i don't know why so many people here are anti-nursing home. my grandfather was in one and it was the best thing for him. if he was home or even at my mom's house he would have...
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been alone all day. at the nursing home he had opportunities to be social, he could keep his cat there, have his medical needs tended to. people here act like nursing homes are prisons or concentration camps. i don't get it
posted December 26th, 2011 at 2:48pm in
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- most are. most people do not want to be in one 12-26-2011 2:49pm
- np Because it's viewed as the last stop before death. Which it probably is. But it's usually better for that person, safer and more social. 12-26-2011 2:49pm
- i think this is the case. people are afraid of dying and that's what it represents to many. however, it usually is safer and less isolating for an older person 12-26-2011 2:50pm
- omg. most nursing homes are not like prisons or concentration camps. that is beyond hyperbole 12-26-2011 2:50pm
- It depends. 12-26-2011 2:49pm
- all the old people I know are pretty set on dying in their own house of possible 12-26-2011 2:50pm
- that's not really realistic for many, though 12-26-2011 2:51pm
- yup, but the problem is that modern family structure makes this impractical 12-26-2011 2:57pm
- ita. adult children generally have to work. there's really no one around during the day to care for an older person 12-26-2011 2:58pm
- even good ones often over medicate and expect people to go smilingly from one place to another. they arent evil, but they arent personal either 12-26-2011 2:51pm
- well, being isolated all day in your own home or your adult child's home doesn't sound preferably either. aging and getting ill sucks. nursing homes aren't a panacea, but they...(more) 12-26-2011 2:52pm
can be the best option for many
- im not suggesting they are evil or that they shouldnt exist. im answering your question. lots of people would prefer their own home or a family member's home to what i have...(more) 12-26-2011 2:54pm
described. in the end, my grandmother asked to go to a nursing home, because she didnt want my mother to have to change her diaper
- the good ones are $12,000 a month. The places medicaid will pay fir are pretty dank and depresssing, and you need to sell your house to go there. 12-26-2011 2:52pm
- op: my grandfather paid nowhere near 12k a month. much, much less. the place wasn't fancy, but it was clean and well staffed and the other residents had varying health...(more) 12-26-2011 2:54pm
conditions. many were bright and happy and he socializzed very regularly
- what city and state? Because that is the going rate in nyc. I'm in elder law. 12-26-2011 2:55pm
- i don't want to out myself, but this was nj. a suburb of philly 12-26-2011 2:56pm
- you have to be bankrupt or rich in this country to get the best end-of-life care 12-26-2011 2:55pm
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