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Have you gotten robocalls, text messages, or emails offering COVID-19 tests in exchange for your Medicare Number? Be careful! Scammers are selling fake and unauthorized at-home COVID-19 test kits in exchange for your personal or medical information. Do not give…

The South Carolina Department on Aging, Alzheimer’s Resource Coordination Center, is pleased to announce a solicitation for Alzheimer’s services program for the grant year July 1, 2022-June 30, 2023. The ARCC invites proposals from Alzheimer’s organizations, social service and health…

Lourie Lectures Offers In-Person Continuing Education Classes March 2022 Columbia, SC- The Lourie Center announces the March schedule for its Lourie Lectures program and is now accepting phone and online registrations. Lourie Lectures continuing education courses provide engaging discourse for…

Nanny and Papa Got Saved By Rick McCollum I was the first grandchild on my mother’s side of the family. My grandparents were Blanche and Woodrow. I called them Nanny and Papa. I may have given them those nicknames as…

Personalized Rehabilitation Provides Excellent Care By Damon Woodley Skilled nursing facility rehabilitation is a vital part of the recovery process for seniors after a major illness or surgery. Rehabilitation in a skilled nursing facility is geared towards a patient-centered, holistic…