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The Robotic Future Of Caring For The Elderly, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, both the U.S. and Japan are considering robots as a potential solution to an aging population amidst a caretaker crisis.

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Caring For Our Aging Population, This West Virginia Morning

We're an aging nation, and the cost of care is lower the longer people stay in their homes. The trend has led to an explosion in home-based support and care services. On the next episode of Us & Them, host Trey Kay focuses on the challenges of care for our growing elderly population.

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