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0 pointsphilwelch14y ago0 comments

For one thing, nursing homes used to be unthinkable. You wouldn't kick elders out of the family home.

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You could also expect them to die in a reasonable timeframe. Caring for someone for 6 months is a totally different thing from doing so for 6 years. It is a gift and a curse.

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