About Jered
Jered Yalung, PharmD, is a licensed geriatric pharmacist with over seven years of long-term care pharmacy experience. After seeing too many medication-related hospitalizations that could have been prevented, he owns and operations Options Home care—the only pharmacist-owned home care agency in North Carolina.
Today, Jered helps families across the Greensboro and Burlington area navigate senior care with confidence through medication safety guidance, care transition support, and pharmacist-informed home care services. He writes about medication safety, home care best practices, and practical guidance for families managing senior care.
Why I Do This Work
I went to Virginia Commonwealth University for my undergraduate degree in Chemistry & Biochemistry and a Doctor of Pharmacy degree. I started my career in long-term care pharmacy where we handled medications for skilled nursing homes and assisted living communities.
For seven years, I worked in that world. I processed thousands of prescriptions every day. I learned how medications work differently in older adults, how they interact, and what happens when dosing goes wrong.
But here’s what bothered me: I rarely knew the people I was serving. I’d see their names on labels, their medication lists, their diagnoses but I didn’t know them. One day, a colleague said we should just approve a medications for someone on 40+ medications without questioning the amount. It wasn’t malicious. It was just… routine.
That moment stuck with me. These weren’t just prescription numbers. They were people—someone’s parent, grandparent, spouse. And they deserved better than a system that treated them like data points.
From Pharmacy to Home Care
In 2020, I started with Options Home care in Burlington, North Carolina. I wanted to build something different—a home care agency where medication safety wasn’t an afterthought.
We’re not just another home care agency. We’re the only pharmacist-owned agency in North Carolina. That means:
- Our caregivers are trained to recognize medication-related warning signs others miss
- I’m personally available to review medication lists and coordinate with healthcare providers
- We catch problems before they become hospitalizations
- Families get both compassionate caregiving AND clinical oversight
We serve families across the Triad region, providing everything from a few hours of companionship per week to 24/7 live-in care.
What I Do Now
Today, I split my time between:
RUNNING OPTIONS HOME CARE: Leading our Greensboro and Burlington teams to deliver exceptional, pharmacist-informed home care.
WRITING & SHARING: Providing practical guidance on medication safety, care transitions, and senior care through this website and my newsletter.
My goal is simple: help families navigate the complexity of senior care with confidence.
Credentials
- Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD), Virginia Commonwealth University
- Licensed Pharmacist, North Carolina
- 7+ years of long-term care pharmacy experience
- Geriatric medication management specialist
- Owner, Options Home care (Greensboro & Burlington, NC)
Connect
If you’re a family member trying to navigate senior care, a healthcare professional looking for medication safety resources, or a senior living community interested in consulting services, I’d love to hear from you.
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