Harbison Hall

Harbison Hall in Columbia, South Carolina, offers a range of care for older adults and people with disabilities, and some folks come in doing pretty well on their own and want some help now and then, maybe just with housekeeping or rides and meals, and then others need quite a bit more help, and the place seems to have options for both, with independent living apartments and assisted living suites, and each room has kitchenettes, safety rails, cable TV, and washers and dryers, and some rooms come furnished while others don't, and people can pick a private or shared room for a monthly rate between $6,500 and $9,500, and that covers a lot of services like meals, personal care like dressing and bathing and medication help, and the community also has a memory care area for people with Alzheimer's or dementia that's kept secure with alarmed entrances and 24-hour staff helping with things like wound care, medication, and keeping folks involved with memory-enhancing activities. The place has 40 beds and about 16 staff, and there's always a nurse around to check on folks or help after a hospital stay, and they offer medical services like podiatry and rehabilitation, plus long-term and skilled nursing for those who need lots of ongoing support. Folks can come just for adult day services, or stay longer, and there's home care too, from basic help to Medicare-certified home health, and they say families can use long-term care insurance if they have it. Amenities try to give folks a good quality of life, with things like restaurant-style dining, a fitness center, game room, art and education programs, and outdoor walking paths that work for wheelchairs too. There's a beauty salon, laundry, housekeeping, and scheduled transportation for errands or doctor appointments, and staff provide steady, personalized attention for residents with memory problems or high medical needs. Meals, social activities, and Wi-Fi come included, and the director, Louetta A. Slice, oversees daily operations, with the building open from 7 AM to 7 PM every day, and you can learn more at harbisonhallassistedliving.com.