The cost of senior care: Why aging farmers fear the nursing home

Cindie Haakenson is seen through a window of her home as the family farm is reflected before her on May 21 in Willow City, N.D. Despite a preference to remain at home, Cindie

Small family farmers are often “land rich, cash poor,” and nursing homes and other types of long-term care are expensive. Many worry about sacrificing their land to pay for care at the end of life.

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