Womens Community Residence over at 1435 Platt Springs Rd. in West Columbia, SC, is a senior living spot that focuses on helping women with a lot of care needs, especially if they've got troubles with drugs or alcohol, and it's got both short-term and long-term stays. This place isn't a skilled nursing facility but it's good for older women who need a hand with things like dressing and bathing, and there's always nursing staff around, day and night, which a lot of folks find reassuring. The rooms are pretty spacious, some are studios and some just have one bedroom, and everything looks clean and neat. Women live together in kind of a neighborhood style, and you'll find big, decorated living areas, covered patios with fences, dining rooms where you can come eat when you're hungry since meals and snacks are available all day, and some walking paths outside, even though dogs aren't allowed.
When it comes to addiction treatment, Womens Community Residence works with a lot of different substances, things like alcohol, meth, heroin, cocaine, prescription pills, Ambien, and more, and they've also got programs for heroin, crack, ecstasy, and Vicodin detox, which not everybody offers. The place focuses on women and accepts Medicaid, private insurance, and self-pay, and they recognize how important mental health is too, so you'll find professionals around for anxiety, depression, PTSD, and other conditions, plus they can handle dual diagnosis if someone's dealing with both mental health trouble and substance concerns at once. Behavioral health, therapy rooms for rehab, and both inpatient and outpatient care are on the list, and they even do holistic options and 12-step programs, if folks prefer those.
For women who like staying active or want something social, there's bingo, crafts, Wii games, movies, and regular gatherings like ice cream socials and Wine Thursday, plus special things like baking brownies and cookies, which comes in handy for their bake sales and fundraising events with United Way of the Midlands involved. Volunteers get to help with food prep and other projects, and they welcome volunteer teams to work together, no matter if you're in your twenties or over a hundred, which keeps a sense of community alive. Residents can move from independent living to assisted living without moving rooms, and there's hospice help if someone ever needs it. The staff are known to be friendly and pay close attention to what the women need, and because Spanish and ASL services are there, folks who don't speak English or have hearing troubles get supported too.
They cover most things a woman would need if she's older, needs company and support, or is working on recovery, but there aren't services for memory care or home care listed, and pets aren't part of the package. The swimming pool, walking trails, and sitting rooms with aquariums offer places to relax or meet up, and they keep menus posted so you know what you're eating. Womens Community Residence is built for senior women who want to live in a caring group, get help every day, and have mental health and addiction treatment resources right in the same spot.
