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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a CNA part time during college, I knew residents in their late 90s and over 100 who simply no longer had family left, and their friends were long gone. Also, when people in LTC are on Medicaid (common for those who outlive their assets) and are hospitalized, their bed stays available for a short period of time, after that you go where a bed can be found, which outside of metro areas can be a long distance from where you had been living. [/quote]

This is a problem which isn’t talked about enough. People live into their 90s and their caregivers are so tired that sometimes they go first. And even if they don’t, there’s not much left after caregiving is finally over. 
My parent plans to live for 20 more years. I can’t say anything, I am a polite person, but I hate the idea of still having to take care of them when I am 60+![/quote]

So don't take care of them. Put them in a home. That's my plan. No one can force you to care for the elderly.[/quote]

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