Fast Facts about Alamance ElderCare and

North Carolina's Aging Population

• ​NC’s older population is projected to almost double from 2000 to 2030.

• Baby boomers comprise more than 25% of Alamance County’s population.

• More than 79% of all older adults live at home, not in a nursing home.

• 82% of funding goes to nursing home care.

• If family caregivers across the U.S. were paid for their services, this informal caregiving would be a $257 billion industry.

• Alamance ElderCare was established in 1994.

• Alamance ElderCare serves more than 3,500 older adults each year.

• Since 1994, Alamance ElderCare has assisted more than 45,000 older adults and touched the lives of countless caregivers.

• There is no charge for Alamance ElderCare's services.

• Nearly 89 cents of every dollar given to Alamance ElderCare goes for client services.

• Alamance ElderCare is an self-sustaining affiliate of Alamance Regional Medical Center.