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Incomplete and inadequate: Information lacking for seniors looking for assisted living

  • Written by Lindsay J. Peterson, Instructor, School of Aging Studies, University of South Florida
Within the next decade, millions of seniors will be shopping for new housing.Getty Images / Elizabeth W. Kearley

As of today, the youngest of the nearly 70 million baby boomers is 55; the oldest is 74. Within the next decade, millions of them will need long-term care. Many will remain in their homes, with family or “drop-in” caregiver...

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