Finding long-term care can be challenging for seniors and their loved ones, especially in the aftermath of an illness or fall.
Many seniors don’t begin their search for long-term care until a need has already arisen, and experts interviewed by The News & Observer warn that it can be difficult to find a quality long-term care facility that meets a person’s needs on a quick timeline.
“Statistically we need some sort of care in the last few years of our lives,” said Rae Dawson, who teaches a popular course on finding long-term care at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Duke University, in a previous interview with The N&O…