Which of the following about long-term care is TRUE?
A) The majority of elders in the U.S. rely on formal care, most commonly a nursing home.
B) Meals on Wheels, nursing homes, and housecleaning services for the elderly are examples of formal care.
C) The sandwich generation refers to caring for a frail elderly person while you are also employed full-time.
D) One study of gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender adults aged 50 and over living in New York found that almost half of them were providing (or had recently provided) caregiving assistance, but most believe that they are called on less often than their siblings because of their sexual orientation.
E) Caregivers generally find caring for a frail elderly to be a labor of love, and only about 10-20 percent report emotional strain or depression because of it.
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