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Tag: respite

Posted inMental Health

First peer-run respite opens as alternative to hospitalization for people in mental health distress

by Taylor Knopf August 18, 2021August 31, 2022

By Taylor Knopf On a patio tucked behind an old brick two-story house, Susan Hart sat on a glider surrounded by lush green plants under the glow of string lights. She wondered aloud what it would have been like to check herself into a place like this instead of a psychiatric hospital 20 years ago.  […]

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 a street sign reading, "Watch for Senior Citizens"
Posted inAging

As NC Ages, You Can Help the State Plan

by Thomas Goldsmith May 10, 2018May 11, 2018
Photo of a clock on a shelf. Courtesy: Monoar Rahman
Posted inDisabilities, Featured, Long Term Care, State Health Policy

Overnight Respite for Caregivers on the Horizon in NC

by Thomas Goldsmith October 30, 2016October 31, 2016
James Worthy, Michael Jordan and Dean Smith at a UNC Basketball game. Feb. 10, 2007. By 2007, Smith was suffering from dementia and often forgot the names of his former players. But his wife Linnea Smith said he always recognized they were people he knew and who cared about him. Photo credit: Zeke Smith, Wikimedia Creative Commons
Posted inAging, Chronic Disease, Featured, Long Term Care, State Health Policy

Dean Smith’s Wife Urges Lawmaker Attention to Dementia

by Editor March 9, 2016January 23, 2020

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