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Category: Aging

A female doctor speaks to a patient while both sit on a couch in a home.
Posted inRural Health

Study finds gap between what rural residents want for end-of-life care and what they receive

by Daily Yonder September 16, 2023September 14, 2023

By Liz Carey When it comes to end-of-life wishes, a new study has found that while most people have end-of-life wishes, only a little over a third of them actually get them fulfilled. That is even more true with rural residents, researchers said. Lula Reese said she didn’t have to ask her mother what she […]

Millie Veasey stands in the doorway of her home, a smiling man in the doorway looks in.
Posted inAging

NC’s senior group, formed 30 years ago to advise legislators, aims for greater clout 

by Thomas Goldsmith August 31, 2023August 30, 2023
Shows a brick sign surrounded by trees and landscaping reading "Aldersgate, A United Methodist Retirement Community
Posted inAging

State regulators step in to supervise Aldersgate’s financial operations, saying the retirement community is ‘financially hazardous’

by Charlotte Ledger August 26, 2023August 25, 2023
two older women work on handstitching a quilt that is stretched out on a frame.
Posted inAging

Old North Carolina policies, patterns keep hold on some seniors’ lives

by Thomas Goldsmith August 15, 2023August 15, 2023
older woman displays a decorative shawl
Posted inAging

Stories by older NC residents illuminate needs unmet by state government

by Thomas Goldsmith August 2, 2023August 2, 2023
shows an older woman in a red vest with a leopard skin collar. She's working on a jigsaw puzzle, sitting in a room with other people sitting behind her
Posted inAging

Despite steadily rising growth of NC’s older population, state leaders’ priorities often swamp NC aging programs

by Thomas Goldsmith July 25, 2023July 24, 2023

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