Interim Health Care Hospice of Charleston
A hospice in North Charleston, South Carolina 29405
3820 Faber Place Dr, Suite 200, North Charleston, South Carolina 29405. (843) 554-1410.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 23, 2026.
- 1 deficiency cited in the last three years
- Not rated family caregiver rating
- 10of 10 CMS’s Hospice Care Index
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean2
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
1 deficiency cited in the last three years
The middle of the 17 hospices serving ZIP code 29405 had 5.
The last inspection on record was on Jul 3, 2025: a reaccreditation inspection by the Community Health Accreditation Partner.
CMS, QCOR hospice inspection reports. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated quarterly.
CMS, Hospice ZIP Data. Released Aug 26, 2026. Updated quarterly.
When those deficiencies happened
1 deficiency in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2025. Most serious: Standard-level. The last 3 years, to Oct 27, 2026.
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Each deficiency, as cited
Rule titles as CMS’s inspectors cite them, set in sentence case.
CMS, QCOR hospice inspection reports. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated quarterly.
Jul 3, 2025: reaccreditation inspection by the Community Health Accreditation Partner1 deficiency
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Content of comprehensive assessment (42 CFR 418.54(c)(7))
The inspectors’ words, 272 words
“It is required that the comprehensive assessment includes an initial bereavement assessment of the needs of the patient’s family and other individuals, focusing on the social, spiritual, and cultural factors that may impact their ability to cope with the patient’s death. Information gathered from the initial bereavement assessment is incorporated into the plan of care and considered in the bereavement plan of care. This standard was not met as evidenced by clinical record review, document review, and interview. Agency policy “Evaluation of Hospice Eligibility” stated in part, “The comprehensive assessment process is completed by the hospice interdisciplinary group (IDG), in consultation with the individual’s attending physician, if any, no later than 5 calendar days after the effective date of election by the individual.” In 1 of 19 (5%) clinical records reviewed, the hospice did not ensure the comprehensive assessment included an initial bereavement assessment. Clinical Record 6: The patient elected hospice care on 12/21/2024. On 12/21/2024, the initial nursing assessment was completed, on 12/30/2024, a psychosocial assessment was completed, and on 01/03/2025, an assessment of spiritual needs was completed. None of these initial assessments included an initial bereavement risk assessment. The Social Worker (SW) reached out to the patient on 12/24/2024, and the Chaplain (SC) reached out on 12/22/2024. Both documented that the family wanted to reschedule their visits until after the holidays. A review of the record revealed there was no initial bereavement assessment documented as of 07/02/2025. During a joint review of clinical records and an interview on 07/02/2025, the Administrator confirmed the finding and stated that the initial bereavement assessment had not been completed. No further information was provided.”
The one inspection in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2025 | Reaccreditation inspection by the Community Health Accreditation Partner | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it certified?
- Medicare-certified hospice since Sep 20, 2022.
- CMS doesn’t list its type of ownership.
- No For hospices, home health agencies, hospitals and dialysis facilities, CMS writes deficiencies at two levels. Standard is the usual one; condition-level is the more serious, when a problem is serious enough that the provider doesn’t meet a whole condition of taking part in Medicare. Source: CMS, State Operations Manual. deficiency or CMS’s most serious finding: the place’s failure to meet a rule caused, or was likely to cause, serious injury, harm, impairment or death to someone in its care. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 489.3. on record in the last three years.
CMS, Hospice General Information. Released Aug 26, 2026. Updated quarterly.
CMS, QCOR hospice inspection reports. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated quarterly.
Has anything been proven against it?
- CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for hospices, so none are shown.
- 0 deficiencies cited in the last three years came from inspections that included a complaint investigation.
CMS, QCOR hospice inspection reports. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated quarterly.
Who does the caring?
- From Medicare claims (Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2024): 13.9 nurse care minutes per routine home care day, 10.7% of skilled nursing minutes at weekends and a visit near death for 95.2% of patients who died.
