Home Care and Senior Care in Bluffton, SC
Bluffton’s home care agencies include Right at Home, Visiting Angels and BrightStar Care on Plantation Park Drive, and Home Helpers in Okatie.
For help at home in Bluffton, call Right at Home or Visiting Angels (offices on Plantation Park Drive), BrightStar Care if nurses are needed too, or Home Helpers if Medicaid will pay. For doctor-ordered nursing and therapy, Amedisys and CenterWell run home health care in Bluffton; for hospice, MiraSol Health is the local nonprofit. For free help comparing them, call John at HHI.com, (843) 284-7966.
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Home Care Agencies in Bluffton, SC
Six agencies have their office in Bluffton or Okatie, four of them along Plantation Park Drive and Buckingham Plantation Drive off US 278. They send caregivers for companionship, bathing and dressing, meals, errands and overnight stays; the stars open a summary of what families say.
29 Plantation Park Dr #704, Bluffton, SC 29910
Phone: (843) 815-7890
Companion care, personal care, medication reminders and 24/7 care.
Why it’s listed: About 18 years in the Lowcountry. Families describe four months of round-the-clock care with schedule changes handled at short notice; ask about lifting and transfers before care starts.
29 Plantation Park Dr #114, Bluffton, SC 29910
Phone: (843) 757-1002
Companion and personal care, transportation and shopping, and care after a hospital stay.
Why it’s listed: Owned and run locally, serving Bluffton, Okatie, Hardeeville, Ridgeland, Beaufort and Hilton Head. Families describe caregivers matched to a parent’s personality.
29 Plantation Park Dr Suite 105, Bluffton, SC 29910
Phone: (843) 837-3773
Companion and personal care, dementia care and respite, plus nurses for wound care, IVs and blood draws.
Why it’s listed: Joint Commission accredited and in the Lowcountry since 2006. Visits run from one hour to 24 hours a day, and it covers Bluffton, Okatie, Hardeeville and Ridgeland.
25 Buckingham Plantation Dr A, Bluffton, SC 29910
Phone: (843) 785-6400
Pairs families with licensed, bonded and insured caregivers for personal care, companionship and housekeeping.
Why it’s listed: A referral service rather than an agency that employs the caregivers, so ask who employs the caregiver and who handles payroll and taxes. Families describe help arranged within hours.
110 Traders Cross, Suite 219, Okatie, SC 29909
Phone: (843) 837-3041
In-home care for Bluffton and Hampton, with a nurse manager on the team.
Why it’s listed: The one agency on this page that says it takes Medicaid as well as private pay. Families describe a caregiver well matched to a mother and an office that listened from the first call.
169 Bluffton Rd, Suite I, Bluffton, SC 29910
Phone: (843) 715-2107
Companion and personal care, Alzheimer’s and dementia care, respite, help after surgery and support alongside hospice.
Why it’s listed: Serves Beaufort, Jasper and Hampton counties. Families describe services added a step at a time as a parent’s needs grew, and a director who checks in on the home.
A Hilton Head Agency That Serves Bluffton
SYNERGY HomeCare’s office is on the island, and it lists Bluffton, Sun City and Okatie among the places it serves.
2 Corpus Christi Pl, Suite 101, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928
Phone: (843) 310-1078
Companion and personal care, help after a hospital stay, dementia care and around-the-clock caregivers.
Why it’s listed: Lists Bluffton, Sun City, Okatie, Pritchardville, Callawassie and Spring Island among the places it serves. No long-term contract, and care can often start within days.
Home Health Care in Bluffton, SC: Nursing and Therapy
Home health is medical care at home, ordered by a doctor, usually after surgery, a fall or a hospital stay: a nurse and physical, occupational or speech therapists visit for a few weeks. Medicare and most insurance pay for it when the patient qualifies.
59 Sheridan Park Cir, Suite A, Bluffton, SC 29910
Phone: (843) 815-8088
Nurses, physical, occupational and speech therapists and home health aides at home, after surgery, a fall or a hospital stay.
Why it’s listed: Licensed (HHA0483) and ACHC accredited, serving Beaufort, Jasper, Hampton and Allendale counties. Patients describe therapists at the house after a hip replacement.
