Useful information : Community : WACH

Information:

Adult Day Cares (DHEC)
AHEPA 284
AHEPA Housing
Alzheimer’s Association Palmetto Chapter
American Podiatric Medical Association
American Health Care Association
American Senior Housing Association
Cataract Surgery
Elderly Skin Care (PDF)
Foot Solutions
Local, Community Pharmacy (PDF)
Lower Savannah Council of Governments Overview (PDF)
Making informed choices for Medicare
Medication Disposal (PDF)
National PACE Association
National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association
Office for the Study of Aging
Overview of SC Silver Haired Legislature: Part 1 (PDF)
Overview of SC Silver Haired Legislature: Part 2 (PDF)

The MED Manager is a “Medical Emergency Document (MED)” system that organizes medical information into one efficient system. It can be used as a handy way to carry “all” your documents with you every time you visit a healthcare provider. Most importantly, the MED Manager allows emergency medical providers the life-saving information necessary when you cannot.

The Red Hat Society
Regional R/A Specialist Contact List (PDF)
Reverse Mortgages
SC Chapter of the Red Hat Society
Senior Net
Vision Surgery

Selecting Long-Term Care – Helpful Phone Numbers

Community Long-Term Care – (803) 741-0826
Central Midlands Council of Governments – (803) 376-5390
SC Department of Health & Human Services – (803) 714-7300

Information on Senior Scams

To contact the SC Department of Consumer Affairs please use the following numbers:

800-553-7723 – Mortgage Fraud Hotline
888-734-4215 – Recorded Consumer Hotline
800-922-1594 – SC Department of Consumer Affairs
www.scconsumer.gov

For more information on Senior Shield, contact the Lt. Governor’s Office on Aging at 1-800-868-9095 or visit www.scseniorshield.com.

Another helpful number is the National Elder Abuse Hotline – 1-800-91-PREVENT

For more information on consumer protection services you can also visit the SC Secretary of State Web site at www.scsos.com and click on Consumer Information.