TABLE OF CONTENTS Area Agency on Aging 1 South Carolina Area Agencies on Aging 2 Adult Daycare Centers 5 Adult Protective Services 6 Dialysis Centers 7 Disability Resources 8 Disaster Care/Cleaning Services 9 Education and Leisure Organizations 10 Elder Law 11 Emergency Phone Numbers 12 Emergency Preparedness 13 Financial Advisors 14 Funeral Services 15 Government 16 Health Clinics 17 Hearing Resources 18 Home Care Services Non-Medical 19 Home Health Services 22 Home Health Services in Home Physicians 23 Hospice Providers 24 Hospitals 25 Housing 26 Housing Services 27 Libraries 28 Long Term Care Insurance 30 Medical Equipment Providers 31 Mental Health Services 32 Non-Profits 33 Nutrition / Food Pantries 34 Parks and Recreation 35 Regional County Aging 37 Residential Care Facilities 38 Scams/Fraud 40 Senior Centers 41 Transportation Providers 43 Veterans 44 Websites 45 WACCAMAW AREA AGENCY ON AGING As individuals age, changes take place that affect both the mind and body. Tasks once easily completed may become increasingly difficult and require assistance. Family members may find themselves placed in a caregiving role. As the dedicated Area Agency on Aging (AAA), Waccamaw Regional Council of Governments exists to ​ ​ provide services and resources to seniors and their caregivers in the Waccamaw Region. The AAA offers the support many senior residents need to continue living comfortable, high-quality lives in their own homes for as long as possible. WRCOG also serves as the Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) for the region. The ADRC works ​ to improve awareness of and access to resources and services for seniors, adults with disabilities and caregivers. Services include: ● The Family Caregiver Assistance program, which provides support, information, ​ education and small grants to family caregivers. ● The Insurance Counseling and Referral for Elders (ICARE) program, which ​ provides health insurance counseling for those participating in Medicare, assists with Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage and Medicaid Savings Programs, and helps with coordination of benefits and general insurance information. ● The Information, Referral and Assistance (IR&A) program, which creates ​ ​ connections between community services and those in need of assistance, provides outreach and advocacy and helps guide clients through the aging process. ● The Long-Term Care Ombudsman program seeks to improve the quality of life and ​ ​ care of those residing in nursing homes and assisted living facilities by educating facility staff and community members, investigating complaints, visiting facilities and monitoring conditions. ● The agency works with providers to deliver services such as congregate dining programs, home-delivered meal programs, transportation and homemaking programs. Our providers are: ● Georgetown County Bureau of Aging Services ● Horry County Council on Aging ● Vital Aging of Williamsburg County Part of a larger, nationwide network dedicated to improving the lives of senior citizens and disabled individuals, this arm of Waccamaw Regional offers a range of services to assist seniors, persons with disabilities and their families as they navigate ever-changing programming and service options, and effectively coordinate resources that allow clients to be engaged in their communities and live the highest quality of life possible. 1 There are ten Area Agencies on Aging spread around South Carolina. They are excellent resources for local community issues as well. They can be found at: AAA - Region I (Anderson, Cherokee, Greenville, Oconee, Pickens and Spartanburg) Appalachia Area Agency SC Appalachian Council of Governments 30 Century Circle Greenville, SC 29607 864-242-9733 AAA - Region II (Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick and Saluda) Upper Savannah Area Agency Upper Savannah Council of Governments 430 Helix Road Greenwood, SC 29646 800-922-7729 (toll-free) 864-941-8069 AAA - Region III (Chester, Lancaster, York and Union) Catawba Area Agency Catawba Area Agency on Aging 2051 Ebenezer Road, Ste. B Post Office Box 4618 Rock Hill, SC 29732 803-329-9670 (800) 662-8330 (toll free) 2 AAA - Region IV (Fairfield, Lexington, Newberry, Richland) Central Midlands Area Agency Central Midlands Council of Governments 236 Stoneridge Drive Columbia, SC 29210 803-376-5390 866-394-4166 (toll free) AAA - Region V (Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun and Orangeburg) Lower Savannah Area Lower Savannah Council of Governments 2748 Wagener Road Aiken, SC 29801 803-649-7981 AAA - Region VI (Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee and Sumter) Santee-Lynches Area Agency Santee-Lynches Regional Council of Governments 36 West Liberty, Sumter, SC 29151 803-775-7381 AAA - Region VII (Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, and Marlboro) Pee Dee