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11/07/24 CLICK HERE to view How the election will shape health policy in the coming legislative session with quotes from board of directors member Bill Lamb.
10/22/24 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.
10/21/24 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.
10/18/24 CLICK HERE to view Advocates call for laws to increase staffing, improve care at nursing homes with quotes from board of directors member Bill Lamb.
10/03/24 CLICK HERE to view Helene Leaves Some NC Elder-Care Homes Without Power with quotes from Executive Director, Kay Castillo.
08/16/24 CLICK HERE to view public comments submitted from Friends of Residents in Long Term Care to the Division of Health Services Regulation regarding 10A NACA 13F Emergency Preparedness Plan rules as proposed for re-adoption.
6/06/24 CLICK HERE to view Attorney General Josh Stein Shares Long Term Care Resources During Elder Abuse Awareness Month with quotes from Executive Director, Kay Castillo.
4/24/24 CLICK HERE to view Charting a map for North Carolina’s growing 65-plus population with quotes from board chair, Steve Hahn.
01/16/24 CLICK HERE to view Limited state staff struggles to enforce nursing home rules in NC with quotes from board member Cindy Deporter.
01/08/24 CLICK HERE to view Four years after COVID’S toll, nursing homes are worse off, with quotes from Bill Lamb.
10/24/23 CLICK HERE to view Families say Charlotte nursing home put residents at risk. State inspectors agree, with quotes from Bill Lamb.
10/19/23 CLICK HERE to view Representative Larry Potts receives 2023 Legislator of the Year Award from Friends of Residents in Long Term Care.
10/19/23 CLICK HERE to view North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Facility Black Mountain Neuro-Medical Treatment Center Wins 2023 Long-Term Care Facility Best Practice Award.
10/19/23 CLICK HERE to view Long Time Mecklenburg County Long-Term Care Ombudsman Wins 2023 Sharon Wilder Long-Term Care Advocacy Award.
9/07/23 CLICK HERE to view Friends of Residents in Long-Term Care’s position on President Biden’s nursing home staffing minimums. Read our submitted comments to CMS here.
5/26/2023 CLICK HERE to view NC Culture Change Coalition: A Blueprint for Effective Resident Councils
5/02/2023 CLICK HERE to view AARPNC: Governor Roy Cooper commits the state to improvements that benefit all ages with a video featuring Bill Lamb
1/19/2022 CLICK HERE to view WSOC-TV: Nursing homes face ‘life or death’ challenges due to staff shortages, advocates say
9/29/2021 CLICK HERE to view WSOC-TV: Vaccination rates among nursing home staff have barely budged
9/28/2021 CLICK HERE to view WRAL: Nursing home residents, staff at Triangle facility embrace booster shot hours after authorization
9/23/2021 CLICK HERE to view WRAL: Nursing homes seeing uptick in COVID-19 cases due to unvaccinated staff
9/20/2021 CLICK HERE to view AARP North Carolina: Protecting Your Right to Safely Visit Loved Ones in Long-Term Care
9/16/2021 CLICK HERE to view NC Health News: Health Care Half Hour - Adult care homes have incurred millions in fines. Little has been paid.
8/14/2021 CLICK HERE to view CBS17: With COVID-19 surging in NC, some say long-term care facility workers should be mandated to get vaccine
8/13/2021 CLICK HERE to view WRAL: Outbreaks at nursing homes shine light on disparate staff, resident vaccination rates
8/11/2021 CLICK HERE to view WSOC-TV: Research shows half of employees at assisted living facilities in US are unvaccinated
7/24/2021 CLICK HERE to view WRAL: As COVID-19 cases rise, long-term care advocates fear visitation will be revoked
5/11/2021 CLICK HERE to view WSOC-TV: New report details serious violations at south Charlotte assisted living facility
3/15/2021 CLICK HERE to view The News Observer: William E. Lamb on NC long-term care visitation
3/15/2021 CLICK HERE to view North Carolina Health and News: As many NC nursing homes open to visitors, advocates say they’ll watch the details
3/4/2021 CLICK HERE to view ABC News: Families plead for restrictions to be loosened in NC nursing homes as COVID-19 numbers decrease
2/11/2021 CLICK HERE to view WSOC-TV Charlotte news story on CCRC's & vaccinations
1/20/2021 CLICK HERE to view PBS COVID Uncovered
12/22/2020 CLICK HERE to view WRAL-TV news story on Lenovo tablets:
12/7/2020 CLICK HERE to view WRAL-TV story on vaccinations in long-term care
9/29/2020 CLICK HERE to view Thousands of Older NC's & People With Disabilities May Not Get to Vote
9/28/2020 CLICK HERE to view Indoor Visits now allowed at some nursing homes
9/24/2020 CLICK HERE to view Report: Residents in 90 percent of NC nursing homes face increased risk of injury or death in emergencies
9/17/2020 CLICK HERE to view As $35M in nursing-home fines sits mostly idle, COVID-ridden NC ranks 3rd among states with unused funds
9/3/2020 CLICK HERE to view Cautious’: Inside Gov. Cooper’s decisions about the state’s COVID-19 crisis
8/26/2020 CLICK HERE to view Coronavirus-Increased Testing
8/26/2020 CLICK HERE to view Hundreds of Thousands of Nursing Home Residents May Not Be Able to Vote in November Because of the Pandemic
8/13/2020 CLICK HERE to view Loved ones worried that isolation in nursing homes could cause depression
8/12/2020 CLICK HERE to view COVID-19 and Nursing Homes - Second Wave?
7/22/2020 CLICK HERE to view Five reasons for optimism amid pandemic
7/17/2020 CLICK HERE to view North Carolina recommends 'outdoor visitation' for nursing home residents, their families
7/16/2020 CLICK HERE to view Officials considering allowing some visits at NC nursing homes
7/15/2020 CLICK HERE to view Advocates on Testing in Long-Term Care Facilities
7/16/2020 CLICK HERE to view Nursing homes mostly immune from COVID-19 liability due to NC relief bill
6/30/2020 CLICK HERE to view To Balance Physical, Mental Health, Some Residents of NC Long-Term Care Facilities Can Now Have Visitors
6/28/2020 CLICK HERE to view Bring the warmth of family visits back to those isolated in nursing homes
6/12/2020 CLICK HERE to view Under Pressure Over Nursing Home Outbreaks, NC Plans Coronavirus Tests in Every One
5/19/2020 CLICK HERE to view Older Americans Month
4/14/2020 CLICK HERE to view Virus-related restrictions on long-term care facilities also keep inspectors out
4/13/2020 CLICK HERE to view NC coronavirus cases top 4,800, new rules begin and governor warns against ‘complacency’
10/28/2019 CLICK HERE to view NC must improve care for vulnerable seniors
8/23/2019 CLICK HERE to view 2019 Long-term care best practice awards applications
4/23/2019 CLICK HERE to view New bills introduced in the NC legislature to help long-term care residents
4/8/2019 CLICK HERE to view Long-term care advocates convene at the NC General Assembly
2/19/2019 CLICK HERE to view NC to consider hiking personal needs allowance for long-term care residents.
2/8/2019 CLICK HERE to view A message from the 2019 Board Chair
2/8/2019 CLICK HERE to view A year of rules review ahead