The Money Doctor's Guide to Taking Care of Yourself When No One Else Will
Chapter One
The Pain and the Plea:
Nursing Home Abuse
Aging does not bother me a lot; what I worry about is a nursing home.
-A client
My long-term care policy is my letter to my kids. It says to them,
"Don't worry about Mom or me going to a nursing home."
-A client
Mrs. Bridges, age 78, was a friend from church. My wife and I visited
her at home weekly. When she went into a nursing home, we
continued our weekly visits. Did she need the nursing home? I
don't know. It seemed like she was alert and active. Sure, she was a
little feeble, beginning to be a little forgetful, but a nursing home?
Every Sunday, my wife and I visited. We noticed the nursing
home was old, steamy, and crowded, but what did we know? What
could we do? We were not family and had no clout and no experience
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