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Retiree Decides to Spend Rest of Life at Holiday Inn, Since It’s Cheaper Than a Senior Home
Gritpost ^ | February 25, 2019 | Tom Cahill

Posted on 01/20/2020 7:34:05 AM PST by oh8eleven

64-year-old Terry Robison is a working-class retiree trying to make his money last throughout the remainder of his life. And Holiday Inn is the clear winner.

That’s according to a Facebook post from Robison in which he evaluated the per-day cost of staying in a retirement home for seniors and the daily cost of staying at a Holiday Inn. Robison found out that when applying the senior discount he qualifies for, the Holiday Inn would cost less than $60 per day. The senior home, on the other hand, cost around $188 per day, making it more than three times more expensive than the hotel chain.

“That leaves $128.77 a day for lunch and dinner in any restaurant we want, or room service, laundry, gratuities and special TV movies. Plus, they provide a spa, swimming pool, a workout room, a lounge and washer-dryer, etc. Most have free toothpaste and razors, and all have free shampoo and soap. $5-worth of tips a day and you’ll have the entire staff scrambling to help you,” Robison wrote in a Facebook post. “They treat you like a customer, not a patient.”

(Excerpt) Read more at gritpost.com ...


TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: assistedliving; holidayinn; retirement; seniorliving
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To: Bonemaker
Medicare and Visiting Angels would take care of it,

Nine years ago, we tried Visiting Angels for awhile to keep my mom in her home. It was $20.00 an hour back then. My mom needed care 24/7 so $480.00 per day. Medicare wouldn't cover a dime.

It's truly frightening what elder care costs. I tried doing it myself in our home for six months until my own health began to fail. The word exhaustion doesn't even come close to describing what one on one care, all day, everyday, does to a person.

81 posted on 01/20/2020 9:17:46 AM PST by mplsconservative
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To: aquila48

I think I can buy my own bagels and Froot Loops, and make my own bed. Housekeeping isn’t going to wash my unmentionables, so clean sheets and towels have a limited long-term value when I still need to visit a laundromat on occasion.

I’ll grant you the utilities, but most apartments provide heat and water, and some provide cable and internet.


82 posted on 01/20/2020 9:18:32 AM PST by Yo-Yo ( is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: Vigilanteman

“So the old guy made friends with a local cabbie, bought them both rooms at the resort, then arranged a cab ride back which he couldn’t pay for. So the cabbie delivered him to the local lock-up where he could now legally stay until spring because he was serving time for a crime.”

He should be put in jail for doing that!


83 posted on 01/20/2020 9:18:33 AM PST by aquila48 (Do not let them make you care!)
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To: Blueflag

Holiday inn has less chance of getting norovirus on a cruise


84 posted on 01/20/2020 9:20:49 AM PST by Citizen Soldier
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To: mplsconservative

Exactly as long as healthy not a problem. Once you are not it’s not a viable option


85 posted on 01/20/2020 9:21:07 AM PST by HamiltonJay
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To: Regulator

““Assisted living” is a scam.”

Any business getting government income is such, to widely varying degrees, depending on the competitive alternatives.

With Assisted Living, what’s the alternative for children of elders? Taking them in? Today’s children of elders?


86 posted on 01/20/2020 9:27:25 AM PST by polymuser (It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and so few by deceit. Noel Coward)
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To: oh8eleven

“At first glance, I thought the story was funny. But the more I thought about it ... it’s actually not a bad option.”

When my father became ill, we suggested he stay at the Waldorf Astoria. It was cheaper than the hospice where he eventually wound up at.


87 posted on 01/20/2020 9:29:33 AM PST by EQAndyBuzz (Operation Chaos is in play. Repeat, Operation Chaos is in play)
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To: Yo-Yo

No not everywhere.

Not with maid service, full maintence and 24 hour call.

Parking plowing, and a resturaunt on site if needed.


88 posted on 01/20/2020 9:30:48 AM PST by Chickensoup (Voter ID for 2020!! Leftists totalitarian fascists appear to be planning to eradicate conservatives)
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To: oh8eleven

“[Note: article is about a year old].”

