Brian Center Nursing Care - St Andrews
Nursing Home Facility
3514 Sidney Road, Columbia, SC 29210
Brian Center Nursing Care - St Andrews is a senior care community located in Columbia, SC. It provides nursing home care and senior living for older adults in the Columbia area. To learn more or schedule a tour, call (803) 798-9715.
Operated by Yad Healthcare, which runs 5 communities in our directory.
Brian Center Nursing Care - St Andrews is licensed for 108 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Columbia average about 111 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 80% of its licensed beds.
Medicare rates this community 1 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Communities in Columbia average about 2.6 stars. Its most recent standard health inspection was in July 2025 and recorded 8 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.4 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.4 hours from a registered nurse. Communities in Columbia average about 4.1 hours. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 79%, which is high and can affect continuity of care.
The community is located in Richland County, SC.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 39 problems at Brian Center Nursing Care - St Andrews. 4 findings involved harm to a resident, including 4 that put residents in immediate danger. 6 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
In the last three years Medicare fined this home 3 times, a total of $52,910.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread
Nutrition and Dietary
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread
Administration
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread
Infection Control
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Pharmacy Service
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.
Brian Center Nursing Care - St Andrews offers nursing home care and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type for-profit corporation
- Beds / units 108
- Occupancy 80%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.4
- Annual staff turnover 79%
- Last health inspection July 2025
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