Greenville Senior AdvisorEasley Retirement Center is a 16-bed community residential care facility (South Carolina's license for assisted living) at 102 Dowling St in Easley, Pickens County, holding DPH license CRC-0359, licensed through February 28, 2027; DPH's roster shows no Alzheimer's special care unit.
What does South Carolina's license record show for Easley Retirement Center?
Easley Retirement Center is on the state's active roster as license CRC-0359 with 16 licensed beds, which makes it smaller than the 64-bed middle of the Upstate CRCF roster we cover.
| Record | Value |
|---|---|
| License | CRC-0359 (S.C. Department of Public Health) |
| Current license year | March 1, 2026 to February 28, 2027 |
| Licensed beds | 16 |
| Alzheimer's special care unit (DPH flag) | No |
| Alzheimer's care offered (DPH flag) | No |
| Licensee (legal operator) | West End Retirement Center Inc |
| Ownership form (DPH) | Corporation |
| Administrator on the license | Gloria F. Burgess |
| DPH enforcement orders, January 2025 to September 2026 | 1 |
| Total-beds field in the DPH record | 28 (differs from the licensed-bed field; ask the facility which is current) |
| Facility phone (DPH) | (864) 859-3722 |
South Carolina CRCF licenses run one year at a time; this one's current license year began March 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-0359 is number 4 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.
Can Easley Retirement Center care for someone with dementia?
Not according to DPH: the state's licensing data shows no Alzheimer's special care unit at Easley Retirement Center, so a resident who begins exit-seeking would usually need a facility with a secured unit.
Mild memory loss alone does not rule out an unsecured CRCF; the tests are whether the person is a danger to themselves and whether staff can meet their needs. The nearest licensed CRCFs with a flagged special care unit are Willows of Easley (1.9 mi), Presbyterian Communities of South Carolina-Foothills (3.3 mi), Oakview Park Assisted Living (6.0 mi).
What enforcement orders are on file for Easley Retirement Center?
Yes. DPH's monthly Healthcare Quality enforcement reports name Easley Retirement Center in 1 order between January 2025 to September 2026, the most recent in the March 2026 report.
- March 2026 report: Consent Order; executed March 23, 2026; based on visits including May 6, 2024, May 6, 2024, August 29, 2025, December 13, 2024
A consent order means the facility agreed to the penalty and corrective steps without a contested hearing. The full summary, including prior orders, is in the report PDF linked from DPH's enforcement page. Ask the administrator what changed after the order.
Where are the state inspection results for Easley Retirement Center?
Request them from DPH. The state publishes no bulk CRCF inspection data, but inspection and investigation reports for Easley Retirement Center, along with its plan of correction, are public on written request under Section 202.E of Regulation 60-84.
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.
Which assisted living facilities are closest to Easley Retirement Center?
The closest other senior-serving CRCF is Viva Senior Living at Easley in Easley, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line, with 56 licensed beds and no Alzheimer's unit flag on DPH's roster.
| Facility | Miles away | Licensed beds | Alzheimer's unit / care (DPH) | DPH orders since Jan 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viva Senior Living at Easley 123 Couch Ln, 29642 | 1.6 | 56 | No | 0 |
| Willows of Easley 105 Willow Pl, 29640 | 1.9 | 50 | Unit + care | 0 |
| Presbyterian Communities of South Carolina-Foothills 205 Bud Nalley Dr, 29642 | 3.3 | 52 | Unit + care | 0 |
| Oakview Park Assisted Living 110 Hood Rd, 29611 | 6.0 | 90 | Unit + care | 0 |
| Ruby Donald Residential Care 2 Ruby Donald Pl, 29617 | 8.6 | 88 | No | 0 |
Which hospitals are near Easley Retirement Center?
Easley Retirement Center is in Easley, Pickens County; the nearest general acute-care hospital on DPH's roster is Prisma Health Baptist Easley Hospital, about 1.7 miles away by straight line.
Next is AnMed Health Cannon at about 7.8 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 Fleetwood Post Acute (1.7 mi, CMS 2 of 5) and Powdersville Post Acute (3.2 mi, CMS 3 of 5).
What should we ask on a tour of Easley Retirement Center?
Use the state data to steer the tour: ask what led to the order in DPH's March 2026 report and what monitoring is in place now.
- Ask when DPH last visited and whether you may read that report and the facility's written response.
- Ask how many staff are awake overnight and when peak staffing ends; a full 16-bed building needs at least 2 on duty at peak times.
- Ask what happens if a private-pay resident's money runs out, and whether the building accepts OSS residents.
- Take the admission agreement home before signing and check the level-of-care fees, the refund policy and the 30-day notice clause.
