South Carolina – Senior Citizen Resources

South Carolina SC Organizations SC Senior Citizen Resources

SC Statewide, Regional Senior Citizen Resources

• Adult day centers
• Assisted living and retirement communities
• Disability resources
  
• Health, medical organizations
• In-home care assistance services
• Senior citizen education - elder learning college programs
• Senior transportation services
  
  
• AARP - South Carolina Chapter
• Lieutenant Governor's Office on Aging - connecting seniors with available services
  –  SC Access - aging and disability info
  –  Search SC Access Database
  –  Guide to laws and programs affecting senior citizens - PDF
  
• SCORE - Counselors to America's Small Business
• SC Aging In Place Coalition - helping people who want to stay in their residences as they age
  
• SC Association of Councils on Aging Directors - non-profit organization advocating for senior services
  
• SC Senior Sports Classic - social and recreational events around the state
  
• SC Disabilities and Special Needs Services Available
  
• US Social Security Administration - local office locator

SC Senior Citizen Resources by County

• Aiken County
  
  
• Allendale County
  –  Area Agency on Aging - Lower Savannah Council of Governments
  

• Anderson County
  
  
• Bamberg County
  –  Area Agency on Aging - Lower Savannah Council of Governments
  –  Bamberg County Office on Aging
  

• Barnwell County
  –  Area Agency on Aging - Lower Savannah Council of Governments
  

• Beaufort County - Hilton Head Island
  
  
• Berkeley County - Goose Creek
  
  
• Calhoun County
  –  Area Agency on Aging - Lower Savannah Council of Governments
  

• Charleston County
  
  
• Cherokee County
  –  Area Agency on Aging - Appalachian Council of Governments
  

• Chester County
  –  Catawba Area Agency on Aging
  

• Chesterfield County - Cheraw
  
  
• Clarendon County
  –  Area Agency on Aging - Santee-Lynches Council of Governments
  –  County services
  

• Colleton County
  –  Aging & Disability Resource Center of the Lowcountry - Lowcountry Council of Governments
  

• Dorchester County - Summerville
  
  
• Edgefield County
  –  Edgefield County Senior Citizens Council - gateway to services, transportation, activities, and information for older adults and their families
  

• Fairfield County
  –  Area Agency on Aging - Central Midlands Council of Governments
  

• Florence County
  –  Senior Citizens Association - various services including meals, counseling, senior centers
  

• Georgetown County
  
  
• Greenville County
  
  
• Greenwood County
  –  Piedmont SCORE - Counselors to America's Small Business
  

• Hampton County
  
  
• Horry County - Myrtle Beach
  
  
• Jasper County
  –  Aging & Disability Resource Center of the Lowcountry - Lowcountry Council of Governments
  –  Carolina Low Country SCORE - Counselors to America's Small Business
  

• Kershaw County
  –  Area Agency on Aging - Santee-Lynches Council of Governments
  –  County services
  

• Lancaster County
  

• Laurens County
  –  Senior Options - helping delay or prevent the need for nursing home care
  

• Lee County
  –  Area Agency on Aging - Santee-Lynches Council of Governments
  –  County services
  

• Lexington County
  
  
• Marlboro County - Bennettsville
  

• Newberry County
  
  
• Oconee County - Seneca
  
  
• Orangeburg County
  

• Pickens County - Clemson
  

• Richland County - Columbia
  

• Spartanburg County
  

• Sumter County
  

• Union County
  –  Catawba Area Agency on Aging
  

• Williamsburg County
  –  Area Agency on Aging - Waccamaw Regional Council of Governments
  

• York County - Rock Hill