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Think you're not having enough sex? Try being a senior in assisted living

  • Written by Elisabeth O. Burgess, Associate Professor of Gerontology, Georgia State University
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Love is in the air for millions today, but probably not so much for seniors in assisted living facilities. And it may not be for lack of desire.

Over two million American adults are in this position, living in assisted living or in skilled nursing facilities. Need for long-term care services increases with age, and recent...

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