no nursing home for me

minks · Post by **minks** » Fri May 27, 2005 10:33 am

I think this is a great idea!

>>

>> NO NURSING HOME FOR ME!

>>

>> About two years ago my wife and I were on a cruise

>> through the western Mediterranean aboard a Princess

>> liner. At dinner we noticed an elderly lady sitting

>> alone along the rail of the grand stairway in the main

>> dining room.

>>

>> I noticed that all the staff, ship officers, waiters,

>> busboys, etc. all seemed very familiar with this lady.

>> I asked our waiter who the lady was, expecting to be

>> told she owned the line, but he said he only knew that

>> she had been on board for the last four cruises, back

>> to back. As we left the dining room one evening, I

>> caught her eye and stopped to say hello. We chatted

>> and I said, "I understand you've been on this ship for

>> the last four cruises."

>>

>> She replied, "Yes, that's true."

>>

>> I stated, "I don't understand" and she replied without

>> a pause, "It's cheaper than a nursing home."

>>

>> So, there will be no nursing home in my future. When I

>> get old and feeble, I am going to get on a Princess

>> cruise ship. The average cost for a nursing home is

>> $200 a day. I have checked on reservations at

>> Princess and I can get a long term discount and senior

>> discount price of $135 per day. That leaves $65 a day

>> for:

>>

>> 1. Gratuities which will only be $10 per day.

>>

>> 2. I will have as many as 10 meals a day if I can

>> waddle to the restaurant or I can have room service

>> (which means I can have breakfast in bed every day of

>> the week.)

>>

>> 3. Princess has as many as three swimming pools, a

>> workout room, free washers and dryers and shows every

>> night.

>>

>> 4. They have free toothpaste, razors, soap and

>> shampoo.

>>

>> 5. They will even treat you like a customer, not a

>> patient. An extra $5 worth of tips will have the

>> entire staff scrambling to help you.

>>

>> 6. I will get to meet new people every 7 to 14 days.

>>

>> 7. TV broken? Light bulb need changing? Need to have

>> the mattress replaced? No problem! They will fix

>> everything and apologize for your inconvenience.

>>

>> 8. Clean sheets and towels every day and you don't

>> even have to ask for them.

>>

>> 9. If you fall in the nursing home and break a hip,

>> you are on Medicare. If you fall and break a hip on

>> the Princess ship, they will upgrade you to a suite

>> for the rest of your life.

>>

>> Now hold on for the best! Do you want to see South

>> America, the Panama Canal, Tahiti, Australia, New

>> Zealand, Asia or name where you want to go? Princess

>> will have a ship ready to go. So don't look for me in

>> a nursing home, just call shore to ship.

>>

>> PS And don't forget, when you die, they just dump you

>> over the side at no charge.

>

john8pies · Post by **john8pies** » Fri May 27, 2005 10:51 am

Great minks, I don`t know if this is actuallly a joke or not but it sounds really good! i do know that here in the UK for example pensioners can go to a hotel in Spain or similar for 3 months in the winter for cheaper than it costs them to stay here (because cost of food and heating and warm clothing and electricity etc would exceed cost of `package` deal which includes flights and food and hotel stay).. Amazing!

cars · Post by **cars** » Fri May 27, 2005 1:54 pm

Great idea minks, I've heard others say similar feelings. I think if given the choice of continually cruising, or continually staring at the same 4 walls in a nursing home the cruising would win out for me!!! :-2

nvalleyvee · Post by **nvalleyvee** » Fri May 27, 2005 2:07 pm

After my Mom's last visit I found she had boxed up all of my daughters things from her drawers (boxed neatly under my daughters bed) and replaced them with her own. Maybe I should send this to her as a hint - just to counter her own hint.

minks · Post by **minks** » Mon May 30, 2005 12:22 pm

nvalleyvee wrote: After my Mom's last visit I found she had boxed up all of my daughters things from her drawers (boxed neatly under my daughters bed) and replaced them with her own. Maybe I should send this to her as a hint - just to counter her own hint.

Crrrrrrrrrrrrrrrikey that would scare me if my ma did that. Holy cow!!!

nvalleyvee · Post by **nvalleyvee** » Mon May 30, 2005 12:44 pm

I was a bit surprised minks. I also called my brothers (4 of them) and told them I had already cared for her for 5 years after she divorced my stepdad. It is now their turn. :wah:

nvalleyvee · Post by **nvalleyvee** » Mon May 30, 2005 12:45 pm

PS - my SO and I are planning on retiring in a few years and moving far far away!!!

minks · Post by **minks** » Mon May 30, 2005 12:59 pm

nvalleyvee wrote: PS - my SO and I are planning on retiring in a few years and moving far far away!!!

