Guides
Plain-English explainers for families choosing, or keeping watch on, a nursing home or assisted living in the Carolinas.
- How to read a nursing home inspectionWhat the letters A to L mean, which findings matter most, and what "disputed" and "corrected" mean.
- Nursing home or assisted living? How North Carolina defines themNursing homes, adult care homes and family care homes: who inspects them, what's published, and who pays.
- Questions to ask on a tourWhat the record can tell you before you visit, and what only a visit can.
- When a nursing home or assisted living is soldHow to tell, why it matters, and what you can do if your family member lives there.