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What Is Baptist Retirement Homes?
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Founded in 1951, Baptist Retirement Homes of North Carolina, Incorporated (BRH) is one of North Carolina’s most respected providers of long-term care. With four long-term care facilities located throughout the state, BRH provides all levels of care for Older Adults, including special programs for Older Adults with dementia-related disorders like Alzheimer’s Disease. Baptist Retirement Homes is a not-for-profit church-related organization that has a historical relationship with the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina.
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Are Residents Of Baptist Retirement Homes Primarily Baptists?
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At the Brookridge Community, 65% of the resident population is Baptist. About 90% of the Western North Carolina Baptist Home is Baptist. Approximately 50% of the residents at The Gardens of Taylor Glen are Baptist. The Taylor House is primarily composed of Baptist residential populations.
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What Is The Cost Of Services? Are Financial Resources Available For Those Who Cannot Pay?
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Fees vary according to communities and the level of care chosen or required by residents. A full schedule of fees for each facility is available upon request. There are no entrance fees associated with any of the health-related areas at the Brookridge and Western North Carolina communities and The Taylor House. The Taylor House is one of the few not-for-profit, church-related, long-term care communities in North Carolina with no financial requirements for admission. Contributions received from churches and individuals via the North Carolina Offering for Older Adults in addition to direct contributions from local churches are used exclusively to help the "Homes" provide care for those Older Adults with little or no financial resources in either assisted living or nursing care at the Brookridge and Western North Carolina communities and The Taylor House.
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Does The Baptist State Convention Of North Carolina Support Baptist Retirement Homes?
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Baptist Retirement Homes has a historical relationship with the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, but is a separate and distinctive corporate entity. Funds received from local churches via the North Carolina Offering for Older Adults, and direct contributions from local Baptist churches are used to support Older Adults living in assisted living or nursing care who lack sufficient financial resources to pay for the care they need and deserve.
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