March 9, 2022
- From the day the first residents moved into Carol Woods in 1979, they were an integral part of the larger Chapel Hill community. One of our purposes has always been to improve the lives of older adults regardless of where they live.
Read More >February 2, 2022
- In many communities, housing developments spring up and are named after trees that used to be there— Hickory Hills, The Oaks, Dogwood Acres. Those trees once dominated the landscape, but they were removed to make way for the houses. Not so at Carol Woods.
Read More >March 15, 2021
- “Can you have a garden there”?” I smile when my gardening friends, still in their homes in town, ask tentatively about what is “allowed” at Carol Woods.
Read More >March 4, 2021
- Carol Woods is featured in a new book exploring how those living with cognitive decline are leading lives filled with purpose, connection and friendship. Happily Ever Older by investigative reporter Moira Welsh explores different ways of supporting older adults with dementia and how approaches that challenge the status quo are succeeding.
Read More >November 10, 2020
- Resident Arnold Kaluzny details his process in selecting Carol Woods despite looking at several other communities and despite his original intent of aging in place in his Chapel Hill home. As he puts it, he "realized it was the right decision, made for the right place at the right time."
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