While the number of outbreaks in North Carolina Nursing Homes and Residential Care Facilities at the moment can seem alarming, it's important to look more deeply at the details.  To read the full article, please visit: https://www.wral.com/coronavirus/nc-takes-conservative-approach-to-outbreaks-in-congregate-care-settings/19881251/

Changing one's Medicare plan before a move can be daunting. Here is what you need to know.  To read the full article, please visit: https://www.wral.com/medicare-and-moving-across-state-lines/17790622/

With aging can come various maladies that make walking far distances challenging or painful. Here is how to apply for a handicapped parking permit.  To read the full article, please visit: https://www.wral.com/how-to-get-a-handicap-parking-permit/18597315/

Booster shots are now available in Wake County for immunocompromised individuals meeting CDC criteria.  To read the full article, please visit: https://www.wral.com/coronavirus/understanding-boosters/19840210/

Hospitalizations have increased 128% in the last two weeks. The average age of patients hospitalized is 44. Over 90% of patients are not vaccinated.  To read the full article, please visit: https://www.wral.com/the-delta-variant-what-you-need-to-know/19828402/

It's been scientifically proven that eastern exercises, like Tai Chi and yoga, not only increase strength and flexibility, they might be more effective than anything else in reducing the fall risk in elderly people. And falls are responsible for 50% of deaths in old people.  To read the full article, please visit: https://www.wral.com/yoga-or-tai-chi-just-what-the-doctor-ordered/17561641/

As C.S. Lewis once said, "You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending."  To read the full article, please visit: https://www.wral.com/changing-your-story/17561842/

What happened when 31-year-old Harvard Medical grad Bill Thomas became medical director of a nursing home, where he brought in pets, birds, and gardens? You might be surprised!  To read the full article, please visit: https://www.wral.com/for-the-birds/17580028/

A daily mindfulness practice is associated with decreased anxiety and depression, improved management of chronic pain (especially for those for whom nothing else has worked), Improved cardiovascular health, lower blood pressure, improved emotion regulation and many other benefits.  To read the full article, please visit: https://www.wral.com/slow-down/17549572/

When there's a pack of dogs chasing you in your dreams every night, it might be an indicator of severe caregiver burnout and time to care for the caregiver.  To read the full article, please visit: https://www.wral.com/reaching-the-edge-caregiver-burnout/17420264/