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MineralMan

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4. Most people who have an elder parent or grandparent living in

Reply to Captain Zero (Original post)

Thu May 22, 2025, 09:27 AM

May 2025

a nursing home do not realize that Medicaid is paying for that. They simply don't know. Someone is paying is all they know.

When grandma gets kicked out of the nursing home, though, they'll find out. Won't that be a surprise?

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Grandma can live in the garage, right? [View all] Captain Zero May 2025 OP

I feel the people in nursing homes and feel for the staff gab13by13 May 2025 #1

The goal is for old people to die. Irish_Dem May 2025 #3

Grandma will have to live somewhere since LisaL May 2025 #2

Most people who have an elder parent or grandparent living in MineralMan May 2025 #4

Most people don't realize nursing home care, especially dementia care, can be as high as $100K a year, highplainsdem May 2025 #6

You're absolutely right. MineralMan May 2025 #10

I have relatives living in a rural area where hospitals and nursing homes are already scarce. The highplainsdem May 2025 #5

Only if sheilahi May 2025 #7

That's the plan Progressive dog May 2025 #8

I have resolved to never go to a nursing home or long term care facility. totodeinhere May 2025 #9