Greenville Senior AdvisorGreenville County is the urban core of the Upstate: the City of Greenville plus Greer, Mauldin, Simpsonville, Fountain Inn, Travelers Rest and the large unincorporated communities of Taylors, Berea and Five Forks, with about 583,125 residents in 2025 Census estimates. Most of the region's hospitals and most of its licensed senior care are here.
Because Greenville County is so large, we break it down by Greenville area and by city; the links below go to each one. The county is part of the Appalachian Council of Governments' six-county aging region, which also runs the regional ombudsman program.
How many seniors and licensed care options are in Greenville County, South Carolina?
Greenville County had about 108,791 residents 65 and older (18.7% of 583,125) and 11,216 aged 85 and older on July 1, 2025, and the S.C. Department of Public Health lists 33 senior-serving CRCFs and 18 nursing homes there.
| Available in Greenville County | Not available in Greenville County | |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed here (DPH records) | Community residential care facilities: 33, Nursing homes: 18, Adult day care: 7, Home health agencies: 9, Hospice programs: 11, Hospice houses: 1, In-home care providers: 227 | — |
| Not licensed here | — | Every category is represented |
| Alzheimer's special care units | 24 buildings | — |
Population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 county population estimates by age (July 1, 2025).
Where is licensed senior care located within Greenville County?
Of Greenville County's 33 senior-serving CRCFs, 20 have Greenville mailing addresses and 13 are in the county's other cities; the table breaks both down.
| Area or city | Senior CRCFs | Nursing homes |
|---|---|---|
| Downtown, North Main & Augusta Road | 6 | 2 |
| Eastside, Pelham Road & Haywood | 7 | 2 |
| Woodruff Road, Verdae & Parkins Mill | 4 | 4 |
| Berea, Furman & West Greenville | 3 | 4 |
| Greer | 5 | 3 |
| Mauldin | 0 | 0 |
| Simpsonville | 6 | 1 |
| Taylors | 0 | 0 |
| Travelers Rest | 1 | 0 |
| Fountain Inn | 1 | 1 |
Where do Greenville County families get free senior help?
Greenville County is served by the Appalachian Council of Governments Area Agency on Aging in Greenville at 864-242-9733 (toll-free 1-800-434-4036), which also runs the regional long-term care ombudsman program and I-CARE Medicare counseling.
Its services include information and referral, the regional Long Term Care Ombudsman Program, the Family Caregiver Program, nutrition programs and the I-CARE/SHIP Medicare counseling program. Licensing complaints go to DPH Healthcare Quality at 1-800-922-6735, and suspected abuse of an adult at home to DSS Adult Protective Services at 1-888-227-3487. Prisma Health SeniorCare PACE-Upstate serves the county.
Which hospitals serve Greenville County seniors?
DPH's roster lists 6 general acute-care hospital campuses in Greenville County run by Prisma Health and Bon Secours St. Francis, plus inpatient rehabilitation and long-term acute care hospitals.
- Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital (Greenville, 864 licensed beds)
- Prisma Health Greer Memorial Hospital (Greer, 82 licensed beds)
- Prisma Health Hillcrest Hospital (Simpsonville, 43 licensed beds)
- Prisma Health Patewood Hospital (Greenville, 72 licensed beds)
- St. Francis-Downtown (Greenville, 295 licensed beds)
- St. Francis-Eastside (Greenville, 93 licensed beds)
