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Before you demagogue the assisted care industry you might want to look at the government as well, Medicade will confiscate estates to pay for care. This was a wonderful feature of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993. States are required to recover costs.

My grandmother's stay at a retirement/assisted living home added years to her life. She also got to meet new people and most important, had an active life. Far better than people bound up in their home alone till they pass.



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