Greenville Senior AdvisorClemson Downs Assisted Living is a 56-bed community residential care facility (South Carolina's license for assisted living) at 500 Downs Loop in Clemson, Pickens County, holding DPH license CRC-1154, licensed through July 31, 2027; DPH's roster flags an Alzheimer's special care unit.
What do DPH's records say about Clemson Downs Assisted Living?
Clemson Downs Assisted Living is on the state's active roster as license CRC-1154 with 56 licensed beds, which makes it smaller than the 64-bed middle of the Upstate CRCF roster we cover.
| Record | Value |
|---|---|
| License | CRC-1154 (S.C. Department of Public Health) |
| Current license year | August 1, 2026 to July 31, 2027 |
| Licensed beds | 56 |
| Alzheimer's special care unit (DPH flag) | Yes |
| Alzheimer's care offered (DPH flag) | No |
| Licensee (legal operator) | Carc Inc |
| Ownership form (DPH) | Corporation |
| Administrator on the license | James A. Hill |
| DPH enforcement orders, January 2025 to September 2026 | 0 |
| Total-beds field in the DPH record | 24 (differs from the licensed-bed field; ask the facility which is current) |
| Facility phone (DPH) | (864) 654-1155 |
South Carolina CRCF licenses run one year at a time; this one's current license year began August 1, 2026. The annual fee is $10 per licensed bed or $75, whichever is greater (Regulation 60-84, Section 103.J), so the bed count on the license is also what the operator pays on.
DPH assigns license numbers in sequence. CRC-1154 is number 13 of 61 when the four-county senior CRCF roster is sorted from the lowest number to the highest, a rough guide to how long this license line has existed rather than the age of the building.
Is there memory care at Clemson Downs Assisted Living?
DPH's licensing data flags an Alzheimer's special care unit or program at Clemson Downs Assisted Living, which South Carolina defines as a secure, special unit or program for residents with probable Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia that limits residents' access outside the designated area (Regulation 60-84, Section 101.F).
South Carolina does not set a separate staffing ratio for dementia units; the general CRCF minimum of one staff member per eight residents at peak hours and one per 30 at night applies to the building. Ask how many staff are physically on the secured unit at 2 a.m.
Has Clemson Downs Assisted Living been fined by DPH?
None that we found: Clemson Downs Assisted Living does not appear in DPH's monthly Healthcare Quality enforcement reports from January 2025 to September 2026.
Most deficiencies DPH cites are fixed through a written plan of correction signed by the administrator; only a small share become penalty orders. The inspection report itself is the better guide.
How can we see Clemson Downs Assisted Living's inspection reports?
Ask DPH Healthcare Quality in writing: South Carolina does not post CRCF inspection reports online, but Regulation 60-84 (Section 202.E) makes reports of inspections and investigations, with the facility's response, available to the public on written request, with individuals' names redacted.
DPH may also visit to investigate a complaint, and those reports are public on the same terms. When you ask for the latest report, ask whether it came from a routine inspection or a complaint investigation.
What are the alternatives to Clemson Downs Assisted Living nearby?
The closest other senior-serving CRCF is Barclay at Clemson in Clemson, about 0.7 miles away in a straight line, with 78 licensed beds and an Alzheimer's special care unit flag on DPH's roster.
| Facility | Miles away | Licensed beds | Alzheimer's unit / care (DPH) | DPH orders since Jan 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barclay at Clemson 100 Pershing Ave, 29361 | 0.7 | 78 | Unit + care | 0 |
| Clemson Heritage 140 Cambridge Dr, 29631 | 1.7 | 96 | Unit + care | 0 |
| Vickery Parke 131 Vickery Parke, 29630 | 2.1 | 52 | No | 0 |
| Six Mile Retirement Center 120 S Main St, 29682 | 8.9 | 41 | No | 0 |
| Village Community Care Home-Unit A 1250 Salem Church Rd, 29625 | 10.4 | 11 | No | 0 |
Where is Clemson Downs Assisted Living and what is nearby?
Clemson Downs Assisted Living is in Clemson, Pickens County; the nearest general acute-care hospital on DPH's roster is AnMed Health D/b/a AnMed North Campus, about 13.0 miles away by straight line.
Next is AnMed Medical Center at about 14.1 miles. Distances are straight lines between DPH's mapped points, not drive times.
If nursing care is needed later, the nearest CMS-certified nursing homes are Pruitthealth - Pickens (11.4 mi, CMS 5 of 5) and Linley Park Post Acute (12.9 mi, CMS 4 of 5).
The same street address also holds Clemson Area Retirement Center-Health Care Center (nursing home, license NCF-0391), so a resident may be able to move between levels of care without leaving the campus.
What should families ask Clemson Downs Assisted Living before moving in?
Use the state data to steer the tour: ask for the date of the most recent DPH inspection, the deficiencies cited and the signed plan of correction.
- At 56 licensed beds, the peak-hour minimum is 7 staff and the overnight minimum 2; ask how far above that Clemson Downs Assisted Living actually staffs.
- Ask for the written Alzheimer's special care disclosure and how many beds are inside the secured area.
- Ask whether Medicaid-funded help is accepted here, through OSS or Residential Personal Care, before assuming it is.
- Take the admission agreement home before signing and check the level-of-care fees, the refund policy and the 30-day notice clause.
