Greenville Senior AdvisorWhat do Greenville Senior Advisor's guides cover?
Our 13 guides cover South Carolina's CRCF licenses, Alzheimer's units, costs, OSS and Community Choices, hospital discharge in the Upstate, and county-by-county help across Greenville, Anderson, Pickens and Laurens, each sourced to South Carolina regulations, state agencies or federal data.
New guides publish on a regular schedule; the newest appears in the footer of every page. Each guide opens with a short answer, includes at least one data table, and ends with the questions families ask about it.
How are the guides different from the rest of the site?
The rules, costs and directory pages are reference material; the guides take one situation or decision at a time and walk through it the way a family would face it, linking back to the reference pages for the full rules.
If a guide and a reference page ever disagree, the reference page is updated first and the guide is corrected.
Pickens County Senior Care: Easley, Clemson and the Foothills
Pickens County's licensed care is split between Easley and Clemson, with smaller options toward the mountains. The roster and what to weigh.
Read the guide →October 26, 2026VA Aid and Attendance for an Upstate Veteran: A Worked Example
How VA pension with Aid and Attendance can help pay for assisted living in Greenville, using the rates effective December 1, 2025.
Read the guide →October 21, 2026The Community Choices Waiver: A Greenville Family's Guide
South Carolina's main Medicaid program for long-term care at home. Who qualifies, what it pays for, and how to start in the Upstate.
Read the guide →October 14, 2026Upstate Nursing Homes by CMS Star Rating: An October 2026 Snapshot
How the certified nursing homes in Greenville, Anderson, Pickens and Laurens counties are rated by CMS, and how to use the stars without being misled by them.
Read the guide →October 12, 2026South Carolina's 1-to-8 Assisted Living Staffing Rule, Explained
Regulation 60-84 sets numeric staffing minimums for every CRCF. What they mean in practice for buildings of different sizes, and what to ask.
Read the guide →October 7, 2026Anderson County Senior Care: A Guide to What Is Licensed
Anderson County has a full range of licensed care of its own, including a state veterans nursing home. Here is the roster, from DPH's data.
Read the guide →October 5, 2026How to Read a DPH Enforcement Report on a Greenville Facility
DPH publishes every administrative and consent order against licensed facilities each month. What the entries mean, and what they leave out.
Read the guide →September 30, 2026Simpsonville, Five Forks and Fountain Inn Assisted Living Compared
Southern Greenville County has one of the Upstate's densest clusters of newer assisted living. How the licensed buildings compare on DPH's own data.
Read the guide →September 23, 2026Senior Care in Laurens County: Laurens, Clinton and the Choices Nearby
Laurens County has the oldest population of the four counties we cover and a different aging agency. Here is what is licensed there.
Read the guide →September 16, 2026The First Week After an Upstate Hospital Discharge
A day-by-day plan for families bringing a parent home, or to rehab, after a stay at a Prisma Health, Bon Secours St. Francis or AnMed hospital.
Read the guide →September 14, 2026Optional State Supplementation in 2026: A Worked Example
How South Carolina's OSS program pays for assisted living for residents with very low income, with the 2026 figures and two examples.
Read the guide →September 9, 2026Where the Upstate's Alzheimer's Special Care Units Are
DPH's data flags which licensed buildings run a secured dementia program. Here is how they are spread across Greenville, Anderson, Pickens and Laurens counties.
Read the guide →September 2, 2026DHEC Is Now DPH: What Changed for Upstate Assisted Living
South Carolina's facility licensing moved from DHEC to the new Department of Public Health. Here is what that means for families checking a Greenville facility.
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