{
 "care_type": "hospice",
 "city": "Bluffton",
 "state": "SC",
 "state_name": "South Carolina",
 "slug": "bluffton",
 "count": 3,
 "rated_count": 2,
 "page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/hospice/sc/bluffton/",
 "pages": [
  "https://myhomecarefinder.com/hospice/sc/bluffton/"
 ],
 "answer": "As of the CMS Care Compare August 2026 release, 3 Medicare-certified hospices have an address in Bluffton, SC. 2 have a CMS family caregiver survey star rating, and 0 are rated 4 stars or higher. The highest-rated, at 3 stars, are Crescent Hospice and Hospice Care of the Lowcountry.",
 "ranking": "CMS family caregiver survey star rating desc; ties alphabetical; unrated last; no paid placement",
 "source": {
  "datasets": [
   "https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/dataset/yc9t-dgbk",
   "https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/dataset/gxki-hrr8",
   "https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/dataset/252m-zfp9"
  ],
  "release": "August 2026"
 },
 "updated": "2026-10-20",
 "providers": [
  {
   "ccn": "421574",
   "name": "Crescent Hospice",
   "address": "10 Buckingham Plantation Drive, Suite A Magnolia Business Park",
   "state": "SC",
   "zip": "29910",
   "phone": "(843) 757-9388",
   "phone_e164": "+18437579388",
   "ownership": "For-Profit",
   "medicare_certification_date": "2007-09-18",
   "cms_star_rating": 3.0,
   "would_definitely_recommend_pct": 84,
   "hospice_care_index_score": 10.0,
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/hospice/421574?state=SC",
   "city": "Bluffton",
   "rank": 1,
   "page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/hospice/sc/bluffton/#ccn-421574"
  },
  {
   "ccn": "421518",
   "name": "Hospice Care of the Lowcountry",
   "address": "7 Plantation Park Drive Unit 4",
   "state": "SC",
   "zip": "29910",
   "phone": "(843) 706-2296",
   "phone_e164": "+18437062296",
   "ownership": "For-Profit",
   "medicare_certification_date": "1993-07-30",
   "cms_star_rating": 3.0,
   "would_definitely_recommend_pct": 84,
   "hospice_care_index_score": 10.0,
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/hospice/421518?state=SC",
   "city": "Bluffton",
   "rank": 2,
   "page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/hospice/sc/bluffton/#ccn-421518"
  },
  {
   "ccn": "421553",
   "name": "Pruitthealth Hospice-Beaufort",
   "address": "40 Oaktie Ctr Blvd Suite 230",
   "state": "SC",
   "zip": "29909",
   "phone": "(770) 279-6200",
   "phone_e164": "+17702796200",
   "ownership": "For-Profit",
   "medicare_certification_date": "2004-09-10",
   "cms_star_rating": null,
   "would_definitely_recommend_pct": null,
   "hospice_care_index_score": 8.0,
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/hospice/421553?state=SC",
   "city": "Bluffton",
   "rank": 3,
   "page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/hospice/sc/bluffton/#ccn-421553"
  }
 ]
}