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Roughly 8 million people 65 and older had dementia or needed help with two or more activities of basic daily life, like getting out of bed. Only a million received paid help outside of a nursing home, and nearly 3 million had no help at all.
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Roughly 8 million people 65 and older had dementia or needed help with two or more activities of basic daily life, like getting out of bed. Only a million received paid help outside of a nursing home, and nearly 3 million had no help at all.