{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Dataset",
  "name": "ElderCareIndex State Data \u2014 South Carolina",
  "description": "Senior care cost benchmarks (assisted living, memory care, nursing home, home health aide, adult day care) and Medicaid eligibility summary for South Carolina. Sourced from Genworth Cost of Care, CMS, BLS, and state Medicaid agency.",
  "url": "https://eldercareindex.com/south-carolina/",
  "license": "https://eldercareindex.com/methodology/",
  "creator": {
    "@type": "Organization",
    "name": "ElderCareIndex",
    "url": "https://eldercareindex.com"
  },
  "spatialCoverage": {
    "@type": "Place",
    "name": "South Carolina",
    "containedInPlace": {
      "@type": "Country",
      "name": "United States"
    }
  },
  "variableMeasured": [
    "assisted_living_monthly_cost",
    "memory_care_monthly_cost",
    "nursing_home_semi_private_monthly_cost",
    "nursing_home_private_monthly_cost",
    "home_health_aide_hourly_cost",
    "adult_day_care_daily_cost",
    "independent_living_monthly_cost",
    "medicaid_income_limit_monthly",
    "medicaid_asset_limit",
    "medicaid_waiver_name",
    "composite_index_score",
    "affordability_score",
    "quality_score",
    "staffing_score",
    "access_score",
    "medicaid_score"
  ],
  "dateModified": "2026-03-01",
  "isBasedOn": [
    "Genworth Cost of Care Survey 2024 (adjusted to 2026)",
    "World Population Review",
    "CareScout",
    "CMS Nursing Home Compare",
    "BLS Occupational Employment Statistics",
    "Community Choices Waiver (https://www.scdhhs.gov/)"
  ],
  "state_abbr": "SC",
  "state_name": "South Carolina",
  "state_slug": "south-carolina",
  "costs_monthly_usd": {
    "assisted_living": 3612,
    "memory_care": 4514,
    "nursing_home_semi_private": 9227,
    "nursing_home_private": 9822,
    "independent_living": 2347
  },
  "costs_unit_usd": {
    "home_health_aide_per_hour": 23,
    "adult_day_care_per_day": 68
  },
  "vs_national_pct_diff": {
    "adultDay": -17.1,
    "homeAide": -14.8,
    "independent": -21.4,
    "assistedLiving": -21.3,
    "memoryCare": -21.3,
    "nursingSemi": -16.4,
    "nursingPrivate": -19.7
  },
  "medicaid": {
    "waiver_name": "Community Choices Waiver",
    "agency_url": "https://www.scdhhs.gov/",
    "income_limit_monthly_usd": 2829,
    "asset_limit_usd": 2000
  },
  "neighbor_states": [
    "NC",
    "GA"
  ],
  "index_scores": {
    "composite": 48.3,
    "rank": 38,
    "grade": "D",
    "pillars": {
      "affordability": 88.4,
      "quality": 48.0,
      "quality_raw": 2.92,
      "staffing": 19.2,
      "access": 13.8,
      "medicaid": 55.0
    },
    "pillar_grades": {
      "affordability": "B",
      "quality": "A",
      "staffing": "C",
      "access": "F",
      "medicaid": "F"
    }
  },
  "page_urls": {
    "state_overview": "https://eldercareindex.com/south-carolina/",
    "assisted_living": "https://eldercareindex.com/south-carolina/assisted-living/",
    "medicaid": "https://eldercareindex.com/south-carolina/medicaid/",
    "memory_care": "https://eldercareindex.com/south-carolina/memory-care/",
    "nursing_home": "https://eldercareindex.com/south-carolina/nursing-home/",
    "home_health_aide": "https://eldercareindex.com/south-carolina/home-health-aide/"
  }
}