At a troubled Salisbury nursing home, one resident was hurt by a caregiver trying to move him. When he cried out, she put her hand over his mouth to muffle the sound. Another resident said no one ...

Expanded methodology provides comprehensive quality assessment for both post-acute rehabilitation and long-term care needs.

Less than half of nursing home residents in North Carolina are up-to-date with COVID-19 vaccines, according to the most recent AARP data from the end of October. An even smaller minority of nursing ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. After reading about chronic nursing home staffing shortages, it makes you wonder what ...

Nursing homes nationwide are struggling to hire and hold on to caregivers. But few states have problems as severe as North Carolina’s. A nationwide struggle to hire and retain caregivers is causing ...

Experts say North Carolina’s turn toward broad-based testing comes too late. “It should have been done earlier,” said Chris Laxton, executive director of The Society For Post-Acute and Long-Term Care ...

Fourteen nursing homes and similar facilities in Cumberland County have COVID-19 outbreaks, including seven with at least 20 confirmed cases, state records show. The long-term care facilities are ...

The Charlotte Observer and The News & Observer want to hear from residents, their families and staff for our continuing reporting on the quality of care at North Carolina nursing homes. A nationwide ...

A nationwide struggle to hire and retain caregivers is causing North Carolina nursing homes to reach a crisis point — a trend that endangers thousands of residents, our investigation has found. An ...