Agape Hospice of the Lowcountry
North Charleston, South Carolina — Charleston County
Agape Hospice of the Lowcountry is an established for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 51st percentile in South Carolina. They perform particularly well in end-of-life presence, clinical care practices, and family communication, meeting or exceeding state benchmarks in these areas. As a larger provider, they serve a high volume of patients — ask about nurse-to-patient ratios and how quickly they respond to after-hours calls.
Wayven Quality Score
Excellent
Better than 51% of hospices in South Carolina
Independent & data-driven — no paid listings
CompareQuality breakdown
Three pillars that make up the overall score. Tap to explore individual measures.
State avg: 65.6
State avg: 94.4
State avg: 94.4
State avg: 94.4
State avg: 94.4
State avg: 94.4
Note: Family satisfaction scores are from the South Carolina CAHPS Hospice Survey (state-level, not provider-specific). Providers in this state share these benchmarks.
State avg: 94.4
State avg: 94.4
9
HCI Score
out of 10
51%
Percentile
in South Carolina
#45
State Rank
in South Carolina
State avg: 9.1
State avg: 94.4
About this provider
Agape Hospice of the Lowcountry performs strongly in Comfort & Pain Management, placing them among the better providers in South Carolina.
Ask about their on-call availability and how they support families between scheduled visits.
Based on federal CMS quality data, updated February 2026.
Hospice Care Index Components
- Overall HCI score
- 9 / 10
- Continuous care / inpatient days
- 1.2
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 56.5
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 12.3
- Visits near death
- 96.7
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $15732
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 100
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 100
- Pain screening
- 100
- Pain assessment
- 100
- Dyspnea screening
- 100
- Dyspnea treatment
- 100
- Opioid bowel care
- 100
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 74.3%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 12.3
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $15732
- Avg daily census
- 891 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 17%
- Dementia
- 29%
- Heart disease
- 14%
- Respiratory
- 19%
- Stroke
- 8%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 421592
- CMS Region
- 4
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