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The Wright’s Center, Inc. enables families to stay together in the community longer.
The Wright’s Center, Inc., an adult day health care facility for seniors and disabled adults, offers programs designed in accordance with national standards. We offer the most cost-effective way to provide care and help delay or avoid institutionalization for chronically ill, disabled, or cognitively challenged elders, while offering needed respite to caregivers.
Our multicultural, community-based services address the nutritional, educational, recreational, social, and health needs of all participants. Program activities are supervised and designed to benefit participants who because of physical impairments or other ailments should not be left alone during the day. The Wright’s Center, Inc. program is rewarding to adults who:
- have memory loss (Alzheimer’s or related disorders);
- are disabled and would flourish from a program of planned activities;
- need professional health monitoring to maintain their well-being;
- require assistance with personal care;
- are happier when involved in group interaction and planned activities.
Our philosophy is to provide a multi-faceted program in a nurturing bi-racial environment that will provide the best care possible and assist families in coping with and managing the care of elderly or disabled loved ones.
The Wright’s Center was established in September 1989 and is a project of VISIONS, Inc. (Vigorous InterventionS In Ongoing Natural Settings), a 501©3 nonprofit, educational organization that specializes in diversity and multiculturalism training and organizational and community development. VISIONS was founded by Rocky Mount natives Valeria Batts, PhD, Angela Bryant, JD, Ida Dew, MA Ed, and John Capitman, PhD.
The Wright’s Center was developed through rehabilitative and adaptive reuse of the landmark, art deco building that once housed Wright’s Chick Shack, the oldest Black-owned business in Rocky Mount.
The Wright’s Center, Inc. is certified by the North Carolina Division of Social Services and is a United Way funded agency. We are a member of NCADSA (NC Adult Day Services Association) and NC Center for Nonprofits.
Marsha Baker-Coles
Baker Funeral Home
Mae A. Batts.
Retired, Educator
Ann Batts-Sye
Retired
Eddie Baysden
Rocky Mount Area Chamber of Commerce
Louise W. Coggins, Chair
L.P.S.W., LLC
Phyllis Cowell
Retired
Patricia Davis-Penn
Designer Events, Inc.
Marilyn Evans, Secretary/Treasurer
Retired
Reverend James B. Gailliard
Pastor, Word Tabernacle
Frances Gaither
Retired
Thomas Griggs
VISIONS, Inc.
Dr. Yasmin Heater
Yasmin Heater Internal Medicine
Jackie Jeffers-Wright
Retired, Educator
Tem Myers
Wachovia Bank
Bishop Haywood Parker, Pd.D.
Truth Tabernacle Ministries
Lt. Scott Parker, Vice Chair
Nash County Sheriff‘s Office
Don Raper
BB&T
Dr. Trevella Sellers
NC Foot & Ankle Association
Lamont Wiggins, Esq.
Wiggins Law Office
Skeet Woolard
RBC Bank
Advisory Committee
John Capitman, Pd.D., Fresno University
Bobby Clark, Juvenile Court Counselor
Marilyn Evans, Retired
Delphine Freer, Family Caregiver
Sharon McNeil-Davis, North Carolina Wesleyan College
Carolyn O’Garro-Moore, Attorney
Lt. Scott Parker, Nash County Sheriff’s Office
Mary Pender, Retired
Alethea Willingham, Very Truly Yours
Staff
Doris Howington, Executive Director
Jo Ellen Carci, Program Director
Vickie Barrett, Office Manager/Administrative Assistant
Lisa Boomsma, Business Manager
Claudette Moore, LPN, Health Care Coordinator
Peggy Holloman, RN-Health Care Coordinator
Patricia Lawrence, Transportation Coordinator
Gloria Facen, Food Services Coordinator
Eunice Brown, CNA I
Annie Barnes, Activities Assistant
Golena Ledbetter, Health Aide
Cynthia Parker, Health Aide
Harold Bunn, Health Aide
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A United Way Funded Agency
Doris Howington
Executive Director
Jo Ellen Carci
Program Director
501 Raleigh Road
Rocky Mount, NC 27803
Phone: 252.442.8363
Fax: 252.442.6795
Email: wrightscenter.inc@embarqmail.com
Hours of operation:
Monday - Friday
7:00 am - 5:00 pm