By Michelle Crouch Co-published with The Charlotte Ledger OrthoCarolina, one of the nation’s largest independently owned orthopedic practices, is close to a deal to sell its physical therapy business...
By Rachel Crumpler The N.C. Department of Adult Correction has a new leader: Leslie Cooley Dismukes was sworn in as secretary on Jan. 6. Addressing the growing health care and mental health needs of t...
By Michelle Crouch Co-published with The Charlotte Ledger When Mominul Mahim’s daughter needed a refill of her eczema medication, the Huntersville dad made the request through Novant Health’s MyChart...
It used to be that influenza was the main respiratory virus that got a lot of attention during the wintertime. But now there’s another one that’s become known for its potential to cause serious illnes...
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The U.S. Alzheimer’s Association provides critically important support services, education, programs, and referral services to countless individuals living with dementia, their families, and care prof...
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2023
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The phenomenon of harmful resident-to-resident incidents in long-term care homes is largely invisible. While over 40 studies examined it to date, the voice of family members of residents who died afte...
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2023
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The story is told from the perspective of a 10-years-old African American girl about her grandmother who lives in advanced stages of Alzheimer’s disease in a nursing home. The granddaughter is told th...
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2023
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For decades, it has been very difficult to gain access to completed mistreatment investigation reports in Minnesota long-term care homes. Elder Care IQ was developed to bridge this major gap. The arti...
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2022
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Often when we tell people we lead short-term groups for people living with dementia, care providers, and friends and family, we get comments such, “Oh, that must be so difficult and painful!” We’re no...