Our loved ones paid their own way in residential care.
They got far superior care.
They also had Medigap policies.
I saw the care the dual eligibles got in the same facilities.
It sucked.
You get what you pay for.
It’s that simple.
“I saw the care the dual eligibles got in the same facilities.”
My aunt was in a nursing home. I saw no substandard care there.
People with money that see (or smell the urine of) substandard care in a facility will seek out another facility.
Good facilities will generally only accept people that can pay private rates upfront for an extended period of time. As I understand things, once the patient runs out of cash, the facility has to continue to serve the patient at Medicaid rates.