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Originally Posted by Slava
...I'd say that spending $10k a month in Calgary you're either layering on a bunch of care, or you're in a place like the Edward or Amica. Nothing wrong with that, but that's pretty clearly a personal decision at that point.
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They are in Edward, yes. And, yes, this was a personal decision, which means they were fortunate enough to be able to make that decision themselves. The spouse had a spinal operation and became wheelchair bound. That place is not a nursing home, btw. It is more of a nice apartment building with lots of care options to choose from. They live in a 1,000 sq.ft. unit; again, not a palace; but also not a 150 sq.ft. bed and night-table room you'd get at Mayfair.
Point was, much more often than not, people in their 80s cannot make that decision themselves, because they can't afford it; so they go wherever the system can place them.