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Originally Posted by Easy 6
I won't claim to know all the ins and outs of that industry, but I was a homecare aide for the elderly for a year with five clients... and three of them railed against how many of these places operate very ruthlessly
My 87 year old Korean war combat vet client Jim had a wife in a home with a debilitating illness, and he is a man of fairly substantial means who almost built a small town near me all by himself... and he was almost in tears with me so many times about how draconian and heartless this place was
I went with him to see his wife once around Christmas, and this place was a soul sucking abyss... abandon hope all ye who enter
Two other clients all said the same kinda things about these places, even the supposedly fancy places aren't all they appear to be
If at all possible, my mother will live with me instead
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So you have a handful of experience and want to paint the entire industry? That's like eating out at a few bad restaurants and claiming they all suck.
If they are receiving bad care, those homes need to be reported to the state agency. I know patients who have lived a decade in good care homes after things like massive strokes. There are providers who care and know how to provide compassionate care but it's not an industry that is making money hand over fist.
Caring for your parents after massive events like strokes or a chronic disease that wastes the body might be your goal now, but it's unrealistic for most. Providers have been telling state agencies and governments for a decade now that if you want better care, reimbursement at least has to pay the bills. I don't know how we expect any business to keep the lights on when reimbursement is 15-30% below cost of care.
This country is failing it elderly and no one cares until if directly effects them.