How to Manage Sleep Problems in Dementia

How to Manage Sleep Problems in Dementia

Sleep problems are common in Alzheimer’s and other dementias. They also commonly drive family caregivers crazy, because when your spouse or parent with Alzheimer’s doesn’t sleep well, this often means...

NC expands diversion programs for some low-level offenses as alternative to jail

NC expands diversion programs for some low-level offenses as alternative to jail

By Rachel Crumpler For 25 years, Lars Paul worked on the front lines of the war on drugs with the Fayetteville Police Department — making arrests for drug possession, responding to overdoses, leading ...

NC moves to rein in soaring autism therapy costs amid fraud concerns

NC moves to rein in soaring autism therapy costs amid fraud concerns

By Jaymie Baxley Meredith McCumbee has seen firsthand the difference applied behavioral analysis therapy, commonly known as ABA, can make in children with autism. Aaron, her 16-year-old son, was diagn...

Behavioral health urgent care set to open in Robeson County

Behavioral health urgent care set to open in Robeson County

By Morgan Casey Border Belt Independent Dozens of health care workers, law enforcement officers, and representatives of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina celebrated Southeastern Integrated Care’s new...

‘Got to get fixed:’ Billing delays, coverage issues still plague Tricare patients and providers

‘Got to get fixed:’ Billing delays, coverage issues still plague Tricare patients and providers

 By Annie Sciacca The War Horse Nearly every day for months, Lorelei Evans, a major in the U.S. Army Reserve, received a call or text from a doctor’s office trying to collect on some of her family’s ...

Understanding Diabetes in Aging

Understanding Diabetes in Aging

Have you ever wondered how diabetes (or prediabetes) affects older adults? Or whether your blood sugar numbers are cause for worry? These are reasonable concerns, given that diabetes is pretty common ...

Living with microplastics, and finding ways to reduce exposure

Living with microplastics, and finding ways to reduce exposure

By Will Atwater Since the 1950s, plastic has seemingly become the Swiss Army knife of daily living. It’s in everything from medical devices and car parts to electronics, clothing and more. Plastic’s m...

Medicaid breakthrough comes with unexpected immigration mandates

Medicaid breakthrough comes with unexpected immigration mandates

By Anne Blythe, Ashley Fredde and Rose Hoban Lawmakers voted for a $319 million package on Wednesday to fully fund the state’s Medicaid program through the end of the fiscal year, settling a monthslon...

NC dentists push for higher Medicaid payments to tackle access crisis

NC dentists push for higher Medicaid payments to tackle access crisis

By Anne Blythe Kristen Jarrell, an Alexander County resident and licensed foster parent in Wilkes County, has had a dickens of a time trying to find a dentist for children in her care. In North Caroli...

Hiring In-Home Caregivers for Aging in Place: What to Know

Hiring In-Home Caregivers for Aging in Place: What to Know

This article is by Michelle Allen, LCSW. Michelle is an experienced social worker and geriatric care manager based in Atlanta and is a featured expert providing guidance in our Helping Older Parents p...