- Where its patients were cared for (Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024): 77% at home, 9% in assisted living, 13% in a skilled nursing facility, 1% in an inpatient hospice.
CMS, Hospice Provider Data. Released Aug 26, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Measure | This provider |
|---|---|
| Nurse care minutes per routine home care day | 13.9 min |
| Skilled nursing minutes at weekends | 10.7% |
| Visits near death | 95.2% of patients who died |
Who owns it?
- 8 owners or officers are people: Ashlee Pittman (runs it (operational or managerial control), 100%); Dawn Costanzo (corporate officer, 100%); Brett Mccoy (corporate director, 100%); Brett Mccoy (managing employee (on the payroll), 100%); Paula Tharp (owns 5% or more directly, 40%); Dawn Costanzo (owns 5% or more directly, 40%); Robb Baker (owns 5% or more directly, 20%); Julia H Saylors (managing employee (under contract)).
- No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
- No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
CMS, Hospice All Owners and Hospice Enrollments. Released Sep 29, 2026. Updated quarterly.
What do families say?
- CMS gives no family caregiver survey rating: “The number of cases is too small to report Star Ratings.”
- In CMS’s survey of family caregivers (Oct 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2025): 82% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10, and 85% would definitely recommend it.
- CMS’s Hospice Care Index: 10 of 10 (Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2024).
- 97.73% of patients were assessed on all seven of CMS’s measures at the start of care (Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025); 73.4% had visits from a nurse or social worker on at least 2 of their last 3 days (Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2024).
CMS, CAHPS Hospice Survey and Hospice Provider Data. Released Aug 26, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Measure | Rating |
|---|---|
| Family caregiver survey ratingCMS star rating from its survey of patients’ family caregivers, 1 to 5 | Not rated |
| Hospice Care IndexCMS’s Hospice Care Index, 0 to 10 (higher is better): a point for each of ten measures from Medicare claims on which the hospice meets CMS’s threshold | 10 of 10 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Of the 17 hospices CMS’s data show serving patients in ZIP code 29405, where this hospice’s office is, the middle number of deficiencies cited in the last three years was 5; this one had 1.
CMS, Hospice ZIP Data. Released Aug 26, 2026. Updated quarterly.
CMS, QCOR hospice inspection reports. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Agape Hospice of the Lowcountry | 9 |
| Interim Health Care Hospice of Charleston This hospice | 1 |
| MUSC Health Hospice at Home By Bayada-Charleston | 5 |
| Hospice of Charleston | 8 |
| Lutheran Hospice | 11 |
| Promedica Hospice-Charleston | 5 |
| Pruitthealth Hospice-Beaufort | Not given |
| Amedisys Hospice of South Carolina | 14 |
| Medical Services of America Hospice of the Lowcountry | Not given |
| Caris Healthcare Columbia | Not given |
| Family Hospice of Greenville LLC | Not given |
| Transitions Hospice Care of Georgia, Inc. | 10 |
What the record doesn’t say
- CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for hospices, so none are shown.
- Only complaints that led to a citation appear; complaints that didn’t aren’t published.
- CMS ended its Special Focus Program for hospices with serious problems on Feb 14, 2025, so no hospice is marked as one.
- Hospice quality measures have a gap from October 2025: CMS replaced its patient assessment then, and public results from the new one (HOPE) are expected around November 2027.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospice General Information (yc9t-dgbk).
Released Aug 26, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospice Provider Data (252m-zfp9).
Released Aug 26, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, CAHPS Hospice Survey (gxki-hrr8).
Released Aug 26, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, QCOR hospice inspection reports (Hospice Survey Reports - Oct 2021 through Sep 2026.xlsx).
Released Oct 23, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospice All Owners (e983965e-1603-4cb8-82b5-c40090e380d1).
Released Sep 29, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospice Enrollments (25704213-e833-4b8b-9dbc-58dd17149209).
Released Sep 29, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospice ZIP Data (95rg-2usp).
Released Aug 26, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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From the hospice
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Replies
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Paid listing
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