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We use to have a customer that is a chain of nursing homes. They are mostly in rural towns. They charge $3,000 a month to non Medicaid and I think Medicaid paid out $2,000. The non Medicaid were paying more to cover the difference. I think the real cost was $2,500 a month. The nursing staff are specialist so they get paid more than most other RNs. We lost them as a customer because they had racked up a debt of $60,000 and starting complaining about our service(go figure) and changed IT services. They always have problems paying on time and that comes from other vendors not just us. The new IT guy called not to shortly asking us what he got himself into. Haha!

I find that interesting. We placed my FIL in an Alzheimer's lockdown unit about 15 miles from our residence when he was constantly wandering away and getting lost. Since that time his health has deteriorated and we mentioned we may move him to a regular nursing home closer to us. The nursing staff begged us not to move him as they are so fond of him and would miss him.

We are paying for his care from his savings and income at a rate of about $3,900 per month. The regular nursing home would be cheaper and closer to us. I wondered why the lockdown unit personnel were so adamant about not moving him and now I think I have the answer.