Heart of Hospice Upstate
Hospice · 775 Spartan Blvd., Spartanburg, SC 29301
At a glance
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Medicare-certified
- Since 11/19/2009 · CCN 421596
- Rank in Spartanburg
- #4 of 4 hospices
- Average daily census
- 3 patients
- County
- Greenville
- Service area
- 25 ZIP codes (see list)
Quality of care
Quality measures: better than the national average on 1 of 2 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visits in the last days of life | 84.6% | — | 48.3% | Better |
| Hospice Care Index (0-10) | 9 | 9.1 | 8.8 | About the same |
The composite process measure covers 7 care processes at admission. The Hospice Care Index runs 0–10.
What families say (CAHPS Hospice survey)
CMS has not published these measures for this provider (usually because too few patients were treated in the reporting period).
Hospice Care Index details
Claims-based indicators: better than the national average on 3 of 10 reported measures, worse on 5.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continuous home care or inpatient care provided (% days) | 0% | — | 0.5% | About the same |
| Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) (lower is better) | 70% | — | 52.4% | Worse |
| Early live discharges (% live discharges) (lower is better) | 2.1% | — | 7.3% | Better |
| Late live discharges (% live discharges) (lower is better) | 42.6% | — | 37.4% | Worse |
| Burdensome transitions, type 1 (% live discharges) (lower is better) | 8.5% | — | 8.5% | About the same |
| Burdensome transitions, type 2 (% live discharges) (lower is better) | 0% | — | 2.1% | Better |
| Per-beneficiary spending ($) (lower is better) | $20,044 | — | $19,227 | Worse |
| Nurse care minutes per routine home care day | 10 | — | 19.9 | Worse |
| Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% of minutes) | 7.3% | — | 9.6% | Worse |
| Visits near death (% of decedents) | 96.3% | — | 89.3% | Better |
These ten indicators are combined into the Hospice Care Index. Spending is per Medicare beneficiary.
Who this hospice cares for
Patient diagnoses
Where care is provided
Location and service area
ZIP codes served (25)
29301, 29302, 29303, 29306, 29307, 29316, 29322, 29323, 29330, 29335, 29340, 29341, 29346, 29349, 29365, 29379, 29388, 29605, 29611, 29642, 29650, 29687, 29690, 29702, 29743
Other hospices in Spartanburg
Kindred Hospice
Agape Care South Carolina II
Frequently asked questions
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Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with Heart of Hospice Upstate. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.