How many times have you seen an advertisement of a product swearing it will help you burn more calories—only to find out that it was a dud? In their busy lives, people find it very challenging to take time to exercise. But do you know that you can actually [...]
FirstLight Home Care, a national provider of non-medical home care, announces that Hearthside Home Care is joining the FirstLight family, becoming the first independent home care provider to convert to a FirstLight franchise. Owners and business partners Tina Glenn and Roget de Percin Berendes have been operating Hearthside Home Care [...]
Part of the fun at the end of a meal is reading the fortune cookie. We can’t resist opening that small, floured, delectable cookie to reveal its messages of fortune, predicting success, a bright future, happiness, and pleasures in the days ahead. What the cookie will not tell us is [...]
View the Digital Magazine In This Issue... Springtime in North Carolina is a time of beautiful colors. You can find so many things to do in our state, such as hiking and biking the many trails, enjoying a vineyard tour, spending a night out at the ballpark, and, of course, planting your garden to reap fresh vegetables and greens [...]
In this issue, I have created my article as, rather than my view, more of a research document because the question of the future of nursing (skilled) care homes is a significant one. Since 2011, national occupancy rates in nursing homes have dropped nearly 6 percent, leaving more empty beds [...]
"May your troubles last as long as your New Year's resolutions." There is much truth in the above catch line isn’t there? How often we fail to follow through on the very things that could make such a difference in our lives and the loved ones around us. May 2019 [...]
The New Year is here and it is time to think about resolutions and goals for the days ahead. It is time to plan your fitness regimen and put your daily routine in order. Routine and regularity are important, so it is essential that you set aside a time each [...]
The North Carolina Museum of History Foundation recently announced the recipients of its 2018 Philanthropy Awards, which recognize outstanding contributions to the preservation, study or understanding of North Carolina history. Awards went to BlueCross and BlueShield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) and CEO Emeritus J. Bradley Wilson, Ann Baggett Goodnight and Dr. James Howard Goodnight, and Betty Ray [...]
Harrison has been a member of the N.C. House of Representatives since 2004 and has been a passionate environmental supporter. Photo by Nelson Stover The Greensboro Public Library has announced Pricey Harrison as the recipient of the 2018 Thomas Berry Award in recognition of her support of sustainable and outstanding environmental programs re-imagining the human-earth relationship. As a member [...]
Twenty special needs residents called Bell House Home for nearly three decades until, in 2014, federal and state policy changes and associated funding cuts resulted in its closing. In the intervening years, another nonprofit agency, Creative Aging Network of N.C., was offered the opportunity to utilize the facility for its programming, while the Bell House board explored opportunities for [...]
