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Of all the elderly people he's visited, the Rev. Kenneth Dupin remembers a woman named Katie in particular.
Katie had a houseful of treasured memorabilia, and she loved to regale him with stories of Washington high society in the 1950s. But after she was moved to a nursing home, "she started crying," Dupin says. "I went over to her, and she pulled me down to where I could hear her, and she said, 'Please take me home.'"
Of all the elderly people he's visited, the Rev. Kenneth Dupin remembers a woman named Katie in particular.
Katie had a houseful of treasured memorabilia, and she loved to regale him with stories of Washington high society in the 1950s. But after she was moved to a nursing home, "she started crying," Dupin says. "I went over to her, and she pulled me down to where I could hear her, and she said, 'Please take me home.'"
You could build a habitable small house for $20,000 in your back yard like these. You could buy a nice RV for $20,000. Sure they don't have the bells and whistles like the Feet Sweep camera, but those could be had for a little more. Talk about a scam. That's more than my house payment!!
Of all the elderly people he's visited, the Rev. Kenneth Dupin remembers a woman named Katie in particular.
Katie had a houseful of treasured memorabilia, and she loved to regale him with stories of Washington high society in the 1950s. But after she was moved to a nursing home, "she started crying," Dupin says. "I went over to her, and she pulled me down to where I could hear her, and she said, 'Please take me home.'"
It may be different in other parts of the country but here in the Southwest it is extremely difficult to get approval to place an ADU on your property. It seems that most people think any person who is not in their immediate circle is a lazy, ne'er do well and they see their neighbors installation of an ADU structure in their backyard as the start of a headlong slide into homeless tents and dug users passed out in the streets. It is unfortunate that so many good Christians are so comfortable contributing to the suffering of others to maintain their own comfort.
Of all the elderly people he's visited, the Rev. Kenneth Dupin remembers a woman named Katie in particular.
Katie had a houseful of treasured memorabilia, and she loved to regale him with stories of Washington high society in the 1950s. But after she was moved to a nursing home, "she started crying," Dupin says. "I went over to her, and she pulled me down to where I could hear her, and she said, 'Please take me home.'"
99% of the people in assisted living/nursing homes want to go home.
It's hard because assisted living/nursing homes are like a college dorm: little privacy, social cliques and lousy food. The difference is college dorms are for starting one's life and assisted living/nursing home are for the end one's life.
Granny pods aren't the answer. People are living longer because of the advanced medical care and round the hour nursing care/staff at assisted living/nursing homes. Granny pods can not provide this level of care. A good number of assisted living/nursing home residents are incontinent needing diaper changes 24/7. Unless a granny pod has a full time aide to change diapers and shower/wash granny, it's a not working.
I watched a couple of videos about this particular granny pod, the MedCottage.
This woman paid $125k for the MedCottage they put just outside her backdoor. Her mother is able to join the family in the main house. Her daughter assists her with whatever needs to be done.
I'm not entirely clear on this but I did see something about 24/7 home medical monitoring. I imagine that expense would be extra.
I so wish we could have had something like the MedCottage, only larger, for my MIL.
My one-time neighbor had granny living in the RV. She was in her 80s and on a walker and couldn't get out by herself. It was temporary for about six months or so until they moved and she got her own room. He said she was from New York and used to a small apartment.
I am sorry to say that I feel a little scared when I read these topics. It makes me realize what I could be facing in a few years (or less). For many reasons, my retirement planning was not done very well. A lot of things going on that kept my attention from thinking about it. So here I am at 78 wondering and feeling scared what the future looks like.
I have fallen a few times lately mainly due to occasional bouts of poor balance, sometimes from not remembering my limits. I've been able to pick myself up and help myself, but I think one day there will be a time when I won't be able to.
It seems to me the purpose of these things is "We don't want you living with us but this expensive backyard dog house with cameras always on you will work for us." Who the heck wants a camera on them 24/7?
Can't wait for the perfected self-driving cars and robots home helpers...except I'll probably already be dead when it happens if it's anything like my 50+ year wait for someone to invent non-squishing mammograms.
If you fall a lot or think you are unsteady on your feet, keep a flip phone in your pocket at all times, even when you sleep. I do. Set up 3 ICE (In Case of Emergency) numbers on it so the person using it won't have to page thru a bunch of contact numbers while they are laying on the floor.
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