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History of Long Term Care
1776-1799
Thu, 03/23/2006 - 10:20am — Karen Stevenson
Summary:
America is a young society, "Old age security" meant having children or wealth, Poorhouses became home to the indigent elderly, The earliest federal welfare and pension programs are developed.
The United States Was a Young Society
Old Age Security Was Children or Wealth
Poorhouses Became Homes for the Indigent Elderly
Early Federal Pension Programs Created
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