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These pros help keep ailing, aging loved ones safe — but it's a costly service

Anne Sansevero discusses a client with one of her nurses, Beau Romero. Sansevero has seven employees in her growing private care management business in New York City. Ashley Milne-Tyte/for NPR hide caption

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These pros help keep ailing, aging loved ones safe — but it's a costly service

Private care management, often nurses or social workers, is a growing field that helps people navigate the elder care system. People call it "a game changer" — but it comes at a high price.

These pros help keep ailing, aging loved ones safe — but it's a costly service

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Nursing Home Residents Moved Out To Make Way For COVID-19 Patients

Hundreds of nursing home residents have been transferred as a result of their facilities treating COVID-19 patients only. Joelle Sedlmeyer/Getty Images hide caption

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Nursing Home Residents Moved Out To Make Way For COVID-19 Patients

Some nursing homes have switched to treating only COVID-19 patients, who bring in more government money. But to make room for them, the original residents are forced out of places they've called home.

Nursing Home Residents Moved Out To Make Way For COVID-19 Patients

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