officerripley
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- Porlock, Calif
Someone I know who lived in a town about 30 min. from here, has recently moved into a SNF (skilled nursing facility). Even though there are a lot of SNFs in her town, my town, and another nearby town, the only one they had room to put her in is in a town that's about an hour and a half from here and where she lived (and her family still does). I don't know if it's because she's on MedicAid, or the kind of dementia she has or what, but now her family's going to have an hour and a half drive each way to see her.
Looks like we sure need more SNFs. I guess because people are living longer and what with the baby boomers starting to need care. (Although she's not a boomer, she's in her 90s.) But I guess it's mainly people living so much longer; the next door neighbor's mother just died at the age of 97 but needed care for the last 30 years due to dementia. Sure wish something could be done about all this.
Looks like we sure need more SNFs. I guess because people are living longer and what with the baby boomers starting to need care. (Although she's not a boomer, she's in her 90s.) But I guess it's mainly people living so much longer; the next door neighbor's mother just died at the age of 97 but needed care for the last 30 years due to dementia. Sure wish something could be done about all this.