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What has to be disclosed if a memory care unit in Wake Forest calls itself a 'Special Care Unit'?

Under G.S. 131D-8 and 10A NCAC 13F .1300 (the Special Care Unit rules), a facility operating a dementia/Alzheimer's unit must file a disclosure statem

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Under G.S. 131D-8 and 10A NCAC 13F .1300 (the Special Care Unit rules), a facility operating a dementia/Alzheimer's unit must file a disclosure statement with DHSR describing the unit's philosophy of care, staffing and training specific to dementia care, physical environment, admission and discharge criteria, and programming — this disclosure must also be made available to prospective residents and families. The required content and format are published on DHSR's Special Care Unit disclosure page (ncdhhs.gov, ACLS).

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Under G.S. 131D-8 and 10A NCAC 13F .1300 (the Special Care Unit rules), a facility operating a dementia/Alzheimer's unit must file a disclosure statement with DHSR describing the unit's philosophy of care, staffing and training specific to dementia care, physical environment, admission and discharge criteria, and programming — this disclosure must also be made available to prospective residents and families. The required content and format are published on DHSR's Special Care Unit disclosure page (ncdhhs.gov, ACLS).

What this means in practice

Wake Forest's growing senior-living inventory near North Raleigh medical facilities includes several communities advertising dedicated memory-care wings, and the Special Care Unit disclosure statement is the concrete document families should ask to see before enrolling a parent with dementia. It isn't a marketing brochure — it's a state-mandated filing under G.S. 131D-8 that must spell out staff-to-resident ratios for dementia-specific training, how the unit is physically secured, and what criteria would trigger a resident's discharge from the unit. Because North Carolina doesn't issue a separate 'memory care license,' this disclosure statement is effectively the only formal, DHSR-reviewed description of what a Wake Forest facility's memory care unit actually promises, so requesting a copy directly is a reasonable and often revealing step.

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What has to be disclosed if a memory care unit in Wake Forest calls itself a 'Special Care Unit'?

Under G.S. 131D-8 and 10A NCAC 13F .1300 (the Special Care Unit rules), a facility operating a dementia/Alzheimer's unit must file a disclosure statement with DHSR describing the unit's philosophy of care, staffing and training specific to dementia care, physical environment, admission and discharge criteria, and programming — this disclosure must also be made available to prospective residents and families. The required content and format are published on DHSR's Special Care Unit disclosure page (ncdhhs.gov, ACLS).

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