For Providers

NEW! Memorandum 09-01 - Stimulus funds for Social Security, SSI, Veterans and Railroad Retirement beneficiaries (medium sized 400KB pdf)
Important information on the one-time payments of $250 from The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

Funding Opportunities

2009 ARCC Grant Solicitation Workshop (very small 10KB pdf file)

The Lieutenant Governor's Office on Aging will be sponsoring a Grant Solicitation Workshop February 27th, 2009.  See the pdf for more.

2009-10 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.

2009-10 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.

2009-10 ARCC Grant Application Packet (small 100KB pdf file)

Grant packet with explanations and instructions.

ElderCare Trust Fund

Offering grants to support innovative programs & activities that help older persons remain in their homes & communities, avoiding institutional care.  NEW  Now accepting grant proposals from not-for-profit organizations until April 3, 2009 at 4:00pm.

Geriatric Loan Forgiveness Application for 2009 (small 50KB 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 30th, 2009 at 4pm.  For more information, head to the Geriatric Loan Forgiveness Program page.

NEW PIP Grant Application Package for 2009 (medium 400KB pdf)

Senior Center Permanent Improvement Program grant application for 2009.

Manuals

Adult Protection Manual

Manual on how to protect the elderly from fraud and abuse (large 2MB pdf file)

Policies and Procedures

For the Office on Aging (large 1.2MB pdf file)

Reports and Statistics

State Plan on Aging for 2009 - 2012

The Office on Aging's strategic plan (large 4.5MB pdf file)

State Plan on Alzheimer's

The plan put together by the Purple Ribbon Task Force and presented in March, 2009. (Medium sized 350KB 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) 

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)
MyrtleCrest Residential Care Facility-4th Report

The following memo summarizes unannounced weekly site visits to Myrtlecrest Residential Care Facility. (15kb-small pdf)

MyrtleCrest Residential Care Facility-5th Report

The following memo summarizes unannounced weekly site visits to Myrtlecrest Residential Care Facility. (55kb-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

Grandparents Raising Children Training

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Guide (a very large 2Mb pdf file)

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren with Disabilities (a large 900Kb pdf file)

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

Summer School on Gerontology

Yearly conference on Gerontology issues

Volunteer Ombudsman Handbook

Medium size (335K pdf file) handbook for volunteer ombudsmen

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.