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One study predicts that about a quarter of boomers may become “elder orphans.

Family members provide about 70% of long-term care services, according to a survey by the American College of Financial Services. Not only are more boomers childless, those who do have children have fewer than the previous generation. Trendsetters from the start, the boomers have spawned a new phenomenon: caregiver shortage.

As of 2010, there were more than seven family caregivers for every person 80 and over with children and grandchildren. By 2030, estimates say, there will only be four and by 2050 there will be fewer than three. But for some the number is likely to be ZERO: Who will take care of the childless boomers when they’re old?