PruittHealth - Columbia

Unihealth is a beautiful place, but I wasn’t too happy with it. It is very clean. The staff is very nice but with no experience. They are new. They need consistency and a checklist for each resident that is there. I felt like I had to be there all the time or the right things weren’t done for my mother. She has been there for three months and it was exhausting. They have recreation like movies, arts and crafts, and socials.

This facility has been owned by several different people over the years and among healthcare providers in town is typically known as one of the worst in town. It used to be called "Central Carolina Health and Rehab," before it was purchased by Unihealth a few years back. Since then, it has moved forward in leaps and bounds in terms of remodeling the facility (the building itself is MUCH nicer than it used to be; cleaner, new hardwood floors, beds, etc) and in staff - the staff used to seem very uncaring/uneducated. This is no longer the case, as Unihealth seems to be fairly selective about who they hire and retain, which is a good thing. The only thing that keeps me from rating it higher is that it still seems to have that "inner city low income" nursing home feel, as terrible as that sounds. The building is very old, and although it has been remodeled very well, it still has that "old building" smell permeating everything inside, and some of the rooms are small and over-crowded. The staff, however, seems to do the best they can with what they have.