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109. Yeah. I think people are under the impression nursing home equals retirement community.

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Tue Feb 26, 2019, 02:51 PM

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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