On 7/30/2013 11:39 AM, Ophelia wrote:
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>> Do you think by the time I get into one of those places (age 54 now)
>> there will be a demand for better food? Tastier food? More variety?
>> Right now, my dad thinks he doesn't like Mexican food, perhaps because
>> he doesn't remember it. But when I was growing up, we had Mexican
>> food at least once a week. Often more. We did bring him Chinese food
>> and he wolfed it right down like he was starved. And he loved it! My
>> brother also brings him Italian although it is from Olive Garden. He
>> does like Olive Garden though.
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>> Yeah, I'm rambling. But also thinking ahead to my future. And I hope
>> it doesn't include BBQ sauce!
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> I fear that unless you are very rich and can afford a private nursing
> home, you will have to put up with that they give you
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Unfortunately this is true. And unless the person has a Long-Term Care
insurance policy nursing homes are not cheap. Medicare only covers a
portion of the cost of a nursing home *after* a three-day qualifying
hospital stay. The Medicare web site doesn't say how much will be
covered or for how long. I seem to recall it is something like 90 or
120 days. They don't indicate the percentage of the cost covered.

Jill