APR 06, 2026

Attorney General Alan Wilson announces charges against residential care facility administrator for neglect resulting in deaths

(COLUMBIA, S.C.) - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced today that Wilhelmina C. Rellora, 76, of Hanahan, S.C., has been charged in connection with an ongoing investigation by the Attorney General’s Vulnerable Adults and Medicaid Provider Fraud Unit (VAMPF) into Park Circle Home, a Community Residential Care Facility (CRCF) located at 1133 Bexley Street in North Charleston.

Rellora was booked into the Sheriff Al Cannon Detention Center on April 6, 2026.

Rellora, who served as the licensed administrator of the facility, faces the following charges:

• Two counts of Abuse or Neglect of a Vulnerable Adult Resulting in Death {§ 43-35-85(F)}
• One count of Abuse or Neglect of a Vulnerable Adult Resulting in Great Bodily Injury {§ 43-35-85(F)} According to the arrest warrants, Rellora, acting in her role as the facility administrator and classified as a caregiver, failed to provide the necessary care, goods, and services required to protect the health and safety of vulnerable adult residents. The alleged failures resulted in the deaths of two residents and caused great bodily injury to a third resident.

This case is being prosecuted by the South Carolina Office of the Attorney General.

South Carolina Offenses and Penalties:

• Abuse or Neglect of a Vulnerable Adult Resulting in Death – Felony, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 30 years.
• Abuse or Neglect of a Vulnerable Adult Resulting in Great bodily Injury – Felony, punishable by up to 15 years in prison. You can read about the other charges in the Park Circle Home case here and here.

In South Carolina, a CRCF is a facility that offers room and board and provides/coordinates a degree of personal care in excess of 24 consecutive hours for two or more persons, 18 years or older, not related to the owner/operator within the third degree of consanguinity. Under South Carolina law, a resident of a facility is considered a vulnerable adult by law; the alleged victims in this case met the statutory definition of a vulnerable adult throughout the period of the alleged misconduct.

Pursuant to federal regulations, VAMPF has authority over Medicaid provider fraud; abuse and neglect of Medicaid beneficiaries in any setting; and the abuse, neglect, and exploitation of individuals residing in assisted living facilities or nursing homes.

Attorney General Wilson stressed that all defendants are presumed innocent unless and until they are proven guilty in a court of law.

The South Carolina Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, dba VAMPF, receives 75 percent of its funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under a grant award totaling $2,964,287 for federal fiscal year 2026. The remaining 25 percent, totaling $988,096 for FFY 2026, is funded by South Carolina.

Back to News

Media Contact

For media inquiries please contact Robert Kittle, [email protected] or 803-734-3670

Media Contact