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Cleaning robot 'Franzi' cleans in the entrance area of a hospital in Munich Neuperlach, southern Germany, on February 12, 2021. - Cleaning robot Franzi always makes sure the floors are spotless at the Munich hospital where she works, but she has also taken on a new role in the pandemic: cheering up patients and staff. (CHRISTOF STACHE/AFP via Getty Images)

Robots are coming for the elderly

Michelle Drouin
Democratic presidential candidate entrepreneur Andrew Yang speaks during the Climate Forum at Georgetown University, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Andrew Yang 2020 — but not for president

Bob Hennelly
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Shortage of care providers cause crisis

S.E. Smith - In These Times
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Study: Pot helps the elderly

Terry Hacienda - The Fresh Toast
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Kerri Casem (Michael Helms)

Kerri Kasem's fight against elder abuse

Mary Elizabeth Williams
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Why I locked my father away

Jay Newton-Small
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End of life care at home

Anna Gorman - KFF Health News
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"Life is 100% mortality"

Mary Elizabeth Williams
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Bad idea: Robot caregivers

Andrew Leonard

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Katie McDonough
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