Area Agency Vantage Point Hartsville, SC 29551 843-383-8632 3 AAA - Region VIII (Georgetown, Horry, and Williamsburg) Waccamaw Area Agency Waccamaw Regional Council of Governments 1230 Highmarket Street Georgetown, SC 29440 843-546-4231 AAA - Region IX (Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester) Trident Area Agency 4450 Leeds Place West, Suite B North Charleston, SC 29405 843-554-2275 AAA - Region X (Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, and Jasper) Lowcountry Area Agency Lowcountry Council of Governments I-95 Exit 33 Hwy. 17 Point South, SC 29945-0098 877-846-8148 4 ADULT DAY CARE CENTERS A facility for the supervised care of older adults, providing activities such as meals and socialization, one or more days a week during specified daytime hours. The participants, primarily persons with physical and/or mental limitations who need socialization, physical assistance, and/or psychological assistance, return to their homes each evening. The program is often used as respite by family members caring for an older person who cannot be left alone safely at home. Conway Adult Day Care 3320 4th Ave. Suite G Conway, SC 29527 843-369-2273 Georgetown Active Day Care Oasis Adult Day Care Center 2902 Highmarket Street 2317 Prince Street Georgetown, SC 29440 Georgetown, SC 29440-2925 843-546-2055 843-527-4848 Grand Strand Active Day Center Ruth Louis Adult Health Day Care 3880 Houndsfield Avenue 1349 Seaboard Road Myrtle Beach, SC 29577-5792 Andrews, SC 29510-5628 843-626-8501 843-221-5848 Hopewell Senior Day Care Ruth Louis Adult Health Day Care 1277 Blakely Road #2 Salters, SC 29590-3439 111 E. Mill Street 843-387-6376 Kingstree, SC 29556-3427 843-355-2333 H Alton Boyd Senior Center 484 Nelson Blvd Kingstree, SC 29556-4025 843-372-5104 843-355-2420 Loris Adult Day Care 3701 Main Street Loris, SC 29569-2901 843-716-2425 5 ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES Adult Protective Services (APS) are social services provided to abused, neglected, or exploited older and/or disabled adults. Elderly and disabled adults who are 18 years of age or older and are victims of actual or potential abuse, neglect, or exploitation. Adult Protective Services will be provided after an assessment has been completed and reveals that the vulnerable adult is unable to provide for his/her own care and protections, and has been or is a potential for abuse, neglect, or exploitation. The person or mandated reporter who has actual knowledge of the abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a vulnerable adult must report the incident where the individual lives to make a referral. Georgetown County Department of Social Services Adult Protective Services 330 Dozier Street Georgetown, SC 29440 843-546-5134 Horry County Department of Social Services Adult Protective Services 1951 Industrial Park Road Conway, SC 29526 843-366-1600 Williamsburg County Department of Social Services Adult Protective Services 121 Hampton Avenue Kingstree, SC 29556 843-355-5411 6 DIALYSIS CENTERS Conway Dialysis Center FMC 838 Farrar Drive 102 S. County Line Road Conway, SC 29526-8747 Andrews, SC 29510-8125 843-347-5111 843-221-5454 FMC - Fresenius Medical Center FMC 1307 13th Avenue North 215 N. Brooks Street North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582 Kingstree, SC 29556-3503 843-361-1709 843-355-9750 FMC Longs Dialysis 4592 Oleander Drive 90 Cloverleaf Drive Unit 306 Myrtle Beach, SC 29577-5747 Longs, SC 29568-9262 843-839-4273 843-399-5275 FMC Loris Dialysis Center 1702 Mill Pond Road 3827 Bell Street Conway, SC 29527-4745 Loris, SC 29569-2352 843-488-0328 843-756-0300 FMC Market Commons Dialysis 5011 Highway 17 Bypass 1350 Farrow Parkway Suite 100 Murrells Inlet, SC 29576-5043 Myrtle Beach, SC 29577-1668 843-357-4840 843-839-0966 FMC Myrtle Beach Dialysis 1120 N. Fraser Street 3919 Mayfair Street Georgetown, SC 29440-3353 Myrtle Beach, SC 29577-5773 843-527-3431 843-448-4920 FMC The Dialysis Center 2623 S. Fraser Street 5011 Highway 17 Bypass Georgetown, SC 29440-4374 Murrells Inlet, SC 29576 843-546-6900 843-353-4840 7 DISABILITY RESOURCES Georgetown County Disabilities and Special Needs 95 Academy Avenue PO BOX 1471 Georgetown, SC 29440 843-546-8228 Horry County Disabilities and Special Needs 250 Victory Lane Conway, SC 29526 843-347-3010 Williamsburg County Disabilities and Special Needs 61 Greenlee Street Kingstree, SC 29556 843-355-5481 8 DISASTER CARE/CLEANING SERVICES A & I Fire & Water Restoration Full Steam Ahead Services 1440 Executive Avenue 1004 8th Avenue N Myrtle Beach, SC 29577 Myrtle Beach, SC 29577 843-626-7391 843-448-8485 ACC Fire & Water Restoration Kel-Pro Fire and Water P.O. Box 8691 1010 8th Avenue North Myrtle Beach, SC 29577 Myrtle Beach, SC 29577 843-241-3062 843-626-5800 AdvantaClean of Coastal Carolina Thuro Clean Carpet & Upholstery ​ 1229 38th Avenue North #330 4523 Mill