| In North Carolina, only 24.5% of adults age 65 and over meet recommended levels of exercise (i.e., 30 minutes of brisk walking five times a week). North Carolina ranks among the bottom ten states in this category. - NC Division of Aging (2003) - NC Division of Public Health (2003) Less than 25% of NC hospitals reported having a hospice program in 2000, and the median length of stay in hospice for NC residents in 2001 was only 32 days, less than half of the 60 days considered ideal. - Last Acts: A National Coalition to Improve the Care and Caring at the End of Life (2002) |
