Service Providers

Home Health & Hospice

Senior Matters Extended Services LLC is a provider of certified care management services, licensed non-medical caregiver services and certified legal guardianship services. Locally owned, family operating in Columbia, SC since 1998, Senior Matters provides certified care management services across the state of South Carolina. Our licensed non-medical caregiver services are offered in the greater midlands region. 

Through our experience in providing certified care management services, we help navigate complex healthcare systems, legal matters, community-based programs and identify resources for seniors and disabled individuals.

Our proven process is: Listen > Assess > Recommend > Implement > Support (24/7)

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. 

Margaret Kunes, MHA, CMC is an Aging Life Care Manager who owns and operates a small practice offering highly personalized decision support for individuals and families face with managing chronic illness, particularly cognitive impairment, or more general matters related to aging and planning for the future.

ALCC also offers assistance with exploring retirement community options, medication management, home care management, coordinating and attending medical and other business appointments, crisis intervention, client and caregiver education and support, and additional related services based on needs of the individual situation. Based on the understanding that she and her clients establish, Margaret draws on her extensive Charleston network to recommend carefully selected local physicians, attorneys, financial advisers, home health and respite support, residential services and more — as needed. And, as family
members arrive at crossroads in their caregiving, she helps them
come to the decisions, big and small, that “feel right.”

Nationally certified as a professional care manager, and owner of
Aging Life Care Charleston, LLC, Margaret has built a reputation
for providing sensitive, knowledgeable guidance to individuals
and caregiving family members dealing with illnesses, such as Alzheimer’s and similar dementias. Margaret works with clients to explore opportunities to plan ahead of a need for a graceful and proactive approach to future care needs in addition to providing support in challenging situations that can create medical, financial, legal — and purely practical — dilemmas that can seem overwhelming. That is when it may be time to “Call Margaret.”

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.

The Alzheimer's Association is the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer's care, support and research. The South Carolina Chapter serves the entire state through network of offices in Greenville, Spartanburg, Columbia and Charleston.

We are here to help, providing reliable information and support for those affected by Alzheimer’s and other dementias. Our 24/7 Helpline is available anytime day or night at 800-272-3900. Learn more about our services at http://alz.org/sc.

Respite Care Charleston provides support and services for families affected by Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia.

We provide technology services to senior adults and their families, so they can be better connected. Bill has worked with 100’s of seniors throughout South Carolina teaching them how to use their technology more confidently, effectively and safely. Here is a summary of our services along with other educational programs:

• iPhone and iPad Classes-Learn how to use your phone and tablet more effectively, confidently and safely
• Educational Seminars- Provide various seminars relevant to help senior adults
• LifeStats- Learn how to manage your digital and personal assets
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• Technology Centers for Seniors- Partnered with a South Carolina non-profit to provide technology to underserved communities
• In Home Technology Support- Setup technology and resolve issues in your home (limited geographic availability)

Visiting Angels provides loving caregivers to help seniors and adults remain independent and living at home. We support families by providing assistance with: Bathing, dressing, grooming, walking / ambulation, medication reminders, transportation, errands and shopping, light housekeeping, meal preparation and companionship. We provide care from 3 to 24 hours of care at affordable rates. Visiting Angels specializes in care for those with Alzheimer's and Dementia and can help families by allowing adult children to have peace of mind and seniors to maintain their independence while staying where they want to be, at home. Call us today and see how we can help your family! (843)970-2888

Visiting Angels in Anderson provides loving caregivers to help seniors and adults remain independent and living at home. We support families by providing assistance with: Bathing, dressing, grooming, walking / ambulation, medication reminders, transportation, errands and shopping, light housekeeping, meal preparation and companionship. We provide care from 1 to 24 hours of care at affordable rates. Visiting Angels specializes in care for those with Alzheimer's and Dementia and can help families by allowing adult children to have peace of mind and seniors to maintain their independence while staying where they want to be, at home. Call us today and see how we can help your family! (864)225-4868.

