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My mother has Alzheimer's — what should a Special Care Unit disclosure statement at a Holly Springs facility actually tell me?

The disclosure statement required under G.S. 131D-8 and 10A NCAC 13F .1300–.1303 must describe the unit's care philosophy, dementia-specific staff tra

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The disclosure statement required under G.S. 131D-8 and 10A NCAC 13F .1300–.1303 must describe the unit's care philosophy, dementia-specific staff training, physical design and security features, admission/discharge criteria, and the specialized programming or activities offered — DHSR publishes the required content on its Special Care Unit disclosure page. It is a mandatory filing, not a marketing document, and prospective families are entitled to review it before or during admission.

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The disclosure statement required under G.S. 131D-8 and 10A NCAC 13F .1300–.1303 must describe the unit's care philosophy, dementia-specific staff training, physical design and security features, admission/discharge criteria, and the specialized programming or activities offered — DHSR publishes the required content on its Special Care Unit disclosure page. It is a mandatory filing, not a marketing document, and prospective families are entitled to review it before or during admission.

What this means in practice

Holly Springs' newer master-planned neighborhoods have brought in a wave of age-restricted and senior-living development, and as facilities there add dedicated memory-care sections, the Special Care Unit disclosure statement becomes the single most useful document a family can request. Because North Carolina doesn't issue a separate memory-care license, the disclosure is effectively the state's mechanism for making a facility spell out, in writing, exactly what its dementia unit does differently from a standard adult care home floor — staff training hours, secured-egress design, and what circumstances (such as elopement risk exceeding the unit's capabilities) would lead to a resident being moved or discharged. Asking a Holly Springs facility directly for this filing, rather than relying on the word 'memory care' printed on a brochure, is the concrete way to verify what's actually being promised.

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My mother has Alzheimer's — what should a Special Care Unit disclosure statement at a Holly Springs facility actually tell me?

The disclosure statement required under G.S. 131D-8 and 10A NCAC 13F .1300–.1303 must describe the unit's care philosophy, dementia-specific staff training, physical design and security features, admission/discharge criteria, and the specialized programming or activities offered — DHSR publishes the required content on its Special Care Unit disclosure page. It is a mandatory filing, not a marketing document, and prospective families are entitled to review it before or during admission.

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