From her hospital bed, Alexis Ratcliff asks a question: "What 18-year-old gets sued?" Ratcliff is that 18-year-old, sued by the hospital in Winston-Salem, N.C., that wants her to leave. Ratcliff, a ...

High vacancies and turnover plague NC’s nursing industry. Cuts could further strain a workforce already stretched thin.

Ratcliff says she still needs the bed — until care can be set up in a home or apartment. Since Ratcliff came back to the hospital in 2019, the level of care has been attentive and skillful. She's had ...

Alexis Ratcliff attends her 18th birthday party at the hospital in Winston-Salem, N.C. She is a quadriplegic who uses a ventilator and has lived at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist since she was 13. ...

It's responsible for making an effort to help people like Ratcliff who are eligible for Medicaid get long-term care — in their own homes, not in a hospital or a nursing home. NPR asked to speak to ...