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Our Focus Has Not Changed. But Our Name Has.
Dear Residents, Families, Team Members and Partners, During the past year, Baptist Retirement Homes of North Carolina, took a long look at the history and future of our organization. Part of this included strategic planning sessions with the executive leadership and...
Employee in the Spotlight: Jessica McCollum
Jessica McCollum, Vice President of Operations at Baptist Retirement Homes, recently graduated from the 2022 Larry Minnix Leadership Academy program through LeadingAge, a national organization in aging services that supports and enables people to live fully as they...
Exploring Senior Living Options
There are many choices when it comes to senior living communities and a lot of options to consider when making the decision on where you will live. Communities come in different sizes, offer varying levels of care and all offer tours to help you make the choice that...
How to Discuss Senior Living Communities with Your Loved One
One of the most challenging and emotional moments of our lives comes when we realize our parents or loved ones may need to move to a senior living community. The most difficult step is initiating a conversation. Here are some tips to get started: Educate yourself....
Fall Prevention Tips for Seniors
Falls are one of the greatest concerns among people over the age of 65. Older Americans are more prone to falls but there are steps to take to prevent them. Any fall, even without injury, leads to a fear of future falls and often leads to decreased activity in older...
Coronavirus Updates
At Western North Carolina, our priority has always been to keep our residents and staff safe. We are closely monitoring COVID-19 and its impact and have proactively taken steps as recommended by state and local health officials as well as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to keep our community, residents and staff safe.
We look forward to hosting you on our campus when we are once again open for tours, meals, activities and events. Thank you so much for your cooperation and understanding during this unprecedented challenge. We are all in this together – and together, we will get through it.
Updates
- Cumulative residents tested this week: 0
- Current positive residents: 0
- Number of residents vaccinated: Health Care – 100 percent; AL- 100 percent
- Current positive employees: 0
- Number of employees vaccinated: 66 percent
- Any new positive COVID-19 cases: No
- Updates to your visitation policies: Visitation is restricted to appointment only, please call the community to schedule.