Home Care Hilton Head SC: Agencies, Home Health and Hospice
Home care agencies that serve Hilton Head Island include SYNERGY HomeCare on the island and Visiting Angels, Right at Home and BrightStar Care from Bluffton.
For help at home on Hilton Head Island, call SYNERGY HomeCare (office on the island, 24-hour care), Visiting Angels or Right at Home (Bluffton offices that serve the island), or BrightStar Care if nurses are needed too. For doctor-ordered nursing and therapy, Amedisys and CenterWell run home health; 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 Based on Hilton Head Island
Three agencies have their office on the island. They send caregivers for companionship, bathing and dressing, meals, errands and overnight stays; the stars open a summary of what families say.
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: The only large agency with its office on the island. No long-term contract, and care can often start within days. Families describe 24-hour caregivers arranged the day after a hospital discharge.
14 Mediterranean Ln, Hilton Head Island, SC 29926
Phone: (843) 816-5377
Companionship and in-home care, help with appointments, meals and getting around.
Why it’s listed: A family-run island agency, serving the coast since 2016 and now run by a mother and daughter. Families who live away say they trust it with a parent or aunt for years.
110 Gardner Dr, Hilton Head Island, SC 29926
Phone: (843) 505-1885
Personal care, meals, overnight sitters, and sitters for residents of assisted living and other care homes.
Why it’s listed: Sends sitters into island assisted living and care facilities as well as homes. One family had a sitter in place within about an hour for a father’s first night in assisted living.
Bluffton Home Care Agencies That Serve Hilton Head
Most of the national home care brands with “Hilton Head” in their name have their office in Bluffton, on Plantation Park Drive off US 278. Each lists Hilton Head Island among the places it serves.
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, with Hilton Head, Bluffton, Okatie, Hardeeville, Ridgeland and Beaufort on its service list. Families describe caregivers matched to a parent’s personality.
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, from an office in Bluffton. 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 Suite 105, Bluffton, SC 29910
Phone: (843) 837-3773
Companion and personal care, dementia care and respite, plus nurses for skilled care such as wound care, IVs and blood draws.
Why it’s listed: Joint Commission accredited and in the Lowcountry since 2006, with nurses as well as caregivers: visits run from one hour to 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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.
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.
Home Health Care on Hilton Head: 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 and families describe nurses, physical therapists and occupational therapists visiting a 93-year-old at home, and a nurse who came late in the evening when a father needed help.
Hospice Care on Hilton Head Island
Hospice comes to the patient: at home, in an assisted living apartment or in a nursing center on the island. 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, 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, with a Bluffton office close to the bridges. Families describe a team that met them right after the first call; ask how to reach the nurse at night.
Home Care, Home Health or Hospice: Which Do You Need?
Home care (also called in-home care 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, usually from savings or long-term-care insurance, 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. A family often uses two at once: hospice or home health for the medical visits, and a home care agency for the hours in between.
What Home Care Costs on Hilton Head, and Who Pays
The island’s agencies quote after a free in-home assessment, and most set a minimum visit length, often a few hours. Ask for the hourly rate, the night and weekend rate, the live-in or 24-hour rate, and how much notice you need to give to change the schedule or stop.
Medicare does not pay for home care by the hour. Long-term-care insurance usually does, and veterans and surviving spouses may qualify for the VA’s Aid and Attendance benefit. Some Medicare Advantage plans include a few hours of help at home, so ask the plan.
How to Choose a Home Care Agency
Ask whether the caregivers are the agency’s employees (it then handles payroll, taxes and insurance) or are referred to you to hire. Ask 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.
For family who live away, ask how the agency reports on each visit and how fast it answers the phone at night. Many agencies on this page also serve Daufuskie Island; ask about the ferry time and cost.
When Home Care Isn’t Enough
For someone living with dementia, Memory Matters runs a day program on William Hilton Parkway, and the island’s assisted living and memory care communities take short respite stays. When care at home is around the clock, compare the cost with assisted living on Hilton Head or memory care. Agencies in town are on home care in Bluffton.
Frequently Asked Questions
What home care agencies serve Hilton Head Island?
SYNERGY HomeCare, Seaside Senior Companions & Caregivers and Helping Hands, Healing Hearts have offices on the island. Visiting Angels, Right at Home, BrightStar Care, Griswold and Integrity Home Care serve the island from Bluffton.
Is there 24-hour home care on Hilton Head?
Yes. SYNERGY HomeCare, Right at Home and BrightStar Care all offer around-the-clock care, and BrightStar has nurses as well as caregivers.
Does Medicare pay for home care on Hilton Head?
Medicare pays for home health (doctor-ordered nursing and therapy) and for hospice, not for hourly help with bathing, meals and company. Long-term-care insurance and VA benefits often cover home care.
Who provides hospice on Hilton Head Island?
MiraSol Health (Hospice Care of the Lowcountry), Agape Care and Crescent Hospice all care for patients on the island, at home or in a care community. Their offices are in Bluffton.
What is the difference between home care and home health?
Home care is hourly help with daily life, paid privately. Home health is skilled nursing and therapy a doctor orders for a set time, usually paid by Medicare or insurance.
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