Service Providers

Karing In Mind LLC is a licensed provider in the State of SC that provides in-home care and assistance with activities of daily living. Transportation is not provided with these services. Aides cannot accompany you to your appointments or daily errands.

Appalachia Area Agency on Aging (AAA) assists seniors, caregivers, and adults with disabilities to find aging and disability resources.

Millender Elder Law LLC is a small firm with a focused practice. The firm is dedicated to providing legal services to the aging and individuals with special needs and their families. The firm commits to helping clients solve problems, achieve their goals, and meet their future long-term care needs.

Millender Elder Law LLC assists individuals and their families with a variety of challenges, such as:

• Planning for the aging family member who may soon require help with daily care
• Addressing the legal issues of a family with a child who has special needs
• Anticipating and planning for the client’s future needs, as well as access to services

Trident Area Agency on Aging (AAA) empower seniors, adults with disabilities and caregivers to make informed decisions about their long-term care and to coordinate innovative, cost-effective and quality home and community-based services for those with the greatest needs.

Senior Living Advisors is a FREE service to help families choose an appropriate Independent Living Apartment with Support Services, Assisted Living Facility or Secure Dementia unit for their loved one. While matching their medical needs, budget, and geographic preferences.

Your Professional Senior Living Advisor can assess the candidate in their home or at a medical facility such as hospital or skilled rehabilitation unit.  The Advisor will meet with the family to obtain all of the necessary information, and determine the scope of care required. Recommendations of communities are offered, and your Professional Advisor will accompany you on tours to provide expert guidance every step of the way.

Most importantly, your Professional Advisor understands how difficult it is to make these decisions, and is there to offer expert guidance and support to help families make this life-changing transition.

Shem Creek Health Center offers the full continuum of care beginning with private accommodations in its 24 Memory Support and 54 Assisted Living apartments. Couples have the ability to reside together enjoying South Bay’s luxury retirement lifestyle in Assisted Living whether one or both members have the need for 24-hour assistance.

Shem Creek Nursing and Rehab completes the continuum with 40 Skilled Nursing and Short-term Rehabilitation apartments, offering both studios and one-bedroom suites. Residents requiring the care of a licensed nurse 24 hours daily will also enjoy South Bay’s luxury community setting.

Short-term Rehabilitation patients will appreciate the state of the art Rehab gym staffed by our in-house Occupational, Physical and Speech therapists who will work with our interdisciplinary team to get patients back to their previous lifestyle quickly.  Finally, the campus also boasts a clinic on-site staffed by MUSC Health Geriatrics. Residents in all levels of the continuum have opportunity to be seen on campus by MUSC staff who can also facilitate quick referrals to specialty services if indicated.

Lutheran Hospice is a non-profit, faith-based ministry that provides compassionate end-of-life care for patients and families of all faiths and beliefs

We are a comprehensive resource for those in Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun and Orangeburg counties. The Lower Savannah Council of Governments  helps develop, write and administer grants; provides research and data for planning and decision-making; offers access to the Aging, Disability & Transportation Resource Center and coordinates the region’s workforce development programs.

Santee-Lynches Area Agency on Aging, serve as a forum of governments, advocating a regional vision through identification of opportunities, effective courses of action, and appropriate resources essential to enable local governments to enhance the quality of life of the citizens of Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee and Sumter Counties.

St. Cyprian Outreach Center provides utility and Rental Assistance, and food pantry.

SYNERGY HomeCare is the premier provider of home care services. We Improve your quality of life and allow you to maintain independence in your home. Life is better with SYNERGY HomeCare by your side!

McAlister-Smith provides funeral home and cremation services for a variety of locations in South Carolina. We offer caring service so your family and friends can do their grieving in a safe and supportive environment. We are here to help you with any appropriate request to make the memorialization special. Commemorate the life of your loved one by offering a meaningful and personal tribute to those who have passed away, while providing a healing experience for those who remain. 

Central Midlands Area Agency on Aging promotes a positive experience of aging for older individuals, the disabled community and their families. Serving Richland, Lexington, Newberry and Fairfield counties.

