Care With Love

What does the state license record say about Care With Love?

Yes. Care With Love appears on DPH's active roster with 5 licensed beds, smaller than the typical (48-bed) senior-serving CRCF among the 56 we track in Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester counties.

Licenses run for a single year, and this one's term opened on February 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-2164 is number 36 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.

Which other homes does Sheila Nelson operate at this ZIP code?

DPH's roster shows 1 more licensed home run by the same licensee in 29405: Care With Love II (license CRC-2163, 5 beds, 2109 Commander Rd). Each holds its own CRCF license, inspected separately, so each has its own license number, bed count and expiration date.

Sister homes often share an owner, policies and some staff while operating in separate houses. Ask which house has an opening, whether staff float between houses, who is awake overnight in each, and whether a resident can move to a sister house if needs or roommates change. The questions further down this page apply to each house.

Can Care With Love look after someone with dementia?

No secured unit is recorded: DPH's data lists no Alzheimer's special care unit at Care With Love, so someone who begins exit-seeking would normally need a building with one.

Forgetfulness by itself does not bar a resident from an open building; what matters is whether the person is a danger to self or others and whether staff can meet their needs. The closest senior CRCFs flagged for a special care unit are Wellmore of Daniel Island (4.2 mi), Palmettos of Charleston (4.4 mi), Colonnade at West Ashley (4.6 mi).

Do any state enforcement orders name Care With Love?

We found none. The administrative and consent orders DPH listed month by month for January 2025 to September 2026 do not mention Care With Love.

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.

How do we get the latest state inspection of Care With Love?

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.

Where would Care With Love residents go in a hurricane evacuation?

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 Care With Love?

Care With Love II in North Charleston is the nearest other senior-serving CRCF, at practically the same spot, licensed for 5 beds and not flagged for an Alzheimer's special care unit.

Which hospitals are closest to Care With Love?

Care With Love is in North Charleston in Charleston County, and Bon Secours St. Francis Xavier Hospital is the closest general hospital on DPH's roster, roughly 4.9 miles off as the crow flies.

After that comes MUSC Medical Center, about 5.2 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 (1.2 mi, CMS 1 of 5) and Ashley River Healthcare (2.3 mi, CMS 3 of 5).

What should a family ask Care With Love before signing?

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 5 beds: 1 at peak, 1 off-peak.
• Ask what happens to a resident whose private funds are spent, and whether OSS residents are accepted.
• Take the admission agreement home first; the regulation requires it to list every charge and give 30 days' notice of increases.