Operators Cynthia Kelly and Reginald Kelly were arrested and charged with neglect resulting in death after two residents died from failure to provide food, medication, clothing, shelter, and medical care.

Park Circle Home Community Residential Care Facility — Neglect Resulting in Death (2024–2026)

Outcome: Two operators of a Columbia, SC residential care facility were criminally charged with neglect resulting in death after two residents died from systematic deprivation of food, medication, clothing, shelter, supervision, and medical care.

Cynthia Kelly and Reginald Kelly operated Park Circle Home Community Residential Care Facility in Columbia, South Carolina. Between November 9, 2024 and December 5, 2024, they allegedly failed to provide essential care, goods, or services needed to protect residents' health and safety — including food, clothing, medication, shelter, supervision, and medical care.

Initial arrest warrants were served on March 3, 2026 in connection with one death. Additional warrants were served on March 19, 2026 after investigators determined the neglect contributed to a second resident's death. South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson's Vulnerable Adults and Medicaid Provider Fraud unit (VAMPF) led the investigation and prosecution.

The charges hold that the neglect "caused or created a substantial risk of physical injury, ultimately contributing to the vulnerable adult's death" in both cases. Residential care facilities in South Carolina operate under state licensure requirements governing staffing, medication management, and basic care provision — all of which were allegedly abandoned here.

Primary Source: SC AG Press Release