Garden House

What do DPH's records say about Garden House?

Yes: the S.C. Department of Public Health lists Garden House as a licensed CRCF with 75 beds, larger than the 64-bed median for the 61 senior-serving CRCFs in Greenville, Anderson, Pickens and Laurens counties.

DPH issues CRCF licenses for one-year terms; the present term began August 1, 2026. A facility may not house more residents than its licensed beds, and the license names one licensee at one address, so a sale or move means a new license.

DPH assigns license numbers in sequence. CRC-1437 is number 18 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.

Does Garden House have an Alzheimer's special care unit?

DPH's licensing data flags an Alzheimer's special care unit or program at Garden House, 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).

The flag tells you a secure program exists, not how large it is: DPH's roster does not publish a separate count of dementia beds. Ask how many of the licensed beds sit inside the secured area and whether there is a waiting list.

See how South Carolina regulates Alzheimer's units.

Has Garden House been fined by DPH?

None that we found: Garden House does not appear in DPH's monthly Healthcare Quality enforcement reports from January 2025 to September 2026.

Absence from the enforcement list says the facility has not recently been fined or sanctioned; it says nothing about routine citations, which you can only see by requesting the inspection report.

How can we see Garden House's inspection reports?

Request them from DPH. The state publishes no bulk CRCF inspection data, but inspection and investigation reports for Garden House, along with its plan of correction, are public on written request under Section 202.E of Regulation 60-84.

There is no published inspection calendar for CRCFs, so the date of Garden House's last DPH visit is a question for the administrator. A report that cites deficiencies will come with a plan of correction signed by the administrator; ask to read both.

Which assisted living facilities are closest to Garden House?

The closest other senior-serving CRCF is Summit Place of Anderson in Anderson, about 0.1 miles away in a straight line, with 89 licensed beds and an Alzheimer's special care unit flag on DPH's roster.

What medical care is close to Garden House in Anderson?

Garden House is in Anderson, Anderson County; the nearest general acute-care hospital on DPH's roster is AnMed Health D/b/a AnMed North Campus, about 0.6 miles away by straight line.

Next is AnMed Medical Center at about 3.0 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 NHC Healthcare Anderson (1.7 mi, CMS 5 of 5) and Linley Park Post Acute (2.5 mi, CMS 4 of 5).

What should we ask on a tour of Garden House?

Let the state record set the agenda: request the latest DPH inspection or complaint-investigation report and the plan of correction that answered it.

• Ask to see a week's staffing schedule; with 75 beds the regulation's floor is 10 staff at peak and 3 off-peak.
• 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.
• Ask for the written admission agreement; South Carolina requires it to list every fee and give 30 days' notice of any change.
• The licensee is based in KY; ask who manages the building day to day and who to call above the administrator.