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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Look, nobody knows what’s coming. The worst case scenario we’ll have to somehow manage our elderly parents at home with us. That’s what ppl in poor countries do. It’s hard but it’s not impossible. [/quote]

My FiL needed a Hoyer lift and two aides for 14 months. There was absolutely NO way my 80+ MiL and 50+ developmentally disabled SiL could’ve managed this at home. No way. OTOH, my father has dementia, remains quite amiable, and is able to remain living at home though now with a near FT aide as he is a flight risk and no longer able to manage his ADLs. If he were not amiable, then it would probably be impossible for my mom to manage, especially if he were aggressive. [/quote]

How do ppl in poor countries do it? [/quote]

Have you spent much time in poor countries? Many have an excess of labor, so some poor, young, nearly always female relative is conscripted into caring for the individual where they provide 24/7 care, probably sleeping on a mat on the floor of the ailing dementia patient’s room. Caring for the person is their whole life and when the person dies, they are often turned out and not always able to return home as they will be a burden on their household.

When the combined net worth of Trump’s proposed cabinet is $13.3 billion and that does not take into account his advisors (e.g., Andreesen, Musk, etc), we can do better. India doesn’t need to be our model. [/quote]

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