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A support group participant for people caring for loved ones with memory loss and dementia
Posted inAging

With dementia at flood tide in NC, person-to-person support groups address problems

by Thomas Goldsmith February 26, 2020February 27, 2020

By Thomas Goldsmith Stan Eskridge learned about sundown syndrome not long ago when his wife of 54 years showed shocking anger toward him near the end of the day. Eskridge recalled his experiences last week as part of his check-in among a room of people in a Chapel Hill support group for dementia caregivers. Group […]

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

Bill to focus on caregiving for NC’s older adults struggles for life

by Thomas Goldsmith May 23, 2019May 23, 2019
shows the back of a wheelchair, with an old and wizened hand on the arm of the chair
Posted inAging

Got someone in your family who’s a caregiver? Give them a real gift this holiday.

by Yen Duong December 26, 2018September 5, 2022
shows several empty rocking chairs on the porch of a nursing home
Posted inAging

NC’s Older Population Burgeons, While Services Lag, Legislators Hear at Panel

by Thomas Goldsmith February 14, 2018January 23, 2019
House lawmakers come back for one more budget vote and are likely to wrap up work for the year Friday or Saturday.
Posted inFeatured, Medicaid, Mental Health, Public Health, State Health Policy

State Budget, with Several Mental Health Provisions, Nears Approval as House Gives First OK

by Thomas Goldsmith July 1, 2016April 16, 2021
Legislative Building in Raleigh
Posted inAging, Children's Health, Featured, Long Term Care, Medicaid, Public Health, State Health Policy

Advocates Push Lawmakers on Public Health Issues

by Editor April 26, 2016April 26, 2016

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