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The staggering, exhausting, invisible costs of caring for America’s elderly

The staggering, exhausting, invisible costs of caring for America’s elderly

by External Article | Aug 26, 2021 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Parent, Finances, Generation X, Housing, Long Term Caregiving, Millennial Generation, Planning, Sandwich Generation | 0 comments

Some older adults have diligently prepared for their future. They purchased long-term care insurance when it was still affordable, then paid the premiums each month, even as they continued to rise. This is not the norm. Many adults have no plan at all, or assume that...

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