Resolving Concerns through the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program The Long-term Care Ombudsman Program focuses on educating the community on issues effecting LTC residents. In January 2019, Eric Carlson through Justice in Aging, released the guide 25 Common Nursing Home Problems & How to Resolve Them. This guide compares common misinterpretations or practices with the clear […]
Hurricane Florence brought considerable devastation to eastern North Carolina in September 2018 leaving a path of destruction where many are still trying to recover to this day. In response to assist older adults with their recovery efforts, ECC-AAA applied for several recovery grants offered by those who also care and serve older adults. Immediately after […]
The following message is from Ted Fitzgerald, Chief Learning Officer with the NC Board of Elections: Beginning in 2020, voters in North Carolina will be asked to present photo identification to vote, though certain exceptions apply. There are many different ID cards that are acceptable. Pursuant to Session Law 2018-144, as amended by Session Law […]
NC Disaster Recovery Fund for Seniors Fact Sheet and Application
NCDHHS Hurricane Dorian Recovery Resources
Thriving at Home – a Success Story Mrs. R. suffered a serious stroke in early 2018 which left her paralyzed on one side of her body. She completed her rehabilitation but was unable to return home because her needs were more than her 80-year-old husband could manage. Life in a nursing home can be tough, […]
September is National Senior Center month. The theme is “Senior Centers: The Key to Aging Well”. In their 2019 Program Guide, the National Institute of Senior Centers Best Practice Committee stated: “This year’s theme was chosen to highlight how senior centers have the knowledge, programming, and resources to make a difference in people’s lives—the […]
The Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program (LTCOP) grew out of efforts by both federal and state governments to respond to widely reported concerns that our most frail and vulnerable citizens, those living in long-term care facilities, were subject to abuse, neglect and substandard care. These residents also lacked the ability to exercise their rights or voice […]
MOREHEAD CITY — The Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Coastal Management is adjusting jurisdictions for its four regulatory district offices, effective July 1. Division of Coastal Management offices. Image: NCDEQ DEQ said the changes are to better keep up with the growing population of the coast, which is causing a shift in the workload […]