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Tag: seniors

shows several empty rocking chairs on the porch of a nursing home
Posted inAging

As guidance on COVID-19 shifts, NC nursing homes and assisted living centers fight for residents’ safety

by Thomas Goldsmith March 14, 2020December 10, 2022
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
Millie Veasey stands in the doorway of her home, a smiling man in the doorway looks in. Some programs such as these are not getting as much support because of the budget standoff.
Posted inAging

Some NC senior services left in the dust after budget feud between governor, legislature

by Thomas Goldsmith February 19, 2020February 18, 2020
Two women sit near a table and talk. One of them is a volunteer caregiver
Posted inAging

Volunteer caregiving for seniors, already vital in NC, gets $19M push from feds

by Thomas Goldsmith February 10, 2020February 9, 2020
A dental professional like a dental hygienist or dentist puts a flashlight into someone's mouth. It's a proxy for dentists and oral health and oral cancer screenings because of HPV
Posted inOral Health

NC dentists and dental hygienists have been in a long tug-of-war over practice limits. Hygienists just gained a bit of ground.

by Anne Blythe January 23, 2020January 30, 2020
Participants in a falls prevention workshop look at photos of common household hazards around a white table.
Posted inAging

To prevent senior deaths from falls, NC providers turn to exercise and home-proofing

by Thomas Goldsmith January 22, 2020January 21, 2020

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