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PoindexterOglethorpe

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4. That's scary.

Thu Jan 28, 2021, 01:24 AM

Jan 2021

What will happen to the current residents? What will that mean in the future? The need for nursing homes is huge. Some significant percentage of us will spend at least some time in one. If they are mostly closed, what then? Caring for extremely ill people at home isn't really a viable alternative.

Perhaps in the long run the recognition that there needs to be a lot of support and help (both financial and other ways) will surface, and much will change to accommodate those needs. In the short term, oh dear.

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K&R MustLoveBeagles Jan 2021 #1

KnR Hekate Jan 2021 #2

Can't say it's a surprise. Lady Freedom Returns Jan 2021 #3

That's scary. PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2021 #4

They are going to be sent to relatives or their children's homes, if they have any. roamer65 Jan 2021 #5

A lot of people in those nursing homes have no family. Doreen Jan 2021 #6

there's less hospital beds than nursing home beds Captain Zero Jan 2021 #11

There will have to be a federal bail out mucifer Jan 2021 #7

There needs to be assistance provided to families exboyfil Jan 2021 #8

It could become the choice in a post environment dystopian world. It's already in Europe. Marcuse Jan 2021 #9

At $12,000-$15,000 a month per resident greenjar_01 Jan 2021 #10

Are they talking specifically about nursing home or are assisted living places included? captain queeg Jan 2021 #12

Likely talking about Skilled Nursing Facilities. Hard to say definitively. Caliman73 Jan 2021 #14

Kick dalton99a Jan 2021 #13