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> They'd rather stay in their houses with all of their stuff Or they're old and poor, have little more than a house to their name, and the alternative is indif
by sevensor 9y ago
> They'd rather stay in their houses with all of their stuff
Or they're old and poor, have little more than a house to their name, and the alternative is indifferent care by bottom-feeding nursing homes.
- joe_the_user 9y agoWhat homes are those? I mean "nursing home" and "retirement home" are two different things. One houses the chronically ill, often old - at very high prices but payable by insurances/the-state and the other houses old people at merely high prices but these prices have to be paid by the residents and there's no way to make them low even cutting all your costs. And apartments and trailer parks that house seniors at a slight discount. But yeah, you're basically right, selling one house to movement into uncertain housing is terrible decision and there's
- sevensor 9y agoSo talking specifically about the poor, I mean nursing homes. Good retirement homes have waiting lists years long and cost a pretty penny.
- joe_the_user 9y agoBut "nursing home" implies someone is disabled and not just old.