Published here last year and discussed by me as being a recycled 14-year-old story.

https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3730681/posts?q=1&;page=21


89 posted on 01/20/2020 9:31:49 AM PST by treetopsandroofs
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To: Regulator

I’m in Idaho so things may be different here. My mother was in her home with Home Health folks making sure she was showered and fed as long as she could. She got angry every time I mentioned assisted living. After a few falls I just brought her to a place we had checked out. 20 residents, full time staff and nurse, private room. Meals, entertainment and activities, physical therapy Beauty parlor. She was really angry at first but after a month thanked me and realized she needed ( and I suspect she enjoyed the attention.) the help. Most of the staff were angels in scrubs. The price was less than her mortgage. God bless the folks who do this work well. My Mom had great care for 3 years before passing away.


90 posted on 01/20/2020 9:33:46 AM PST by spudville
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To: Jakarta ex-pat
$1,800 per month. Will get you a great clmate, apt or house ( approx $500),a maid ($150), and a fantastic Lifestle here in Indonesia if you are slightly adventurous.

$1.8K will go a long was in flyover country. For that kind of money he could get an upscale 1 bedroom apartment with a pool and workout room and still have a wad of money left over.

91 posted on 01/20/2020 9:34:13 AM PST by EVO X
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To: norwaypinesavage
The numbers don't seem right, agreed.

I'm in an expensive 55+ apartment complex and pay $65 dollars a day, plus utilities.

free continental breakfast, gym, pool, structured activities (free), super nice game room, walking trails, excellent walkability in Charleston SC. Lots of nice company.

92 posted on 01/20/2020 9:34:57 AM PST by onona
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To: aquila48
LOL! That's the beauty of Japanese justice. Everybody knows what is going on here, but they are complying with the law, technically.

We lived in Kobe during the big earthquake in 1995. Shortly after, I would notice big, burly American blue collar workers, carpenters and such, riding the trains. I chatted one of them up and found out that they had been given 90 day "training visas" to show the locals how to rebuild quicker. The reality was that they were doing the heavy duty reframe and wall work and the locals were doing the detail work. The government had eased the visa law temporarily because they needed the workers and they knew the Americans would not likely be staying on when the job was done.

So some seasonal blue collar guys from America got some very profitable work for three months and some Japanese customers didn't have to wait nearly as long to get rebuilt.

93 posted on 01/20/2020 9:35:28 AM PST by Vigilanteman (The politicized state destroys aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
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To: napscoordinator

“if you get in with 125 a night, you are doing good.”

I ask for discounts, nicely negotiate, often get to the $80’s range for short stays. Also, if there’s a big business in the area, ask for that company’s discount (counter folk don’t inquire about it), often well below $80.


94 posted on 01/20/2020 9:35:34 AM PST by polymuser (It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and so few by deceit. Noel Coward)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

everyone ages differently.

there are 50 year olds who cannot walk well, paratroopers in their prime, and the guys in trucks climbing poles or using their bodies to the max? Not a lot left.


95 posted on 01/20/2020 9:37:19 AM PST by Chickensoup (Voter ID for 2020!! Leftists totalitarian fascists appear to be planning to eradicate conservatives)
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To: nomifyle

“My mother was in a nursing home at $6,000 a month and she could not get a cup of coffee in the afternoon, it was a disgrace.”

Look at the staff. Low-pay, max profit.


96 posted on 01/20/2020 9:37:35 AM PST by polymuser (It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and so few by deceit. Noel Coward)
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To: Yo-Yo

Most holiday ins have washers on site, and often a willing maid who will wash for cash while she is working.


97 posted on 01/20/2020 9:38:50 AM PST by Chickensoup (Voter ID for 2020!! Leftists totalitarian fascists appear to be planning to eradicate conservatives)
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To: spudville

My folks in NH with an incredible assisted living experience.

Locally owned, very friendly and attentive staff, constant arts, exercise and other activities, chefs who’ll prepare special meals for you and have their own garden on the extensive grounds, etc.

The decision to move from their home was tough, but they immediately started having a wonderful experience.


98 posted on 01/20/2020 9:40:41 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: Chickensoup

If I’m going to be living in a Holiday Inn, it will be in a location that won’t require parking lot plowing.


99 posted on 01/20/2020 9:42:53 AM PST by Yo-Yo ( is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: treetopsandroofs

You have a good memory ...


100 posted on 01/20/2020 9:43:59 AM PST by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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