North Carolina

Highlights

• In the past five years, home health care workers decreased 21% from 125.4 to 98.5 aides per 1,000 adults ages 75+
• In the past two years, excessive drinking increased 14% from 4.9% to 5.6% of adults ages 65+
• In the past five years, hip fractures decreased 23% from 8.3 to 6.4 hospitalizations per 1,000 Medicare enrollees
• In the past year, food insecurity increased 15% from 18.0% to 20.7% of adults ages 60+
• In the past three years, SNAP reach increased 13% from 61.4 to 69.5 participants per 100 adults ages 60+ in poverty
• In the past four years, full-mouth teeth extractions decreased 14% from 21.0% to 18.1% of adults ages 65+