has on-site therapy and medical providers, visible safety postings, and amenities such as an atrium, courtyard, beauty shop, and an accessible activities calendar that supports worship services, puzzles, bingo, and outings. Public areas and many rooms are described as clean and attractively presented, and some staff members โ€” reception, therapy, and certain nurses/CNAs โ€” receive consistent praise for professionalism and responsiveness.

    Care quality and staffing are the areas with the most divergence. Reviewers consistently point to skilled therapists and several attentive caregivers, but also to chronic understaffing and high workloads that contribute to slow call-light response times and delays in attending to resident needs. There are repeated concerns about medication-management processes, including errors and resultant discomfort, and several accounts describe lapses in timely clinical attention; these create a contrast between the facilityโ€™s therapy strengths and day-to-day nursing logistics. Families should note mentions of clinical declines (weight loss, falls, and other safety-related events) that were serious enough for some to escalate concerns to external advocates.

    Staff behavior and communication appear variable by shift and by unit. Numerous reviewers praise compassionate, cooperative staff who work well with families; others describe problematic conduct or harsh communication from specific employees, and some report difficulty reaching staff or obtaining records. Administrative communication and record access are flagged as inconsistent, with voicemail and documentation requests not always handled promptly. Management visibility seems mixed: there are positive references to helpful front-desk personnel and to posted health and fire surveys, but also criticisms of unhelpful administrative responses in escalation situations.

    Dining and amenities are similarly mixed. Several reviewers compliment the dining-room atmosphere, meal presentation, and available activities; others describe inconsistent or poor food quality and kitchen-staff issues. Activities programming, including church services, social events, and on-site services, is generally a consistent strength and supports resident engagement.

    Facility condition is often described positively in public and newer areas (sunny rooms, tidy grounds, attractive common spaces), but multiple reviews indicate unevenness across the campus. The dementia unit and some shared rooms are described as smaller, more cramped, and less well maintained; storage and layout constraints (for example, equipment stored in inconvenient places) were raised as practical concerns. Sanitation and pest-control issues were mentioned by some reviewers, suggesting variability in housekeeping performance.

    Taken together, the pattern suggests a facility with meaningful clinical and social resources but also operational vulnerabilities that can affect daily care: staffing levels and response times, medication-safety processes, unit-to-unit consistency, and administrative communication. Prospective residents and families would benefit from an in-person tour of the specific unit they are considering, direct questions about staffing ratios and medication-safety protocols, review of recent health-survey results (which are posted), and discussion of dementia-unit staffing and monitoring practices before making a placement decision.

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    Medicare Ratings

    5ยท/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

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    NHC Healthcare - Parklane is located at 7601 Parklane Rd, Columbia, SC, 29223.

    About NHC Healthcare - Parklane

    NHC Healthcare - Parklane sits in Columbia, South Carolina, and offers a big range of care for seniors, with both short-term rehab and long-term stays across a 265-bed post-acute center. The staff includes licensed nurses, therapists, and doctors, and folks get care day and night with skilled nursing always available. Residents can get therapies like physical, occupational, and speech therapy, and there's help for folks who need to recover from surgeries, deal with chronic conditions, or build back strength after illness. The team tailors care for each person, with special attention from nurses, physicians, and therapists, and the place also provides home-like comfort, thanks to friendly staff who help with everything from bathing and dressing to medicine and mobility.

    The place has private and shared rooms, all spacious and bright, and rooms come with features like Wi-Fi, cable TV, and regular housekeeping. Meals are served in a sunny community dining room, cooked by a chef and made with help from a nutrition specialist, and people eat together in a friendly setting. Daily life is full, with regular activities like bingo, movie nights, religious services, exercise classes, and organized games. There's also a fitness center, a large activities room, sunrooms, a well-appointed atrium, and a garden with shaded areas under pergolas, so it's easy to find a nice spot to visit or relax.

    The facility supports spiritual life with programs and groups, and residents can enjoy salon services in the on-site beauty and barber shop. There's a courtyard and enclosed walkways for safe time outside, plus onsite parking for visitors. The diverse, multi-national staff welcomes people from many backgrounds, and they're known for kind communication with residents and their families. Health services on-site include wound care, diabetic care, hospice care through Caris Hospice, memory care, and even hearing testing and care for amputees. Expert help covers therapies for swallowing and feeding, help for Parkinson's through their LSVT program, and a focus on dignity and independence.

    Parklane also has its own administrator, Chandler Todd, and provides services for counties all over South Carolina. Residents get help with daily needs like getting dressed, bathing, medicine management, incontinence care, and support for folks using wheelchairs or needing ambulatory assistance. There's comprehensive medical and therapy care, along with homecare services and support from social services specialists. Families can feel some peace of mind with constant care, safety features, and thoughtful activities planned every day.

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    NHC Healthcare - Parklane offers assisted living and skilled nursing.

    The full address for this community is 7601 Parklane Rd, Columbia, SC 29223.

    No, NHC Healthcare - Parklane does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

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