Charleston Senior AdvisorPalmettos of Charleston, at 1900 Ashley Crossing Dr in Charleston (Charleston County), holds S.C. Department of Public Health community residential care facility license CRC-1263 for 60 beds, valid through July 31, 2027; the state's data marks it as running an Alzheimer's special care unit. In South Carolina a CRCF license is the assisted living license.
What does the state license record say about Palmettos of Charleston?
Yes. Palmettos of Charleston appears on DPH's active roster with 60 licensed beds, bigger than the typical (48-bed) senior-serving CRCF among the 56 we track in Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester counties.
| Field | From DPH's record |
|---|---|
| DPH license number | CRC-1263 |
| License term on file | August 1, 2026 through July 31, 2027 |
| Beds on the license | 60 |
| Alzheimer's special care unit flag | Yes |
| Alzheimer's care flag | Yes |
| Licensee of record | NHC Place-Charleston LLC |
| Business form reported to DPH | Limited Liability |
| Administrator named on the license | Kalyn Huether |
| Orders in DPH enforcement reports, January 2025 to September 2026 | 0 |
| Phone listed with DPH | (843) 852-0505 |
The record shows the current term ending July 31, 2027, after which the license must be renewed. Since the annual fee is charged per licensed bed ($10 each, $75 floor), operators have little reason to carry beds they do not use.
License numbers are issued in sequence. Ordered from lowest to highest, CRC-1263 is number 18 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 Palmettos of Charleston offer a secured memory care unit?
Yes, according to DPH: Palmettos of Charleston 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).
DPH's flag confirms the unit exists but not its size; the roster carries no separate dementia-bed count. Ask how many of the licensed beds are behind the secured doors and how long the wait is.
Background: South Carolina's rules for Alzheimer's units.
Do any state enforcement orders name Palmettos of Charleston?
Not in the period we checked: Palmettos of Charleston is absent from every DPH Healthcare Quality enforcement report published for January 2025 to September 2026.
Most citations end with a signed plan of correction rather than a fine, which means a clean enforcement history and a clean inspection are two different things.
Are Palmettos of Charleston's DPH inspection results public?
They are public, though not posted online: under Section 202.E of Regulation 60-84, DPH releases Palmettos of Charleston's inspection and complaint-investigation reports and the plan of correction to anyone who asks in writing.
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.
How does Palmettos of Charleston prepare for a Lowcountry hurricane?
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 should we compare Palmettos of Charleston with nearby?
Colonnade at West Ashley in Charleston is the nearest other senior-serving CRCF, roughly 0.2 miles off as the crow flies, licensed for 100 beds and flagged for an Alzheimer's special care unit.
| Facility | Miles away | Licensed beds | Alzheimer's unit / care (DPH) | DPH orders since Jan 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colonnade at West Ashley 2030 Charlie Hall Blvd, 29414 | 0.2 | 100 | Unit + care | 0 |
| Ashley Gardens Alzheimer's Special Care Center 2290 Henry Tecklenburg Dr, 29414 | 0.9 | 66 | Unit + care | 0 |
| Harmony at West Ashley 1925 Essex Farms Dr, 29414 | 1.0 | 105 | Unit + care | 0 |
| North Haven Residential Care Home 4326 Leslie St, 29418 | 3.5 | 16 | Care only | 0 |
| Addison of West Ashley-Senior Living in Charleston SC 1445 Bluewater Way, 29414 | 3.6 | 98 | Unit + care | 0 |
Which hospitals are closest to Palmettos of Charleston?
Palmettos of Charleston is in Charleston's West Ashley area, and Bon Secours St. Francis Xavier Hospital is the closest general hospital on DPH's roster, roughly 0.6 miles off as the crow flies.
After that comes Roper Hospital, about 5.6 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 NHC Healthcare Charleston (0.1 mi, CMS 4 of 5) and Ashley River Healthcare (2.7 mi, CMS 3 of 5).
Which questions does Palmettos of Charleston's public record raise?
Begin with what the record suggests: ask for the most recent DPH inspection or complaint report and the written response to it.
- With 60 beds, the regulation's minimum is 8 staff at peak times and 2 off-peak; ask what Palmettos of Charleston 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.
- Read the admission agreement for level-of-care charges, refund terms and the 30-day notice of fee changes.
