Older job seekers face age discrimination, negative health impacts when they lose their jobs

Marina Drysdale, 61, moved to North Carolina in February 2022 to be closer to her family. She left behind her career as a health unit coordinator in Florida.

But since moving, Drysdale hasn’t been able to find a lasting job near her Eden home in Rockingham County, and she’s worried it’s because of her age.

She’s applied to jobs “right and left” and underwent training to be a dialysis technician. Drysdale said she isn’t physically able to do heavy patient care, but she has decades of experience.

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