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In reply to the discussion: A Better Kind of Nursing Home [View all]

sheshe2

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7. My dad was treated kindly in his nursing home.
Sun Dec 24, 2017, 11:26 PM
Dec 2017

You do realize that to admit a family member needs to have less than 3K before Medicaid covers the costs, correct?

As these better places, clearly are not for the POOR middle class, what repugs do not relevant.


Likely not 'rich,' as you suggest, and not 'posh' either. I won't add to class hostility here.


Well, if I understand your correctly and the article itself...anyone that can afford 450 a day is on the rich end.

Fortunately we, my family, did not have to struggle, costs for both parents were covered, by medicare, VA, and maybe savings (I don't recall details.) Nothing like 'posh.'


You mean Medicaid or Medicare...because Medicare covers shit for nursing homes. 450 a day? That is rich.

We are keeping mom at home, not because of the money right now. We do it because we love her and it is the right thing to do at this time. Yes, the 24-7 is killing us, yet for now it is what we will do.




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