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Law enforcement: Scammers preying on older people may appear as trusted advisers

by Thomas Goldsmith March 31, 2022August 30, 2022

By Thomas Goldsmith Sometimes crime does pay. But crime can also catch up to a person, even a North Carolina man who had managed to scam mostly older people out of at least $3.3 million.  His victims were a group that included his own dad, according to state and federal officials. These days Joseph Mutter, […]

A skilled nursing facility sign is in the foreground and a building is in the background. The facility, A PruittHealth skilled-nursing facility for veterans in Orange County, is dealing with an outbreak of COVID-19, and has a history of poor staffing.
Posted inAging

NC outlines plans in wake of 36 COVID-related veterans deaths in state nursing homes

by Thomas Goldsmith August 17, 2020August 16, 2020
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Posted inAging

Cooper, national leaders respond to ravaged veterans nursing homes, look ahead for solutions

by Thomas Goldsmith July 31, 2020July 31, 2020
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Posted inAging

Thirty-six veterans die of COVID-19 in NC state veterans nursing homes that a private company has run for 22 years

by Thomas Goldsmith July 30, 2020July 31, 2020
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Coronavirus Today – May 22 – Restaurant effort to boost confidence; craft brewery confusion; NASCAR and Atrium team up

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