Good thinking,

I am currently watching the BF go through this kind of thing with his mother and I pray my parents just go cruising ahahaha actually I already told my brother they are his responsibility since he didn't have children ahahahaha

robinseggs · Post by **robinseggs** » Mon May 30, 2005 1:16 pm

[QUOTE=minks]I think this is a great idea!

>>

>> NO NURSING HOME FOR ME!

>>

>> About two years ago my wife and I were on a cruise

>> through the western Mediterranean aboard a Princess

>> liner. At dinner we noticed an elderly lady sitting

>> alone along the rail of the grand stairway in the main

>> dining room.

>>

>> I noticed that all the staff, ship officers, waiters,

>> busboys......

This is cute...but I have to wonder...? Who will change all of your diapers?!! And spoon the mush into your mouth afer your teeth have fallen out? LOL And will they be as delighted to change your sheets when you have wet the bed on them??!!! LOL Oh...and the towels...I won't even go there...!!!!! LOL HA!!!!

On a more serious note, there is a nursing home here in my hometown that actually does strive to make every occupant feel special and like royalty! Although it is pricey, the place is unbelievable!! My grandmother was able to stay there until she passed away. The place never smelled bad and when you walked in the front door you felt like you were in a hotel, not a nursing home. They had a beautiful fireplace in the dining room and always had a piano player playing requests.....the nurses were wonderful--nobody complaining about their job and taking great pride in their work. Three times a day, a special snack cart strolled the halls stopping at rooms delivering icecream, cookies, magazines, books...ect.. My grandmother loved the chocolate shakes! The owners actually lived right on the property and were raising their young children there, so the old people loved to sit outside and watch the little ones riding their trikes or just talking with them! I remember one special lady that was losing her mind and every day would get up/dressed in her finest...heels, purse, handbag & scarf....and just walk the place talking to people. I am pretty sure she thought she was at a wedding reception of some sort...She would always ask.."Do you know when they are serving the food and should we go on down now??" She was cute! Overall, I guess none of us want to wind up in a nursing home, but if it had to be, I guess that would be the place for me!!

nvalleyvee · Post by **nvalleyvee** » Mon May 30, 2005 1:52 pm

Where is this place and can I get a reservation for my Mom and her twin? Seriously - it's nice to hear of a place like that instead of all the nursing home horror stories.

BTS · Post by **BTS** » Mon May 30, 2005 1:59 pm

This is from Metlife's website:

[left]Based on the market

survey for 2002, the average

daily rate for a private

room in a nursing

home was $167.82 and

for a semiprivate room,

$142.56.

The 2003 daily rate for a

private room in a nursing

home increased by $13.42,

which brings the national

average to $181.24.

This is an increase of 8%

since 2002.

Semiprivate room rates

increased by $15.70 to

$158.26. This is an increase

of 11% since 2002.

The hourly rate in 2002 for

a Home Health Aide was

$17.60. The 2003 hourly

rate increased to $18.12 or

a 2.9% increase.

[/left]

WOW this is looking better all the time.

Alaska, then down to Mexico.........

YESSSSSSS

cars · Post by **cars** » Mon May 30, 2005 2:35 pm

Posted by robinseggs:

On a more serious note, there is a nursing home here in my hometown that actually does strive to make every occupant feel special and like royalty! Although it is pricey.

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Keyword is "PRICEY"! They had better make their boarders feel special, or people will find another "pricey" place. It's not that hard when it's a pricey place. We have found it mostly harder when you are trying to find a good "reasonably" priced place!

hotsauce · Post by **hotsauce** » Tue May 31, 2005 7:37 am

I would have to pack a heck of a lot of dramamine!

robinseggs · Post by **robinseggs** » Tue May 31, 2005 8:53 pm

cars wrote: Posted by robinseggs:

On a more serious note, there is a nursing home here in my hometown that actually does strive to make every occupant feel special and like royalty! Although it is pricey.

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Keyword is "PRICEY"! They had better make their boarders feel special, or people will find another "pricey" place. It's not that hard when it's a pricey place. We have found it mostly harder when you are trying to find a good "reasonably" priced place!

TRUE, true...but unfortunately the old saying goes..."You get what you pay for"...

robinseggs · Post by **robinseggs** » Tue May 31, 2005 8:56 pm

nvalleyvee wrote: Where is this place and can I get a reservation for my Mom and her twin? Seriously - it's nice to hear of a place like that instead of all the nursing home horror stories.

In Missouri... (Miz-er-eee)...(sorry!) LOL!!! I can email you detailed info if you're serious!