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Tag: adult care homes

a fence is in the foreground, with a dozen men in jumpsuits beyond it, they're sitting on benches and seveal are playing basketball. More inmates with mental illness find themselves in solitary confinement following the 2017 deaths of prison officers in NC.
Posted inState Health Policy

As NC inmate needs persist, a $6 million long-term care facility sits empty

by Thomas Goldsmith September 16, 2019September 15, 2019
shows a woman with a t shirt reading US PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE on the back leaning ovr a woman who is sitting
Posted inAging

As Hurricane Dorian approaches, long-term care residents are moved to safer ground

by Thomas Goldsmith September 5, 2019
Posted inAging

Matthew & Florence taught NC lessons: Storms like Dorian threaten old people

by Thomas Goldsmith September 5, 2019October 8, 2019
shows the back of a wheelchair, with an old and wizened hand on the arm of the chair
Posted inAging

North Carolina continues to slow creation of beds for dementia patients

by Emily Davis August 8, 2019October 8, 2019
shows several empty rocking chairs on the porch of a nursing home
Posted inLong Term Care

Funding increases likely for NC personal assistance allowance, community services

by Thomas Goldsmith June 24, 2019June 23, 2019
shows the front of the legislative building in Raleigh, general assembly, where the state budget gets approved
Posted inState Health Policy

State senators unveil their budget, negotiations can begin

by Taylor Knopf May 29, 2019

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