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Nursing Homes Have Become Last-Resort Housing
Time reports that nursing homes are increasingly serving as housing of last resort, with people moving into facilities not primarily for medical care but because they have nowhere else to live. The article highlights how shortages of affordable housing and home-based care options are pushing vulnerable older adults into institutional settings, prompting debate among health and housing policy experts.
Why now: Concerns about affordable housing shortages and elder care are driving renewed attention to the role of nursing homes.
Evidence
- Nursing Homes Have Become Last-Resort Housing · Time Magazine
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