At one for-profit nursing home, residents waited hours for help. “What if someone’s having an emergency?” a former resident asked. “They could die.” A nationwide struggle to hire and retain caregivers ...

North Carolina Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) announced this week that it is expanding its student loan repayment ...

RALEIGH N.C. — Some hospitals across North Carolina are having to take drastic measures due to nursing shortages, WTVD reported. Martin General Hospital, located east of Rocky Mount, said it will ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. I’ve been an advocate for improved conditions for residents in long-term care ...

High vacancies and turnover plague NC’s nursing industry. Cuts could further strain a workforce already stretched thin.

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 ...