The bottom line on assisted living.
Seniors increasingly shun nursing homes for the homier settings and greater autonomy of assisted living. But the comforts of home don't come cheap. Most seniors opting for assisted living pay out of their own pockets--making their situations only as stable as their bank accounts.
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