2 Westbury Park Way #102, Bluffton, SC 29910
Phone: (843) 815-2549
Nurses and physical and occupational therapists at home, with a phone line for urgent questions after hours.
Why it’s listed: Patients describe a nurse who drove an hour late in the evening when a father needed help, and therapists who guided rehab after shoulder surgery.
Hospice in Bluffton, SC
Hospice comes to the patient: at home, in an assisted living apartment or in a nursing center. A doctor refers, and Medicare’s hospice benefit pays for the care, medicines and equipment for the illness.
7 Plantation Park Dr, Unit 4, Bluffton, SC 29910
Phone: (843) 706-2296
Hospice Care of the Lowcountry, Lowcountry Palliative Care and grief support, at home or in a care community.
Why it’s listed: The area’s community nonprofit for serious illness and end-of-life care, based in Bluffton and serving Beaufort, Jasper, Hampton and Colleton counties.
75A Towne Dr, Suite B, Bluffton, SC 29910
Phone: (800) 932-2738
Hospice, palliative care, a dementia-care program and grief support, at home or in a care community.
Why it’s listed: Staff at senior communities and nursing centers it serves describe a responsive team and a liaison who visits residents and runs a grief support group.
10 Buckingham Plantation Dr, Bluffton, SC 29910
Phone: (843) 757-9388
Hospice nursing visits and equipment at home, and hospice care for residents of nursing and assisted living communities.
Why it’s listed: ACHC accredited. Families describe a team that met them right after the first call; ask how to reach the nurse at night.
Senior Care at Home: Home Care, Home Health or Hospice?
Home care (in-home or private-duty care) is help with daily life: bathing, dressing, meals, medication reminders, driving to appointments and company. It is paid by the hour and can run from a few hours a week to around the clock.
Home health is skilled nursing and therapy a doctor orders for a set time. Hospice is comfort care for someone with a serious illness who is no longer seeking a cure. Families often use two at once: home health or hospice for the medical visits, and a home care agency for the hours in between.
What Home Care Costs in Bluffton, and Who Pays
Bluffton agencies quote after a free in-home assessment, and most set a minimum visit length. Ask for the hourly rate, the night, weekend and 24-hour rates, and how much notice you need to change the schedule.
Medicare does not pay for home care by the hour. Long-term-care insurance usually does, veterans and surviving spouses may qualify for the VA’s Aid and Attendance benefit, and Home Helpers takes Medicaid. Some Medicare Advantage plans include a few hours of help at home.
How to Choose a Home Care Agency in Bluffton
Ask whether the caregivers are the agency’s employees or are referred to you to hire, for its South Carolina license, how caregivers are trained for dementia and for lifting, whether you can meet the caregiver first, and who comes if that caregiver is sick. In Sun City and the gated neighborhoods, ask whether the agency already has gate passes for its caregivers.
Respite Stays, Day Programs and Moving
For a caregiver who needs a break, The Pines at Bluffton, Vineyard Bluffton and The Addison take short respite stays; see memory care in Bluffton. When care at home is around the clock, compare the cost with assisted living in Bluffton. Agencies on the island are on home care on Hilton Head.
Frequently Asked Questions
What home care agencies are in Bluffton, SC?
Right at Home, Visiting Angels, BrightStar Care, Griswold, Home Helpers and Integrity Home Care have offices in Bluffton or Okatie. SYNERGY HomeCare serves Bluffton from Hilton Head.
Is there a Right at Home in Bluffton, SC?
Yes. Right at Home Hilton Head’s office is at 29 Plantation Park Drive, Suite 704, Bluffton, SC 29910, phone (843) 815-7890. It offers companion, personal and 24/7 care.
Which home care agency in Bluffton takes Medicaid?
Home Helpers Home Care of Bluffton, at 110 Traders Cross in Okatie, accepts Medicaid as well as private pay.
Who provides home health care in Bluffton, SC?
Amedisys Home Health Care on Sheridan Park Circle and CenterWell Home Health in Westbury Park send nurses and therapists to the home when a doctor orders it.
Who provides hospice in Bluffton, SC?
MiraSol Health (Hospice Care of the Lowcountry, a nonprofit), Agape Care and Crescent Hospice all have offices in Bluffton.
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