Empyrean Hospice of South Carolina
Medicare-certified hospice in Aiken, SC
Medicare-certified3★ family survey77% would definitely recommend
Public-record details
- Address
- 900 Trail Ridge Rd Suite 105, Aiken, SC 29803
- Phone
- (803) 233-2882
- Listed under
- Serves assisted living residents
- Medicare CCN
- 421648
- Medicare-certified since
- Sep 22, 2023
- Family survey star rating
- 3 of 5
- Families who would definitely recommend
- 77%
- Families rating the hospice 9 or 10
- 74%
- Hospice Care Index
- 8 of 10
- Average patients per day
- 81
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 | 81% |
| Provided timely help | 68% |
| Treated the patient with respect | 91% |
| Gave the right emotional and spiritual support | 91% |
| Helped with pain and symptoms | 73% |
| Would definitely recommend (family) | 77% |
| Rated the hospice 9 or 10 out of 10 | 74% |
Quality measures
| Hospice Care Index (0–10, higher is better) | 8 of 10 |
| Patients who got all 7 recommended care processes at admission (comprehensive assessment) | 97% |
| Medicare spending per patient | $15,473 |
Who this hospice serves
Where care was provided (share of care days)
| Private homes | 84% |
| Assisted living | 12% |
| Nursing facilities | 3% |
Patients' main diagnoses
| Cancer | 21% |
| Dementia | 23% |
| Heart and circulatory disease | 27% |
| Respiratory disease | 15% |
| Stroke | 7% |
| Other conditions | 10% |
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.