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A 4 page paper discussing adult day care regulations in North Carolina and assessing the value of the state's approach. North Carolina requires minimum standards of care, but does not require certification for centers caring for up to three individuals. It appears that North Carolina has developed an approach to compromise that creates maximum benefit for local communities and their resident families. Government involvement is sufficient to ensure minimum standards of care, allowing clients' families to pronounce final judgment on individual centers. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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4 pages (~225 words per page)
File: CC6_KSsocAdDayC.rtf
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in eldercare occurred at earlier dates in North Carolina than in many other states of the country, particularly around the state capital of Raleigh and North Carolinas largest city, Charlotte.
As example, it was in the late 1970s that Raleigh gained Springmoor, a development offering a variety of living arrangements ranging from detached housing for fully independent living to
assisted living to full nursing home care, all in a setting that rivals the highest-end subdivision in appearance and amenities. Springmoor also was
crushingly expensive and in the beginning was well out of reach of those at or below middle class status. Prices appear to have been reduced over time as the
development ages and as it gained several competitors in the local area, but still relatively few of the increasing numbers of retirees are able to afford the gracious living that
Springmoor and its counterparts offer. A growing response to bridge-seeking between full home care and long term care is adult day care. North Carolina Regulations
North Carolina does not have a separate set of regulations specific to adult day care. The state places adult day care into a category that also
includes seniors centers focusing on social and wellness programs and activities, adapting healthcare needs to those standards rather than establishing separate standards based on a nursing home model. Programs
serving one to three individuals on a regular basis do not have to be certified or meet any standards other than those of general care and being registered with the
state; programs serving four or more individuals must be certified annually by the states Division of Aging. Certification is based on a nursing home or group home care model
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