During Gov. Roy Cooper’s final full year in office, his administration will make a first-time, major push to benefit North Carolina’s fast-growing older population through new funding and changes in state operations, according to interviews with principals and state documents.
Thomas Goldsmith | North Carolina Health News
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Real-life concerns about getting older take theatrical shape at NC retirement community
Independent-living residents of the Chapel Hill retirement community Carolina Meadows wrote, scored, directed and appeared in the one-hour work about newcomers to the setting.
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Bill offers expanded rights, better access to information for those under guardianship
People under guardianship in NC would have more rights and information, under proposed revamp of statutes Laws on guardianship in North Carolina have remained unchanged for decades, and advocates …
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Medicare Advantage, insuring 1 million N.C. patients, faces new challenges
The popular Medicare Advantage program, known for attractive perks yet questioned for some policies, is facing a recent series of critiques about its practices and cost to the U.S. …
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State veterans agency ignores NCGA deadlines for assessing state veterans nursing homes
Until they heard from Gov. Roy Cooper, the state Division of Military and Veterans Affairs slow-walked directives and missed legislative deadlines to look into the state veterans nursing home system …
