aging.sc.gov
For Providers
Funding Opportunities
- 2008 ARCC Grant Application Request Memorandum (very small 15KB pdf file)
- Alzheimer’s Resource Coordination Center's 2008 Grant Application Request Memorandum to Develop Respite Services or Educational Programs.
- 2008-09 ARCC Grant Application Form (small 100KB pdf file)
- Form to be printed and filled out. Community organizations may apply for an Alzheimer's Resource Coordination Center grant.
- 2008-09 ARCC Grant Application Form (small 200KB Word file)
- Word document that can be filled in electronically. Community organizations may apply for an Alzheimer's Resource Coordination Center grant.
- 2008-09 ARCC Grant Application Packet (small 100KB pdf file)
- Grant packet with explanations and instructions.
- ElderCare Trust Fund
- SC offers grants to develop innovative services that help older adults remain in their homes and communities with maximum independence and dignity. Non-profit organizations may submit applications by April 3, 2008.
- 2008-2009 ECT Grant Application Packet (small 65KB pdf file)
- 2008-2009 ECT Grant Application Packet (small 140KB Microsoft Word file)
- Geriatric Loan Forgiveness Application for 2008 (small 25KB pdf)
- South Carolina offers an innovative loan forgiveness program for newly trained geriatricians in exchange for establishing a geriatrc practice in SC and staying for 5 years. Applications for the current round of funding must be received by Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008 at 4pm.
- PIP Grant Application for 2008 coming soon
- Senior Center Permanent Improvement Program grant application
Manuals
- Adult Protection Manual
- Manual on how to protect the elderly from fraud and abuse (large 2MB pdf file)
- Policies and Procedures Manual
- For the Office on Aging (large 1.7MB pdf file)
Reports and Statistics
- 2005 - 2008 State Plan
- The Office on Aging's strategic plan (large 3.5MB pdf file)
- Adult Protection Coordinating Council Annual Report
- Report on protective issues
- Aging Research and Statistics
- Brochure on statistics and facts about South Carolina’s Seniors (small 140KB pdf file)
- ARCC Annual Report
- Report from the Alzheimer's Resource Coordination Center (medium sized 420KB pdf file)
- JLCOA 2008 Report
- The Joint Legislative Commission on Aging 2008 Public Hearing (small 250Kb pdf file)
- JLCOA 2007 Report
- The Joint Legislative Commission on Aging 2007 Public Hearing (small 250Kb pdf file)
- Mature Adults Count
- The site provides data on mature adults (age 50 and above) in South Carolina
- NAPIS
- The site provides information on the National Aging Program Information Systems
- Units and Unit Cost for FY2003 to FY2004
- Per a Freedom Of Information Act request (small 75KB pdf file)
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- Ombudsman
- Ombudsman Annual Report
- Latest report from the state Ombudsman (medium sized 470Kb pdf file)
- Stroud Bankruptcy Final Report
- Patient Care Ombudsman final report (June 3, 2006) for bankruptcy proceedings on Stroud Nursing Care, Marietta, SC (small pdf file)
- Stroud Bankrupcy 60 Day Report
- Patient Care Ombudsman 60 day report for bankruptcy proceedings on Stroud Nursing Care, Marietta, SC (small pdf file)
- Orangeburg Nursing Home
- Initial Bankruptcy Report
This is the "Initial Status Report" of the Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings for Orangeburg Nursing Home. (small pdf file)
- Ongoing Status Reports
These are the status reports on the Orangeburg Nursing Home which detail the Ombudmans' findings from visits made during the following periods of 2007. (they are all small pdf files)
June-July
August-September
- October-November
- MyrtleCrest Residential Care Facility-1st Report
- The memo summarizes unannounced weekly site visits to Myrtlecrest Residential Care Facility. (small pdf file)
- MyrtleCrest Residential Care Facility-2nd Report
- The following memo summarizes unannounced weekly site visits to Myrtlecrest Residential Care Facility. (59kb-small pdf)
- MyrtleCrest Residential Care Facility-3rd Report
- The following memo summarizes unannounced weekly site visits to Myrtlecrest Residential Care Facility. (91kb-small pdf)
- POMP
- The site provides information on the Performance Outcomes Measurement Project
Trainings and Conferences
- AIM
- Advanced Information Management system
- AIRS Training Course & Certification Exam
- The Alliance of Information and Referral Systems (AIRS) Certification Program awards professional credentials internationally to individuals who successfully complete the appropriate AIRS Certification Program for information and referral practitioners.
- Periodic training is available. To find out more, contact the Office on Aging
- Alzheimer's Respite Training
- Caring for those with Alzheimer's
- Conference Calendar
- Routinely updated calendar on relevant conferences
- Defensive Driving
- Designed for older adults
- Disaster Preparedness Training
- For those responding to disasters
- Gerontology Training and Certification
- Focusing on the needs of older adults
- I-Care (Insurance)
- For those assisting older adults with managing the insurance quagmire
- Information and Referral
- How to help those in need
- Omnibus Adult Protection
- Especially as it relates to the Ombudsman office
- Summit on Aging
- Ongoing conference
- Volunteer Ombudsman Handbook
- Medium size (335K pdf file) handbook for volunteer ombudsmen
- Summer School on Gerontology
- Yearly conference on Gerontology issues
- White House Conference on Aging
- Once a decade conference. South Carolina and the national conference. The final report is available on the conference's site.
- South Carolina Conference on Aging 2007
- The Conference on Aging is sponsored by The South Carolina Conference on Aging Partners to provide training and educational opportunities for those working with the aging population. The theme for the 2007 conference is Creating Programs for a Healthier Future with an emphasis placed on nutrition and exercise.