Article: Dupin's MEDcottage to give aging seniors another option

Few if any people really want to be in a nursing home, especially independent and dynamic baby boomers. Kenneth Dupin, the founder and CEO of the new company N2Care, is giving the latest generation of Americans facing the challenges of aging and their families another option.

The Salem resident presented the idea of the 288 square foot MEDcottage to local media on Tuesday, Aug. 25, at the Sheraton Hotel and Conference center in Roanoke. Many of the company's investors are also from Salem. Janis Terpenny, an engineering professor at Virginia Tech, is helping N2Care with design and with developing relationships and applying for grants and government aid.

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