Lethal Plans: When Seniors Turn To Suicide In Long-Term Care

(By Melissa Bailey and JoNel Aleccia for Kaiser Health News)

When Larry Anders moved into the Bay at Burlington nursing home in late 2017, he wasn’t supposed to be there long. At 77, the stoic Wisconsin machinist had just endured the death of his wife of 51 years and a grim new diagnosis: throat cancer, stage 4.  Continue reading article here…

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