2024 Event Information

Our virtual Fall Gala was held on Thursday, October 24! Planning will start for 2025 soon!

2024 Award Winners

CLICK HERE to view Tarboro, NC Assisted Living Facility Wins 2024 Long-Term Care Facility Best Practice Award from Friends of Residents in Long Term Care.

CLICK HERE to view National Advocate for Essential Caregivers Act Wins 2024 Sharon Wilder Long-Term Care Advocacy Award from Friends of Residents in Long Term Care.

Keynote Speaker

This year, we were pleased to have Teepa Snow as our keynote speaker!

Teepa Snow, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA, is an Occupational Therapist with over forty years of rich and varied clinical and academic experience. Her experiences led her to the development of the GEMS® States of Brain Change and the Positive Approach® training strategies. Her company, Positive Approach to Care® (PAC), provides online and in-person education and products to support those living with brain change. She also co-founded the Snow Approach Foundation, a nonprofit organization based in Hillsborough, North Carolina. Teepa presents with extraordinary expertise and humor to audiences throughout the world.

Thank you to our 2024 Sponsors!

Presenting
AARP NC

Platinum
NC SHIIP
BJ Gustinis
Bill and Marty Lamb

Gold
Carol Woods Retirement Community
National Association of Social Workers North Carolina Chapter
North Carolina Health Care Facilities Association
Twilla and Brad Allen
Dave Cottengim
Helen Savage
Robert and Vickie Turner
Jim Wikle

Silver
EveryAge
Edward Jones- Kevin Lunsford
Gugenheim Law
North Carolina Association of Area Agencies on Aging
PhRMA
Vaya Health
Bennett Cotten
Chris Fink
Amy Johnson
Mike Kondratick
Susan McCracken
Lauren Zingraff
Rhonda Zingraff

Friends
Dick Chady
Dana Courtney
Lisa Gwyther
Merrilee Jacobson
Victor Orija
Lynne Perrin
Pat Weaver
The Generations Study Group

Special Thanks
NC Justice Center
Paul Gray
River Landing at Sandy Ridge