A sad, but realistic attitude of my elderly neighbor

Platapus · 09-04-22, 06:32 AM

I live in a geezer community. It is euphemistically called "active 55+", but it is a geezer community. I have great neighbors.

One of my neighbors who lives a few houses down has a husband that is not well. His health has been deteriorating for many years. It got to the point when he needed 27/7 home care. The wife was confiding in me that they had no idea how expensive this was and it was not sustainable.
Finally, his health deteriorated to the point where he needed to be moved to an assisted living facility. This turned to be slightly less expensive than the home care, but it still costs a lot.

This neighbor told me something sad, but also realistic.

"I hope he dies before the money runs out as I don't know what I can do otherwise."

Yikes!

They have good insurance but there are limits. This made me think of the importance of supplemental care insurance. Medical science can now keep us alive for longer than we can afford, it seams.

It was a chilling conversation.

09-04-22, 06:32 AM	#1
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,362 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	A sad, but realistic attitude of my elderly neighbor I live in a geezer community. It is euphemistically called "active 55+", but it is a geezer community. I have great neighbors. One of my neighbors who lives a few houses down has a husband that is not well. His health has been deteriorating for many years. It got to the point when he needed 27/7 home care. The wife was confiding in me that they had no idea how expensive this was and it was not sustainable. Finally, his health deteriorated to the point where he needed to be moved to an assisted living facility. This turned to be slightly less expensive than the home care, but it still costs a lot. This neighbor told me something sad, but also realistic. "I hope he dies before the money runs out as I don't know what I can do otherwise." Yikes! They have good insurance but there are limits. This made me think of the importance of supplemental care insurance. Medical science can now keep us alive for longer than we can afford, it seams. It was a chilling conversation. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.