Greenville Senior AdvisorPickens County lies west of Greenville toward the Blue Ridge, with Pickens as its county seat and Easley, Clemson, Central, Liberty and Six Mile among its towns; about 139,198 people lived there on July 1, 2025.
Its median age of 36.6 is the youngest of the four counties because of Clemson University, but 19.2% of residents are 65 or older. Prisma Health Baptist Easley and AnMed Cannon in Pickens are the county's hospitals, and Clemson has a cluster of retirement and assisted living communities that draw retirees and returning alumni.
How many seniors and licensed care options are in Pickens County, South Carolina?
Pickens County had about 26,668 residents 65 and older (19.2% of 139,198) and 2,976 aged 85 and older on July 1, 2025, and the S.C. Department of Public Health lists 9 senior-serving CRCFs and 6 nursing homes there.
| Available in Pickens County | Not available in Pickens County | |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed here (DPH records) | Community residential care facilities: 9, Nursing homes: 6, Adult day care: 3, Hospice programs: 2, In-home care providers: 19 | — |
| Not licensed here | — | Home health agencies, Hospice houses |
| Alzheimer's special care units | 6 buildings | — |
Population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 county population estimates by age (July 1, 2025).
Which senior care facilities are licensed in Pickens County?
Every licensed community residential care facility and nursing home in Pickens County on DPH's data (as of October 31, 2026) is listed below, with licensed beds, Alzheimer's flags and license status.
| Facility | License type | Licensed beds | Alzheimer's unit / care (DPH) | City | DPH orders since Jan 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barclay at Clemson 100 Pershing Ave, 29361 | CRCF | 78 | Unit + care | Clemson | 0 |
| Clemson Downs Assisted Living 500 Downs Loop, 29631 | CRCF | 56 | Unit | Clemson | 0 |
| Clemson Heritage 140 Cambridge Dr, 29631 | CRCF | 96 | Unit + care | Clemson | 0 |
| Easley Retirement Center 102 Dowling St, 29641 | CRCF | 16 | No | Easley | 1 |
| Presbyterian Communities of South Carolina-Foothills 205 Bud Nalley Dr, 29642 | CRCF | 52 | Unit + care | Easley | 0 |
| Six Mile Retirement Center 120 S Main St, 29682 | CRCF | 41 | No | Six Mile | 0 |
| Vickery Parke 131 Vickery Parke, 29630 | CRCF | 52 | No | Central | 0 |
| Viva Senior Living at Easley 123 Couch Ln, 29642 | CRCF | 56 | No | Easley | 0 |
| Willows of Easley 105 Willow Pl, 29640 | CRCF | 50 | Unit + care | Easley | 0 |
| Clemson Area Retirement Center-Health Care Center 500 Downs Loop, 29631 | NH | 68 | Care only | Clemson | 0 |
| Fleetwood Post Acute 200 Anne Dr, 29640 | NH | 103 | No | Easley | 0 |
| Manna Post Acute 716 E Cedar Rock St, 29671 | NH | 130 | No | Pickens | 0 |
| Powdersville Post Acute 1850 Crestview Rd, 29642 | NH | 60 | No | Easley | 0 |
| Presbyterian Communities of South Carolina-Foothills 205 Bud Nalley Dr, 29642 | NH | 44 | Unit | Easley | 0 |
| Pruitthealth - Pickens 163 Love and Care Rd, 29682 | NH | 44 | No | Six Mile | 0 |
Which home health, hospice and adult day providers are based in Pickens County?
DPH's data shows 0 home health agencies, 2 hospice programs and houses and 3 adult day centers with Pickens County addresses, plus 19 in-home care providers.
- Curatus Hospice, Easley — hospice program
- PH Healthcare Services, Easley — hospice program
- Active Day of Liberty, Liberty — adult day care facility
- Adult Day Activities Samaritans, Pickens — adult day care facility
- Elite Day Center of Pickens, Liberty — adult day care facility
Who helps seniors and caregivers in Pickens County, SC?
Pickens 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.
How far do Pickens County residents travel for hospital care?
From Pickens, the county seat, the closest general acute-care hospital on DPH's roster is AnMed Health Cannon, about 4.9 miles away in a straight line, and downtown Greenville is about 19 miles away.
The next closest hospitals are Prisma Health Baptist Easley Hospital (about 10 miles) and St. Francis-Downtown (about 18 miles). Distances are straight lines, not driving routes.
