Greenville Senior AdvisorWhat usually starts a senior care search in Greenville?
The most common triggers are a hospital discharge from a Prisma Health, Bon Secours St. Francis or AnMed hospital, a fall, a new dementia diagnosis, a family caregiver reaching exhaustion, or savings running low.
Each guide below starts from that moment and lists the steps in order, with the South Carolina rules and local phone numbers that apply.
Who can help us figure out the next step for free?
The Appalachian Council of Governments Area Agency on Aging (864-242-9733) gives free information and referral for Greenville, Anderson and Pickens counties, Upper Savannah COG ((864) 941-8077) does the same for Laurens County, and a senior advisor can walk through licensed options; all are free to families.
If anyone is in danger, call 911. Suspected abuse or neglect of an adult at home goes to DSS Adult Protective Services at 1-888-227-3487.
What if our situation is not listed here?
Start with the question of what help is needed and when: list the daily tasks your parent can no longer do safely, note whether help is needed at night, and check what the budget can sustain for two to three years.
Those three answers usually point to one or two South Carolina license types, and the directory then shows which licensed providers exist near you.
Situations guides
A parent is being discharged from the hospital
What Greenville-area families should do when a parent is discharged from a Prisma Health, Bon Secours St. Francis or AnMed hospital: inpatient vs. observation, rehab choices, home health and going home safely.
Read →When a parent can no longer live alone
Signs an Upstate parent can no longer live alone safely, and how to compare in-home care, adult day care, PACE and South Carolina CRCFs, with local agencies that help for free.
Read →After a new dementia diagnosis
Next steps for Greenville-area families after an Alzheimer's or dementia diagnosis: legal planning, safety, caregiver support, adult day care, and how South Carolina's Alzheimer's special care units work.
Read →When the family caregiver is running out of strength
Signs of caregiver burnout and the respite, adult day care, in-home help and programs available to family caregivers in Greenville, Anderson, Pickens and Laurens counties.
Read →When the money for care is running out
What Greenville-area families can do when savings for assisted living or home care are running low: OSS, Community Choices, Medicaid nursing home coverage, VA pension and avoiding a forced move.
Read →Managing a parent's care from far away
How adult children living away from the Greenville area can arrange and oversee a parent's senior care: local contacts, records to check, visits, technology and when to move a parent closer.
Read →After a parent's fall
What Greenville-area families should do after an older parent falls: medical follow-up, home safety, therapy, home health, and when a fall points toward assisted living.
Read →Moving a parent to the Greenville area
What families should know when moving a parent into Greenville-area senior care from another state: South Carolina licensing, Medicaid and OSS residency, records to transfer and choosing a location.
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