Older Adults

• Adult Care Home Case Management
• Adult Placement Services
• Consumer-Directed Supports
• File a complaint against a nursing home, adult care home, or other regulated facility
• Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program (Advocacy for residents in long-term care facilities)
• State-County Special Assistance (For adult care home residents)

• Related Info:
  • Adult Care Home Penalties
  • Direct Care Workers for Long-Term Care
  • Lists of Licensed Nursing Homes, Adult Care Homes, Mental Health Facilities and Hospice
  • Long-Term Supports, About
  • NC Nova Recipients (Stellar adult care homes in NC)
• Related Sites:
  • Eden Alternative Homes (Improving the quality of life in long-term care)
  • Guide to Choosing a Nursing Home (PDF, by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
  • Nursing Home Compare (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)

State Facilities

• Black Mountain Neuro-Medical Treatment Center
• Special Care Center (Nursing care for those with mental or physical disabilities)

• Adult Day Services
• Nutrition-Congregate and Home Delivered Meals
• Senior Centers
• Senior Community Service Employment Services
• Transportation Services for Older Adults

• Adult Placement Services
• Alzheimer's Support
• Counseling Services at Departments of Social Services

• NCRX (Assistance with Medicare Part D Expenses)
• Related Info:
  • Diabetes Prevention and Control
  • Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention

• Elder Housing Locator
• Heating and Air Repair and Replacement
• Heating and Cooling Assistance
• Housing and Home Improvement
• Related Site: SocialServe.com (Low Income Housing Locator)

• Emergency Assistance (Short-Term Financial Assistance for Families in Crisis)
• Food and Nutrition Services (Formerly Food Stamps)
• Heating and Air Repair and Replacement (Repair or replace inefficient systems)
• Heating and Cooling Assistance (Crisis Intervention)
• Low Income Energy Assistance
• State County Special Assistance in the Home (Help to Stay in your Home)

• Adjustment to Vision Loss
• Adult Day Services
• Community Alternative Program for Disabled Adults
• Elder Housing Locator
• Heating and Air Repair and Replacement
• Nutrition-Congregate and Home Delivered Meals
• Regional Resource Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
• Senior Centers
• Senior Community Service Employment
• State County Special Assistance in the Home (Help to Stay in your Home)
• Transportation Services for Older Adults
• Related info:
• Direct Care Workers for Long-Term Care
• Long-Term Supports, About

• Adult Placement Services
• Adult Protective Services
• At-Risk Case Management
• DHHS Ombudsman (for complaints about NC DHHS services): 1-800-662-7030
• Guardianship and Alternatives to Guardianship
• Long-Term Care Ombudsman (Advocacy for residents of nursing homes and rest homes)
• Related Info: Legal Services

• Boards and Commissions
• Grant Opportunities
• Livable and Senior Friendly Communities
• See all community advocacy links

• Aging and Adult Services
• Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services
• Services for the Blind
• Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
• Social Services
• All divisions and offices

• Adult Care Home Penalties
• Diabetes Prevention and Control
• Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention
• Legal Services
• Lists of Licensed Nursing Homes, Adult Care Homes, Mental Health Facilities and Hospice
• Long-Term Supports, About

• CARE-LINE Information and Referral Service (Help finding the programs and people to help you): 1-800-662-7030
• DHHS Ombudsman (for complaints about NC DHHS services): 1-800-662-7030
• Nursing Home and Health Care Complaint Line (For hospitals, group homes, and other health care facilities): 1-800-624-3004