Your essential guide to finding a safe senior care facility in the Triangle
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Nearly a quarter of all North Carolina residents will be 65 or older by 2060. For many, remaining in their homes through old age is the primary goal, but it’s not always feasible. Aging experts encourage people to plan ahead to help with making tough decisions later in life. The News & Observer’s guide aims to help. Here’s how to begin that search and what to know to ensure loved ones have a safe place to live.
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This week, The News & Observer published a comprehensive and incredibly useful guide to finding a senior care facility in the Triangle that fits your needs.
Service journalism reporter Anna Roman spent months interviewing more than a dozen aging, government, nonprofit and healthcare experts and advocates to learn how to start searching for long-term care, plus the concrete steps to take if you need to find a facility quickly.
Anna asked readers this spring if they had any thoughts about finding care. We heard from many of you with stories, questions and tips. This informed our reporting with an aim to make it instructional and people-centered, telling you everything you need to do if you’re starting from scratch.
Data journalist David Raynor’s graphics help visualize where facilities are located across the Triangle, how the cost of care can differ drastically and how North Carolina’s population is quickly changing, making this information essential for those needing care or looking for their loved ones.
Here’s a quick guide to our reporting. Play around with our interactive map, which:
- Shows you where all the senior care facilities are in the Triangle.
- Categorizes each facility by the type of care it provides.
- Notes locations’ most recent inspection ratings, when available.
You can also:
- Read the full guide to finding a good local senior care facility.
- Discover alternative options, including communal living spaces and how to age in place.
- Learn how to check facility inspections across the state.
- Get all the data you need at the start of your journey, including necessary deposits and waitlist timelines.
- Tell us the best advice you have for navigating this process (which may be published in a future story).
Reporting by Anna Roman and David Raynor contributed to this story.
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