Melissa Cruz is a Family Nurse Practitioner with over 10 years of experience in providing medical care to underserved populations of all ages.
Opinion
CON regulations limit geriatric care beds in NC
North Carolina Certificate of Needs laws (CON) result in strict limitations relating to the number of beds that can be offered to the geriatric population, which prevents caregivers from being able to offer quality care to the aging population. According to the Administration on Aging, in 2030 there will be 72 million Americans over the age of 65. The...