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Tag: nursing homes

shows the back of a wheelchair, with an old and wizened hand on the arm of the chair
Posted inAging

NC’s low performing nursing homes to get more federal scrutiny

by Thomas Goldsmith November 2, 2022November 1, 2022

By Thomas Goldsmith Too often, frail and mostly older people in poor-performing skilled nursing facilities end up in unnecessary pain or distress.  One example comes to light in the story of a resident of Accordius Health, a Statesville nursing home. State records show she was in such pain from a severe tooth abscess on Oct. […]

Posted inAging

Health Care Half Hour – The future of nursing homes

by Thomas Goldsmith July 21, 2022July 21, 2022
Shows a brick wall in front of a nursing homewith the title, "North Carolina State Veterans Home" and brass plaques on the wall from each of the branches of the U.S. military
Posted inAging

State veterans agency ignores NCGA deadlines for assessing state veterans nursing homes

by Thomas Goldsmith July 6, 2022August 30, 2022
Shows a sign reading, "The Oaks at Sweeten Creek/ Carrington Place condominiums" carved in the face in fancy letters. The rock is in front of a nursing home where multiple residents died of COVID.
Posted inAging

When a loved one dies at a nursing home, families face mazes and mirages in search for answers

by Thomas Goldsmith June 21, 2022November 15, 2022
residents of nursing homes receiving grants from penalty payments enjoy a game of bingo.
Posted inAging

National report raises overarching questions on U.S. nursing home care

by Thomas Goldsmith and Rose Hoban June 15, 2022November 15, 2022
According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, North Carolina spent close to $1.2 billion on nursing homes for elderly Medicaid recipients in 2013.
Posted inAging

Corporate owners of troubled Thomasville nursing home escape public spotlight in state hearing

by Thomas Goldsmith and Rose Hoban March 23, 2022March 23, 2022

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