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Tom Harkin: It seems to me that as society has changed, more and more people want to receive care in their homes.

On the recordMarch 13, 2012
It seems to me that as society has changed, more and more people want to receive care in their homes.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin discusses the growing preference for home care over institutional care for the elderly.

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