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I'm retired and in my 70s. I don't expect or want my children to be my caregivers — I'd much rather take my chances with residential care.

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Orrin Onken , a retired elder law attorney in his 70s , doesn't want his kids to become his carers.

When he practiced elder law, he witnessed family disasters over amateur caregiving from relatives.

Onken would prefer to move to an assisted living facility, where paid professionals handle his care.

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75

Informative language

76

Neutral language

62

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

40

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not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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not detected

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not detected

Time-value

medium-lived

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