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# [Elder Orphans](https://blog.unitedchurchhomes.org/2017/06/elder-orphans)

 Written by [Rev. Beth Long-Higgins, VP of Engagement and director of the Center for Abundant Aging](https://blog.unitedchurchhomes.org/author/rev-beth-long-higgins) | June 26, 2017

<https://carducc.wordpress.com/2017/06/26/elder-orphans/>It may not be something to which anyone aspires, but it is a very real and growing concern: Elder orphans. An elder orphan is defined as “aged, community-dwelling individuals who are socially and/o…

Source: *[Elder Orphans | Vital Signs and Statistics](https://carducc.wordpress.com/2017/06/26/elder-orphans/)*

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