Forest Acres Post Acute
Nursing Home Facility
2601 Forest Drive, Columbia, SC 29204
Forest Acres Post Acute 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) 256-4983.
Operated by PACS Group, which runs 226 communities in our directory.
Forest Acres Post Acute is licensed for 132 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Columbia average about 111 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 95% of its licensed beds, which is high; communities this full often maintain a waiting list, so it is worth calling well before you need a place. That is above the Columbia average of roughly 84%.
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 May 2025 and recorded 1 deficiency.
Residents receive about 2.9 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.2 hours from a registered nurse. Communities in Columbia average about 4.1 hours. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 65%, 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 10 problems at Forest Acres Post Acute. 1 finding involved harm to a resident, including 1 that put residents in immediate danger. 9 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
In the last three years Medicare fined this home once, a total of $82,018. Medicare also stopped paying for new admissions once in that period.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as 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.
Forest Acres Post Acute offers nursing home care and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type for-profit corporation
- Beds / units 132
- Occupancy 95%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 2.9
- Annual staff turnover 65%
- Last health inspection May 2025
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