Hospice Care in North Augusta, South Carolina
North Augusta, SC has 2 licensed hospice providers listed on ElderCareCosts.
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How hospice costs work in North Augusta
For people enrolled in the Medicare hospice benefit, covered hospice services are generally about $0 out of pocket: nursing, aides, medications related to the terminal illness, medical equipment, and grief support. That is a benefit design fact, not a local price quote for North Augusta, SC.
- Room and board is separate. If your parent is in a nursing home or assisted living while on hospice, Medicare hospice does not pay the facility rent. The family, Medicaid, or long-term care insurance usually covers that.
- When families do pay: care unrelated to the hospice diagnosis, private-duty extras the hospice does not cover, or hospice outside Medicare (rare private-pay arrangements). Always ask what is billed to whom.
- Official overview: Medicare.gov hospice care.
2 hospice providers in North Augusta
St Joseph Hospice LLC
Also serving North Augusta
Hospice care comes to the home, so agencies based one town over often serve North Augusta; their licensed office is simply in a different city. These 5 are based nearby, listed by office location, nearest first. They are separate from the licensed-in-North Augusta count above. Always confirm they cover your address.
Trinity Hospice of Aiken
Empyrean Hospice of South Carolina
Enhabit Hospice
Gentiva
Helping Hands Hospice of South Carolina LLC
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North Augusta, in Edgefield County, has about 25,653 residents. About 4,801 of them (19%) are 65 or older. The median household income is $86,092.
Source: US Census Bureau- Upper Savannah Area Agency on Aging(864) 941-8069uppersavannah.com
Area Agency on Aging serving this city.
- South Carolina Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programltcombudsman.org
State Long-Term Care Ombudsman program.
- South Carolina State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)shiphelp.org
State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP).
- GetCareSC1-800-868-9095getcaresc.com
Statewide help for older adults, people with disabilities and caregivers.
- Aiken VA Clinicva.gov
Multi-Specialty Community-Based Outpatient Clinic in Aiken.
- Community Choices WaiverOfficial program page
Can help pay for care if your parent qualifies.
National helplines, including the Eldercare Locator and 211, are listed on paying for care.
Veterans & surviving spouses: VA Aid & Attendance can help wartime veterans who qualify. How Aid & Attendance works →
Questions families ask
We don't have enough local data for North Augusta, SC yet to publish reliable FAQs. Check back as we add providers and cost data.
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Reading up first? Hospice Care across South Carolina → · Hospice vs Home Health Care →
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