Nursing & First Aid Services

There’s never a charge for first aid or nursing services for Fearrington Village residents.

For medical emergencies, contact your personal physician, go to an urgent care facility, or call 911.

A registered nurse is currently available at the Fearrington Cares Center two days a week. Please call us at 919-542-6877 on weekdays between 9:00 am and 1:00 pm to schedule an appointment.

Fearrington Cares offers free nursing consultation for first aid, blood pressure checks, tick removal, suture removal (if you bring a suture removal kit provided by your surgeon), and consultations regarding medical services and in-home care services. Our nurse does not remove splinters or perform any procedure that breaks the skin, with the limited exception of injections.

Our nursing services:
  • Bite care and tick removal
  • Blood pressure checks
  • Discussion of and suggestions for obtaining medical services
  • Fall risk screening, provided by a nurse/physical therapist team
  • First aid
  • Injections (limited to when a resident has already been receiving injections)
  • Needs assessment
  • Patient education for self-care
  • Referrals and advice about personal care services
  • Referrals to medical services
  • Review of patient teaching for self-care
  • Suture removal
  • Wound care and dressing changes

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