Medical Services of America Hospice of the Lowcoun
Ridgeland, South Carolina — Beaufort County
Medical Services of America Hospice of the Lowcoun is an established for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 69th percentile in South Carolina. They perform particularly well in end-of-life presence, clinical care practices, overall care quality indicators, and family communication, meeting or exceeding state benchmarks in these areas. This is a smaller-census provider, which can mean more personalized care — ask how they manage staffing during weekends and holidays.
Wayven Quality Score
Excellent
Better than 69% 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.
2 measures not reported
State avg: 65.6
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
10
HCI Score
out of 10
69%
Percentile
in South Carolina
#29
State Rank
in South Carolina
State avg: 9.1
State avg: 94.4
About this provider
Medical Services of America Hospice of the Lowcoun performs strongly in Process Integrity, placing them among the better providers in South Carolina.
Ask about their staffing approach for end-of-life visits — their current rate is below the state benchmark.
Based on federal CMS quality data, updated February 2026.
Hospice Care Index Components
- Overall HCI score
- 10 / 10
- Continuous care / inpatient days
- 0.1
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 50
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 14.2
- Visits near death
- 83.6
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $11844
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 93.9
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 98
- Pain screening
- 95.9
- Pain assessment
- 100
- Dyspnea screening
- 98
- Dyspnea treatment
- Not reported
- Opioid bowel care
- Not reported
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 68%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 14.2
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $11844
- Avg daily census
- 8 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- Not reported
- Dementia
- 43%
- Heart disease
- Not reported
- Respiratory
- Not reported
- Stroke
- Not reported
Data Sources
- CCN
- 421560
- CMS Region
- 4
All scores come directly from CMS. Providers cannot edit or influence their profile on this site.