• Contracts with local council on aging agencies for services.
• Regional Aging and Disability Advisory Committee (RADAC) assist the Council of Governments in fulfilling the responsibilities of the AAA/ADRC.
• Majority of Aging Services are federally funded.
• Services provided include the Information Referral & Assistance Program, Family Caregiver Support Program and the I-CARE program.

Caris Healthcare is providing hospice with grace celebrating 20 years in 2023. Our Charleston, SC office located in West Ashley opened in 2013 and has a fresh, well-trained, and caring team. 

Life Plan Community (CCRC)

The Arc of South Carolina promotes and protects the human rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and actively supports their full inclusion and participation in the community throughout their lifetimes.

McAlister-Smith provides funeral home and cremation services for a variety of locations in South Carolina. We offer caring service so your family and friends can do their grieving in a safe and supportive environment. We are here to help you with any appropriate request to make the memorialization special. Commemorate the life of your loved one by offering a meaningful and personal tribute to those who have passed away, while providing a healing experience for those who remain. 

McAlister-Smith provides funeral home and cremation services for a variety of locations in South Carolina. We offer caring service so your family and friends can do their grieving in a safe and supportive environment. We are here to help you with any appropriate request to make the memorialization special. Commemorate the life of your loved one by offering a meaningful and personal tribute to those who have passed away, while providing a healing experience for those who remain. 

The ARK of SC's mission is to provide hope and relief to families living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia. This is accomplished through social respite, caregiver support and consultation, community education, and mentoring underserved communities through the Neighborhood Outreach Alzheimer’s Help (NOAH) Project, in Dorchester, Charleston, Berkeley, Orangeburg, and Colleton counties. 

Dementia Dialogues® is a nationally registered and evidence-informed, intervention program. This 5-module training course is designed to educate community members and caregivers (formal or informal) for persons who exhibit signs and symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD). The modules cover valuable information and recommendations including an overview of dementia, strategies for effective communication, understanding the environment and ways to promote independence, addressing challenging behaviors, and creative problem solving. Dementia Dialogues® is offered nationwide by Certified Instructors in-person and virtually, and as a virtual self-guided training at no cost to participants. Dementia Dialogues® is provided through Office of the Study of Aging at the Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina.

McAlister-Smith provides funeral home and cremation services for a variety of locations in South Carolina. We offer caring service so your family and friends can do their grieving in a safe and supportive environment. We are here to help you with any appropriate request to make the memorialization special. Commemorate the life of your loved one by offering a meaningful and personal tribute to those who have passed away, while providing a healing experience for those who remain. 

McAlister-Smith provides funeral home and cremation services for a variety of locations in South Carolina. We offer caring service so your family and friends can do their grieving in a safe and supportive environment. We are here to help you with any appropriate request to make the memorialization special. Commemorate the life of your loved one by offering a meaningful and personal tribute to those who have passed away, while providing a healing experience for those who remain. 

Hospice provider for the greater Columbia and Midlands area.

The South Carolina Assistive Technology Program (SCATP) is a federally funded program concerned with getting technology into the hands of people with disabilities so that they might live, work, learn and be a more independent part of the community. Our goal is to enhance independence, productivity and quality of life for all South Carolinians through access to assistive technology devices and services.

Mobility Plus Sells and Services a variety of Mobility products to get you where you want to go in style and comfort! Mobility Plus offers Mobility Scooters, Powered Wheelchairs (PWC), Lifts to fit your vehicle, stairway or home entrance. 

We have devices for inside your home as well. 

Mobility Plus carries Bathroom Safety Devices, Stair Lifts, Lift Chairs, Toilet Lifts and Ramps for doorways and entrances. 

Our Rental Program includes Scooters, PWC's, Lift Chairs, Manual Wheelchairs, Rollators and Knee Walkers. If your need is short term, RENT instead of buy!

At some point all batteries fail.

Mobility Plus's Battery Service can be performed at the store or at your location.

Mobility Plus offers a Steam Sanitizing Cleaning Service to kill harmful bacteria that could linger on your device. Steam reaches places that wipes and liquids can't.