Waccamaw Regional Council of Governments
Area Agency on Aging

WRCOG is the Area Agency on Aging (AAA) for the Older Americans Act Program in the Region. The AAA’s principal function is to plan a comprehensive and coordinated system of delivering services for senior citizens. The services provided include:

• Transportation

• Congregate meals

• Home-delivered meals

• Health promotion

• Homecare

• Family caregiver assistance

• Information, referral and assistance services

• LTC Ombudsman services

• ICARE (Insurance Counseling Assistance and Referral for Elders)
  

The Family Caregiver program provides support, information, education, and services to family caregivers throughout the Waccamaw region. The regional caregiver advocate works directly with caregivers to provide them with information and services that help to make their job as caregivers a successful and rewarding experience while relieving many stressors involved in being a full time caregiver.

The Regional Information, Referral and Assistance program (I/R&A) provides a one-stop approach to provide I/R&A services to seniors and their caregivers throughout the region. This program along with an internet accessible statewide I/R&A database serves as the access point for informational services.

The ICARE program is federally funded to provide health insurance counseling for Medicare, Medicate Supplement, Medicare Savings Program, Medicare Advantage Plans and Senior Medicate Fraud programs. This program also assists seniors with Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage as well as enrollment. 

The Long Term Care Ombudsman program seeks to improve the quality of life and quality of care of the residents of long term care facilities, both in nursing homes and assisted living centers. The LTC Ombudsman investigates and works to resolve problems or complaints affecting long term care residents, educates facility staff about residents rights and other issues, provides information about long term care and related services, educates the community about the needs of long term care residents, and visits long term care facilities to talk to residents and monitor conditions in the facility.

• Georgetown County 2008-2009 Resource Directory
• Horry County 2008-2009 Resource Directory

• Williamsburg County 2008-2009 Resource Directory