Visiting Angels in Greenville provides loving caregivers to help seniors and adults remain independent and living at home. We support families by providing assistance with: Bathing, dressing, grooming, walking / ambulation, medication reminders, transportation, errands and shopping, light housekeeping, meal preparation and companionship. We provide care from 1 to 24 hours of care at affordable rates. Visiting Angels specializes in care for those with Alzheimer's and Dementia and can help families by allowing adult children to have peace of mind and seniors to maintain their independence while staying where they want to be, at home. Call us today and see how we can help your family! (864)284-6370

Our mission is to create resourceful and resilient family caregivers through innovative programs that offer education, support and wellness. Our programs and services are provided free of charge.

Certified in 2012, Pathway Hospice was born out of the vision of a family owned company who realized the value of hospice care and wanted it for their families and neighbors.

Today, their vision and mission remain the cornerstones of our work and organizational soul.

Pathway Hospice is committed to serving those living with terminal illnesses, nearing the end of life, or experiencing grief by caring for their patients and helping to guide their families as they provide care and make decisions.

Pathway Hospice is community based, offering comprehensive hospice and palliative care, caregiver education, individual and group counseling, spiritual support and many other programs to those it serves regardless of race, age, faith, diagnosis or financial circumstances.

Our goal is to help each person in our community maintain the best quality of life and live each day with meaning and purpose. Toward that goal, we continue to add new programs and services to meet the changing needs of our community.

At Heart2Heart In Home Care, SC DHEC licensed and fully insured, we pride ourselves in offering a full range of exceptional support and care services for those with physical, medical, or memory impairment. Our non-medical and care management services are designed to help your family today, and continue to help as care needs change. Your personal Heart2Heart In- Home Care Planner is dedicated to working with you to tailor the right care services for you and your family, delivered by a your own professional Heart2Heart In Home Care Team known for their big hearts and their passion for in-home caring. 

Golden Corner Respite Care programs provides meaningful activity for seniors affected by dementia while their caregiver takes a needed break.

Adult Day Services to frail seniors and other people with disabilities who are living at home.
Day Programs for SC Dept. of Disabilities and Special Needs
Providing companionship, social support, and medical services

Waccamaw Area Agency on Aging (AAA), exists to provide services and resources to seniors and their caregivers in the Waccamaw Region. The AAA offers the support many senior residents need to continue living comfortable, high-quality lives in their own homes for as long as possible.

Based on the PACE (Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly) model of care, our program offers frail seniors services and support needed to remain at home and in their own communities.

At Homewatch CareGivers, we are about sustaining and maintaining your loved one’s quality of life in their home while keeping them safe and comfortable. There are many reasons and times in life when someone might need help with daily activities—perhaps a family caregiver needs to get out of the house and a professional caregiver can come in and provide a few hours of respite care; a degenerative disease such as dementia may affect one’s ability to complete activities of daily living. That’s where we come in. Homewatch CareGivers provides an array of affordable & flexible home care services customized to your needs.

Our mission is to provide superior quality home care services which preserve dignity, independence and safety for our clients.

Call us or email us anytime. You can reach us 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We'll find out what your care needs may be. We'll come to you and conduct a comprehensive evaluation of care needs in the home and start a customized plan of care. In many cases, we can meet with you the same day you contact us.

The Memory Health Program offers a comprehensive evaluation which includes medical, cognitive, social and physical evaluations to diagnose memory conditions and develop a plan of care for patients and their family members or care partners.

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.

A in-home care provider servicing the Greater Charleston and Summerville areas since 1999.  We provide practical support with a human touch. Our compassionate caregivers assist elder clients with common activities of daily living like showering, cooking and much more. Caregivers​ even can help with errands and transportation.

Myers Residential Care Facility provides care and support for the aging, disabled and handicap.

ResCare HomeCare Columbia, is dedicated to impacting communities for the better with a mission to help people live their best life.  ResCare offer services to people with disabilities, home care services, specialized high-acuity neuro-rehab in community settings, a career center workforce contractor in the U.S.

As a geriatric care consultant and gerontologist, Occasional Angel help families navigate through new and unknown issues common in the aging process.