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South Carolina’s Family Caregiver Support Program

In State Fiscal Year 2025, South Carolina’s Family Caregiver Support Program served 3,462 family caregivers. Through grants provided by the Older Americans Act of 1965 and State Caregiver funding, over $5.7 million was utilized for services to family caregivers to include respite, supplemental services, and individual counseling. More than 226,000 hours of respite were provided statewide.

The Family Caregiver Support Program provides the following access to services to family caregivers:

  • Information to caregivers about available services
  • Assistance to caregivers in gaining access to services
  • Individual counseling
  • Support groups and caregiver training
  • Respite care; and
  • Supplemental services, to complement the care provided

Eligibility

  • Care recipient age: at least 60
  • Relationship: spouse, parent, child, sibling, grandparent, other relative, non relative

Questions to ask the program

These are questions to ask the program, not a verdict on your eligibility. Confirm the current rules directly with the program.

  • Does the person receiving care live in South Carolina? Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.
  • Does your relationship to the person (spouse, parent, child, sibling, grandparent, other relative, or non relative) count for this program?
  • Is the person receiving care in the covered age range (60 or older)?
  • Is there a caregiver-specific department, coordinator, or support line? Ask for it by name. Many agencies have one that isn’t advertised on the website.
  • What documents do you need from us to start an application?
  • Is there a waitlist right now, and how long is it?

Services

The Family Caregiver Support Program provides the following access to services to family caregivers:

  • Information to caregivers about available services
  • Assistance to caregivers in gaining access to services
  • Individual counseling
  • Support groups and caregiver training
  • Respite care; and
  • Supplemental services, to complement the care provided

How to apply

  • If you are a caregiver in need of support, please visit GetCareSC.com to find resources.

Use the official program page for application details: official program page.