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Long-term care fraught with uncertainties for elderly baby boomers

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The continued decline of the nursing home – once the mainstay care for the frail elderly – and an upsurge in popularity of assisted living will lead to many dramatic changes in long-term care, according to a University of Florida expert and editor of a new book on the subject.

Filed under Aging, Gender, Health, Research on Wednesday, July 9, 2008.