Friends of Caroline Hospice of Beaufort, INC
Medicare-certified hospice in Ridgeland, SC
Medicare-certified4★ family survey91% would definitely recommend
Public-record details
- Address
- 329 Friends Lane, Ridgeland, SC 29936
- Phone
- (843) 525-6257
- Listed under
- 4–5 star family rating, Offers higher levels of care, Inpatient hospice unit care, Nonprofit
- Medicare CCN
- 421620
- Ownership
- Nonprofit
- Medicare-certified since
- Oct 24, 2013
- Family survey star rating
- 4 of 5
- Families who would definitely recommend
- 91%
- Families rating the hospice 9 or 10
- 86%
- Hospice Care Index
- 10 of 10
- Average patients per day
- 30
- Levels of care
- Routine home care and at least one higher level (continuous home care, inpatient or respite)
- County
- Beaufort
What families said
From the CAHPS Hospice Survey, sent by CMS-approved vendors to family caregivers after a patient's death (Oct 2023–Sep 2025). Share of families answering the most positive way:
| Communicated well with the family | 89% |
| Provided timely help | 83% |
| Treated the patient with respect | 95% |
| Gave the right emotional and spiritual support | 89% |
| Helped with pain and symptoms | 80% |
| Would definitely recommend (family) | 91% |
| Rated the hospice 9 or 10 out of 10 | 86% |
Quality measures
| Hospice Care Index (0–10, higher is better) | 10 of 10 |
| Patients who got all 7 recommended care processes at admission (comprehensive assessment) | 67.2% |
| Patients visited by a registered nurse or social worker on at least 2 of their last 3 days of life | 76.6% |
| Medicare spending per patient | $9,985 |
Who this hospice serves
Where care was provided (share of care days)
| Private homes | 86% |
| Assisted living | 3% |
| Skilled nursing facilities | 1% |
| Inpatient hospice units | 11% |
Patients' main diagnoses
| Cancer | 42% |
| Dementia | 17% |
| Heart and circulatory disease | 11% |
| Respiratory disease | 6% |
| Stroke | 6% |
| Other conditions | 19% |
Family survey scores cover families of patients who died under this hospice's care, collected by CMS-approved survey vendors. A missing score usually means the hospice is new or small, not that it is poor. You can switch hospices once per benefit period — see Medicare.gov.