Man plans to live at Holiday Inn instead of nursing home because it's cheaper

[Hortensis]

68. Medicaid, Medicare, and SocSec, Shanny, are part of

our worlds, and this man's also. We and he have paid for them all through our working lives.

He's presumably going to live in Holiday Inn as an alternative to joining more affluent elders in an INDEPENDENT LIVING FACILITY that would also provide a rec room and van to stores.

Holiday will vacuum, wipe down the bathroom, change the bedding, and clip the shrubs outside. Just like in an ILF, he may hire someone from outside to drop by and provide additional services. And when that's not enough, that's when this guy qualifies for Medicaid assistance, which will pay for a modest assisted living facility.

I've shopped them, btw, and it's all in the management, not the funding. When it's your turn, Shanny, because you almost certainly won't be just "passing on," don't worry about how new the carpet looks but take a good, long look at the manager, who should be energetic and enthusiastic about creating a good place to live. Above all, when coming in, look for people sitting chatting outside and inside and up and about in the halls. That's a huge clue to the good ones.

Oh, and absolutely vote Democrat without fail every election to make sure what you've been paying for is all still actually available for you when the time comes.