My friend, from what I see those on medicare are getting better treatment than those who are paying. They don’t even have to fill out paper work. Same care, no worries about economizing. This is from what I observe at Mom’s nursing home.
On Medicare I think there is a lifetime cap of 180 days or so.
I think exporting the elderly to low cost places may provide better care than in the US or Europe.
You mean medicaid(welfare health care), medicare doesn't pay for nursing care beyond a few months,
Like I said, a nursing home here costs ~ $6K per month =$72K per year, and you know how much mosr people save for retirement.
And from what I have seen the treatment is pretty bad for someone immobile unless someone is there complaining/threatening all the time. They will leave them dirty and left hours in their own waste until their sores require emergency care.
I have/had a couple relatives who were lucky to have someone who could give them better care at home much cheaper. But that is a big job, and a very dirty one.
This can only get much worse with the baby boomers retiring.