Wildewood Downs Retirement Community offers nursing home, assisted living, continuing care retirement community, independent living, memory care, and skilled nursing in Columbia, South Carolina. Assisted living includes help with daily tasks, while memory care provides a secured setting with supervision for someone at risk of wandering. Skilled nursing brings licensed nursing care on site around the clock. Its range of care levels can suit a resident whose needs grow over time, and respite care offers a short stay for a family caregiver who needs to travel or recover.
The community has 57 beds. That smaller setting gives staff and residents more opportunity to get to know each other. Housing includes one, two, and three bedroom options in Cottage Homes and Villa Apartments, accommodating individuals as well as residents moving with a companion. Cottage Home pricing ranges from the $200s to the high $500s per month, while Villa Apartment pricing is in the $100s per month, with the amount depending on the housing option.
Medicare and private pay are accepted, giving families those two listed ways to cover care. Total nurse staffing is 6 hours and 11 minutes per resident per day, representing the daily hands-on nursing time allocated per resident. Transportation and rehabilitation services are available, and pets are allowed. Robert Hernandez serves as administrator, and Wildewood Retirement operates the community.
A Walk Score of 33 places the area in a car-dependent setting, so most errands require a car or a ride. Wildewood Downs Retirement Community may be a good fit for someone who wants access to multiple care levels, including memory care and skilled nursing, within one community.









