^ some of that just makes it sound as though you haven’t dealt with an aging parent yet. It’s not a decision to just fly off to Paris or deal with dad. The reality is that people in long-term care need care constantly. When my mom was in LTC, it was very stressful and it was an enormous burden. We visited constantly and there was no way we could’ve cared for my mom at our home.
I do think that the “warehousing” of our seniors as they wait to die, is terrible and questionable. But, I’m not sure what the solution is. Long term care is essentially a glorified hospital, and there is a lot of care provided there.
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