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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How is everyone paying for these moves to facilities? Selling the house only gives you a few years of care, right?[/quote]

Savings. Not everyone is poor. [/quote]

My MC/LMC parents (SAHP until youngest kid was 11, then secretary and the other was factory worker, often working nights to get the extra $1-2/hr) were extremely frugal, only times they had any debt was when nobody was working due to layoffs (think manufacturing in the 70s and early 80s---it was very cyclical).  Yet they somehow managed to save save save and after selling their home (in a MCOLA) had over $850K for retirement (at age 75 they sold the house).  But they drove crap cars and we literally went out to eat once every 2-3 weeks and then it was pizza (no drinks) or Sizzler (buffet).  That was it, rest was their own garden and cooking everything themselves---we rarely had potato chips or snacks from the store.  They also purchased LTC insurance[quote].  They live nicer now at 75+ than they did most of the rest of their lives.  They didn't want to be a burden (we are rich and happily support as needed), so they planned for it.  [/quote]

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