Crescent Hospice of North Charleston

Crescent Hospice of North Charleston is a senior care provider in North Charleston, SC, serving patients and families across SC and into Augusta, Georgia. The hospice team provides care for people with a life-limiting illness, with the goal of maximizing quality of life so patients can spend time with the people who matter most to them. Crescent Hospice holds a rating of 5.00 based on 10 reviews.

Crescent Hospice received the 2023 Hospice CAHPS Honor, an annual review that recognizes hospices providing the highest level of quality care as measured from the caregiver's point of view. The organization is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) for compliance with a comprehensive set of national standards. Care is delivered by an extensive team that includes physicians, nurses, nursing, home health aides, certified nurse aides, medical social workers, chaplains, and volunteers. Crescent Hospice also provides durable medical equipment such as beds and wheelchairs, medical supplies such as wound care items, medications, and short-term care in the hospital, including respite care.

The care team works closely with each patient's primary care physician, communicating with the doctor throughout the time the patient receives care from Crescent. Crescent considers experienced professionals for roles on its team and offers flexible work schedules, extensive training, and competitive compensation and benefits. The organization states that it cares for patients and families as though they were part of its own family, treating them with dignity and compassion.

Crescent Hospice serves patients who have chosen comfort care focused on relief of symptoms rather than curative treatment, and patients do not have to be homebound to receive services. Most hospice care is delivered in the home, and in rare cases where symptoms cannot be managed at home, patients can receive inpatient hospice care. Patients who stabilize often graduate from hospice and can return whenever their status warrants it.

With a 5.00 rating from 10 reviews, Crescent Hospice of North Charleston brings accredited hospice care and a caregiver-recognized quality honor to families in North Charleston and the surrounding SC communities.