Elder Care /tags/elder-care Elder Care en-US Copyright Mon, 19 Aug 2024 13:00:00 GMT ECU partners with ECU Health on new program aimed at expanding the acute care workforce /news/2024-08-19/ecu-health-east-carolina-university-nurse-certificate-program-acute-care East Carolina University and ECU Health worked together to create the graduate-level certificate program for nurse practitioners in gerontology. Mon, 19 Aug 2024 13:00:00 GMT /news/2024-08-19/ecu-health-east-carolina-university-nurse-certificate-program-acute-care Sharryse Piggott Wake County Libraries expands program for residents with memory loss /news/2023-08-09/wake-county-libraries-program-memory-loss The Memory Care Kit program allows caretakers to have interactive conversations with those living with dementia. Wed, 09 Aug 2023 16:37:06 GMT /news/2023-08-09/wake-county-libraries-program-memory-loss Sharryse Piggott 'A little help here and there': Worker shortage leaves seniors without in-home care /health/2023-02-13/help-worker-shortage-seniors-without-in-home-care Duplin County resident Evelyn Davis is one of many seniors across the state waiting for in-home support. Worker shortages mean she and others are stuck in a holding pattern. Mon, 13 Feb 2023 23:10:57 GMT /health/2023-02-13/help-worker-shortage-seniors-without-in-home-care Jason deBruyn Lawsuit charging private-equity owned nursing home harmed residents crawls forward /health/2022-11-16/lawsuit-charging-private-equity-owned-nursing-home-harmed-residents-crawls-forward As more private equity firms acquire skilled nursing facilities, often homes that already have a low rating by federal regulators, the North Carolina lawsuit represents just one attempt made by frail elderly residents to fight back against deep-pocketed investors. Wed, 16 Nov 2022 21:09:27 GMT /health/2022-11-16/lawsuit-charging-private-equity-owned-nursing-home-harmed-residents-crawls-forward Thomas Goldsmith, North Carolina Health ¹ÏÉñapp, Rachel Crumpler/NC Health ¹ÏÉñapp Primed: Getting Ready To Grow Old /podcast/embodied-podcast/2021-11-19/primed-getting-ready-to-grow-old Anita's parents have told her that they want their aging process to be easy on her and her siblings. But how does that intention become reality? Anita talks to folks who are looking at the aging process head-on and thinking about how to build webs of community and care for their older selves. Fri, 19 Nov 2021 19:05:39 GMT /podcast/embodied-podcast/2021-11-19/primed-getting-ready-to-grow-old Anita Rao, Kaia Findlay A Broken Elder-Care System Crumbles Further Amid COVID-19 /show/the-state-of-things/2020-04-28/a-broken-elder-care-system-crumbles-further-amid-covid-19 Nursing homes are the source of more than 40% of North Carolina’s reported COVID-19 deaths so far. These facilities house some of our most vulnerable… Tue, 28 Apr 2020 15:45:10 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-04-28/a-broken-elder-care-system-crumbles-further-amid-covid-19 Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio A Broken Elder-Care System Crumbles Further Amid COVID-19 /health/2020-04-28/a-broken-elder-care-system-crumbles-further-amid-covid-19 Nursing homes are the source of more than 40% of North Carolina’s reported COVID-19 deaths so far. These facilities house some of our most vulnerable… Tue, 28 Apr 2020 15:45:10 GMT /health/2020-04-28/a-broken-elder-care-system-crumbles-further-amid-covid-19 Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio