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71. You don't get daily maid service for the low long term rate. And there is a HUGE gulf between

Tue Feb 26, 2019, 06:01 AM

Feb 2019

healthy retirees who might find this idea fun, and the people who actually live in nursing homes, who need the nursing CARE that Holiday Inn doesn't provide. Holiday Inn isn't prepared to take people in wheelchairs who need help getting on and off the toilet, or people with dementia, or complicated medical needs.

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Man plans to live at Holiday Inn instead of nursing home because it's cheaper [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2019 OP

But our healthcare system is fine. Takket Feb 2019 #1

The man is deluded. Patients at nursing homes need a lot of care. pnwmom Feb 2019 #67

A lot of folks go into a nursing home because they are old, go on indigent care, and have no one. TheBlackAdder Feb 2019 #91

That's not true. My mother had to qualify for nursing home care, based on her physical needs. pnwmom Feb 2019 #97

That can be gamed relatively easily, just like handicapped license plates. TheBlackAdder Feb 2019 #102

Don't forget the #1 Benefit. . . No 24x7 Urine Smell in every room throughout the facility! TheBlackAdder Feb 2019 #92

the best in the world crazycatlady Feb 2019 #99

Is this supposed to clever? brooklynite Feb 2019 #2

Pass on, I suspect. shanny Feb 2019 #6

"what kind of world do you live in"? brooklynite Feb 2019 #8

How nice. shanny Feb 2019 #12

My agenda? brooklynite Feb 2019 #16

$188 a day was for the nursing home; the Holiday Inn is $59.23 a day nt More_Cowbell Feb 2019 #23

I stand corrected: $1,776 get me... brooklynite Feb 2019 #26

A townhouse would be cheaper xmas74 Feb 2019 #28

And don'y forget no utility bills, no cable or wifi bills and no maintenence Mr.Bill Feb 2019 #49

Hotel would provide him with more people around Demovictory9 Feb 2019 #64

and not people likely to rob and rape him. rampartc Feb 2019 #77

You don't get daily maid service for the low long term rate. And there is a HUGE gulf between pnwmom Feb 2019 #71

My friend managing a HI said that yes, you do get daily service xmas74 Feb 2019 #88

Post removed Post removed Feb 2019 #107

Is that aimed at me? xmas74 Feb 2019 #110

I lived in an Extended Stay America because it was cheaper than a 1 BR apt crazycatlady Feb 2019 #100

We lived at a Holiday Inn for 2.5 years and it was great happybird Feb 2019 #104

In the winter, the comfort Inns & others have monthly rates of $700 but they maybe limited yaesu Feb 2019 #55

It's a shame you decide to spend so much of that time kcr Feb 2019 #75

People without means who need actual nursing home care can qualify for Medicaid that pays for it. pnwmom Feb 2019 #69

Not everyone in need qualifies for Medicaid. Doodley Feb 2019 #78

When their assets are down to the maximum allowed (a couple thousand savings), if they require pnwmom Feb 2019 #79

Income is a factor too. My mother-in-law is barely above the threshold, which means Doodley Feb 2019 #81

I know no one else in my life that likes to brag about their money. Nt USALiberal Feb 2019 #19

How am I bragging? brooklynite Feb 2019 #20

Why is it "ridiculous" ? procon Feb 2019 #45

I wouldn't be criticizing other people's skills given that Guy Whitey Corngood Feb 2019 #50

Brooklynite just stated a fact, what 5600/mo could buy. mahina Feb 2019 #25

Some people are awfully quick to assume others are bragging when all they are doing is simple math Hekate Feb 2019 #53

Yes indeed. Good to see you. mahina Feb 2019 #65

This message was self-deleted by its author Tipperary Feb 2019 #61

Yeah, but someone would have to die for that apartment to become available. TeamPooka Feb 2019 #24

We didn't... brooklynite Feb 2019 #27

yeah I'm not sure I understand that guy's plan. Doesn't make sense and I'll almost lay money TeamPooka Feb 2019 #30

When my mom died in 2011 her care was $5000 a month Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2019 #106

At the Holiday Inn a sick person on a long term lease could slowly starve pnwmom Feb 2019 #11

My mom spent months in and out of nursing homes, from what I saw doc03 Feb 2019 #13

That's too bad. My mom had broken her hips and had had a couple bad experiences, too. pnwmom Feb 2019 #15

My 92 year old mother-in-law falls often, and lives in a assisted living facility at140 Feb 2019 #34

Wow where my mother was I had to go and doc03 Feb 2019 #94

Sorry to hear that.. at140 Feb 2019 #116

There's daily housecleaning in the Holiday Inn lunatica Feb 2019 #14

Are you sure it's in the long term plans? We stayed in a long term hotel-rental like that pnwmom Feb 2019 #18

You know, it!s highly doubtful a hotel will rent to lunatica Feb 2019 #57

And those older people don't live in nursing homes. They don't need to and they wouldn't want to. pnwmom Feb 2019 #58

My mom was in a assisted living place Mosby Feb 2019 #93

At the highest level of assisted living, it can overlap with nursing home care and cost. pnwmom Feb 2019 #95

my parents bought an insurance policy at some point Mosby Feb 2019 #98

Unless they request daily maid service. xmas74 Feb 2019 #29

Right. But I doubt they'd get that for $59 a night. And it wouldn't help the vast majority pnwmom Feb 2019 #33

This message was self-deleted by its author happybird Feb 2019 #112

We got maid service and were able to negotiate happybird Feb 2019 #114

Medicaid, Medicare, and SocSec, Shanny, are part of Hortensis Feb 2019 #68

Drugged to the eyeballs? elias7 Feb 2019 #70

$130/day can pay for some food and caregiving Doremus Feb 2019 #21

No, it's supposed to be desperate. Not that you would know anything about that. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Feb 2019 #51

Great as long as he stays healthy and is able to drive. tanyev Feb 2019 #3

No need to drive with Uber womanofthehills Feb 2019 #9

Who's going to help him in and out of the bathtub or the wheelchair, or with his diabetes shots pnwmom Feb 2019 #36

Exactly. This guy's looking for an alternative to an ILF, Hortensis Feb 2019 #66

Why pay for a car, insurance and maintenance when Uber or Lyft will take you anywhere? TheBlackAdder Feb 2019 #90

Interesting, although ooky Feb 2019 #4

Snopes discusses this urban legend Jake Stern Feb 2019 #5

That's not what this article is Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2019 #108

Cruise ships, too. silverweb Feb 2019 #7

This might be comparable to assisted living, but there are no nurses, physical therapists, pnwmom Feb 2019 #10

Uh huh. mantis49 Feb 2019 #17

I feel like most of the people here have no idea why people end up in nursing homes. pnwmom Feb 2019 #39

+1 n/t area51 Feb 2019 #42

"If he is able to live in a hotel, then he doesn't need assisted living or nursing home care." Captain Stern Feb 2019 #85

Some old people in okay health live on cruise ships-- dawg day Feb 2019 #22

I'd consider it except for that whole ocean aspect. rpannier Feb 2019 #35

How would that work if you were in a wheelchair and needed help to relieve yourself and bathe, pnwmom Feb 2019 #41

Now that I would understand to some extent. Sapient Donkey Feb 2019 #43

Old people in okay health avoid nursing homes. n/t pnwmom Feb 2019 #59

Why is he comparing nursing homes to hotels? KentuckyWoman Feb 2019 #31

Smart guy. The American Criminal Enterprise Eldercare System democratisphere Feb 2019 #32

This guy is ridiculous. The Holiday Inn is not a nursing home. "Nursing'' being the key word here. YOHABLO Feb 2019 #37

My step mom died in a nursing home from dehydration. defacto7 Feb 2019 #38

I'm very sorry. That would be malpractice. n/t pnwmom Feb 2019 #96

Couldn't he also just rent an apartment for less? Sapient Donkey Feb 2019 #40

I think he's trying to be clever, not accurate. And judging from a bunch of replies here... Hekate Feb 2019 #56

I think the way to go NJCher Feb 2019 #44

Have you checked the prices? demosincebirth Feb 2019 #46

highly dependent on the actual structure NJCher Feb 2019 #54

The point of a "nursing home" isn't shelter, or laundry/cleaning, or even fixing meals... RockRaven Feb 2019 #47

Exactly. n/t pnwmom Feb 2019 #72

Another sad concept is retiring in prison. nt miyazaki Feb 2019 #48

Long term cruises on the ocean have also been broached as a clever idea. But .... Hekate Feb 2019 #52

I'm surprised at all the people here who seem to think nursing homes pnwmom Feb 2019 #60

Yeah. I think people are under the impression nursing home equals retirement community. Drunken Irishman Feb 2019 #109

Really? PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2019 #62

He's a Trumper SoCalDem Feb 2019 #63

My alternative to a retirement facility mnhtnbb Feb 2019 #73

Not a terrible plan MosheFeingold Feb 2019 #74

Ten patients to one nurse exboyfil Feb 2019 #82

OK, so she needed more care MosheFeingold Feb 2019 #89

Are the chamber maids Soxfan58 Feb 2019 #76

The way to do it is for a group of people who need a nursing home Doodley Feb 2019 #80

Someone's confusing a retirement home with a nursing home. sinkingfeeling Feb 2019 #83

Errr.... RobinA Feb 2019 #84

This idea and the cruise ship idea may just be a way to call attention to the coming crisis... llmart Feb 2019 #86

He just wants someone to find his dead body when Ilsa Feb 2019 #87

I'd rather be shot into space towards Mars or something... cbdo2007 Feb 2019 #101

My wife and I are inveterate cruisers, taking a cruise 2 or 3 times COLGATE4 Feb 2019 #103

How do mobile retirees handle healthcare exboyfil Feb 2019 #105

Will the staff bring his prescriptions on time? Take his blood pressure? NurseJackie Feb 2019 #111

Where's he getting a Holiday Inn at $60 a night? Alea Feb 2019 #113

People with medical needs should just choose to be healthy instead IronLionZion Feb 2019 #115