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Adult Day Care
National Adult Day Services Association – NADSA
What to Look for in an Adult Day Service Provider
Advanced Directives
Consumer’s Tool Kit for Health Care Advance Planning Death with Dignity Act
Five Wishes, Aging with Dignity
Aging Services
Administration on Aging (AoA)
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
American Society on Aging (ASA)
LeadingAge national website for non-profit aging service providers
LeadingAge South Carolina South Carolina non-profit aging service providers
Lt. Governor’s Office on Aging
National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (NAAAA)
National Council on the Aging (NCoA)
South Carolina Access – Aging and Disability Information Searchable database of services in South Carolina
Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias
Alzheimer’s Association, national website; browsers can then find state offices
Alzheimer’s Association, South Carolina
South Carolina Alzheimer’s Respite Voucher
Alzheimer’s Foundation of America
South Carolina Alzheimer Support Groups
Arthritis
Arthritis Foundation
Assistive Living
Assisted Living Cost Calculator
South Carolina Association of Residential Care Homes (SCARCH)
Cancer
American Cancer Society
Caregivers/Caregiving
American Red Cross – Family Caregiving
Caregiver Magazine
Caregiver Respite grant – Midlands Council on Government Information for caregivers along with respite grants and funds are available through this office.
Family Caregiver Advocates
Managing Stress When Giving Care
National Alliance For Caregiving
National Association of Home Care National Family Caregiver Association
National Family Caregiver Support Center
South Carolina Alzheimer Support Groups
South Carolina Alzheimer’s Respite Voucher
Diabetes
Diabetes Association
Driving and Older Adults
The Older and Wiser Driver (AAA Foundation)
Driver Safety Program (AARP)
Drug Assistance – see Medication Assistance
End of Life – see also Hospice and Advanced Directives
Eye Care
Eye Care America
Federal Government
Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services – CMS (formally Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) – information about Medicaid, Medicare
Financial Planning
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Grandparents
AARP Grandparent Information Center
Safety Tips when Grandchildren Visit
Health Related Information
Center for Disease Control (CDC)
Medline Plus – Free, comprehensive, authoritative, up-to-date health information from the National Library of Medicine of the National Institutes of Health.
Heart Diseases, Stroke
American Heart Association, SC Chapters
Home Health
Home Health Compare
Hospice
Carolina Center for Hospice and End of Life Care
Lutheran Hospice
Insurance
Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services
Long Term Care Insurance Information – Consumer Law Page
Long Term Care Insurance Information – AARP
Kidney
Kidney Foundation of South Carolina
Leukemia
Leukemia Society of America
Lung
American Lung Association
License Plate/Placard (handicapped) form for South Carolina
Handicapped License Plate/Placard form for SOUTH CAROLINA
Long Term Care Insurance
Avoiding Fraud When Buying Long Term Care Insurance
Consumer Guide to Long Term Care Insurance
Long Term Care Insurance Information – AARP
Long Term Care Insurance Programs
Lutheran Organizations
South Carolina Synod – Evangelical Lutheran Church In America
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Medicaid
Medicaid for South Carolina
Medicare
Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services – CMS (formally Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
Nursing Homes
Nursing Home Compare
Nutrition
National Association of Nutrition and Aging Services Programs
Parkinson Disease
Columbia Parkinson’s Support Group
Parkinson Association of the Carolinas
Prescriptions and Prescription Assistance
Generic Drugs: The Unadvertised Brand
Prevention
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Preventing Falls Among Seniors
Respite-
Caregiver Respite grants – Midlands Council on Government Information for caregivers along with respite grants and funds are available through this office.
Respite Checklist
South Carolina Alzheimer’s Respite Voucher
Social Security
Social Security Administration
South Carolina Resources – Statewide
AARP South Carolina
Alzheimer’s Association, South Carolina
American Heart Association, SC Chapters
Bureau of Long Term Care Services (LTC)
Caregiver Respite grant – Midlands Council on Government Information for caregivers along with respite grants and funds are available through this office.
Handicapped License Plate/Placard form for South Carolina
Kidney Foundation of South Carolina
Lt. Governor’s Office on Aging
Medicaid for South Carolina
Parkinson Association of the Carolinas
Parkinson Support Groups, South Carolina
South Carolina Access – Aging and Disability Information
South Carolina Alzheimer’s Disease Support Groups
South Carolina Alzheimer’s Respite Voucher
South Carolina Association of Residential Care Homes
South Carolina Department of Social Services
South Carolina Geriatric Education Center
South Carolina Information Highway - Comprehensive directory of South Carolina information and resources.
South Carolina Resources – Midlands
Columbia Parkinson’s Support Group
Stroke
American Stroke Association, SC Chapters
Support Groups
Parkinson Support Groups, South Carolina
South Carolina Alzheimer’s Disease Support Groups
Columbia Parkinson’s Support Group
Veteran’s
Dept. of Veteran’s Affairs
Women
Office of Women’s Health – US Food and Drug Administration
