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Counties with the most assisted-living facilities in Alabama
The United States is facing a caregiving crisis.
As America’s population ages and adults are staying active for longer, many are choosing to live in assisted-living facilities.
Assisted-living facilities offer 24-hour care but are less hands-on than nursing homes. They can offer the best of both worlds for a generation that values independence. Still, low staffing levels are causing facilities to raise prices and, in some cases, close their doors entirely, exacerbating an already severe care gap…