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Originally Posted by bronco67
No one can actually afford elderly care, except for the super rich. That's what medicare/medicaid is for. Even my in-laws, who in my eyes are pretty rich couldn't afford to have their parents taken care of for too long without jeopardizing their own financial security. They have a situation where her parents have lived well into their 90's.
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A friend of mine's wife is a chef. One of the first jobs she had out of culinary school was working at a elderly assisted living center. This place was state of the art, very nice and had three sections each with its own chef to make meals for each person on an individual basis. Depending on the level of care you needed it cost anywhere from $10K to $17K per month.
The place where my mom now lives looks really nice, it is clean and they have a good staff and some great activities. The food is mass cooked, but you get your choice of two different things for each meal and the food is actually pretty good. It still costs between $4K and $7K per month depending on how much care you need. It is crazy expensive.