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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are there any countries out there that provide an equivalent level/amount of care for the elderly as one would expect at one of these expensive facilities but for a much more reasonable cost?  Or is this a US thing?[/quote]

My neighbor is of Indian descent and her father still lives in India.  Apparently, the gov. provides 24 hr care for him (he's 90+).  He can't come to the US anymore b/c they can no longer buy temporary health ins. for him.  And he gets better care in India.  [/quote]

He was likely a govt worker to get that.  But it doesn't matter really because in India [b]you can spend the equivalent of ~$500 USD/month and have excellent round the clock nursing care--typically 2 nurses that work opposing shifts. [/b] That would cost $20K+/month in US, likely closer to $30K and no guarantee that the nurses don't just not show up---nursing care is hard to get consistency for only $25/hour.  [/quote]

I'm the PP that asked the question about other countries and I'm Indian.  I'm aware of the in-home care available in India but that's too unstructured though.  Are you saying that there are US quality nursing facilities in India? If so, can you name some?  Thanks![/quote]

No clue about that.  I'm talking about in home nursing care and it is not unstructured if you do it properly.  We used that for my ILs--had sibling from US living there for several years who made the connections.  And even got the needed visas to bring the nurses to the USA when ILs came here to live with family.  So in India it was consistent care---2 nurses sharing the shifts and willing to provide living arrangements for them as well if needed.  Once nurses came to USA they lived with the family taking care of the ILs and were essentially family to us.

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