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Homes for the Elderly

One of the joyful little tasks I will have in my list of things to do in twenty years time will be preparing to select a suitable care home where I can end my days, surrounded by handsome male nurses who will do anything for me.
 
Of course, this ideal care home will probably be difficult to find (if it exists at all). While I’m sure that there are some excellent care homes, there are also places like this, probably better named the Why the Fuck Should We Care Home. I only hope that I have the nous and the wherewithal to spot the ones like this and avoid at all costs.
 
(hat tip to Tom Reynolds for the link)

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2 responses to “Homes for the Elderly”

  1. Gelert Avatar
    Gelert

    It’s horrible isn’t it. My mother visits old ladies in these places and she’s terrified of ending up in one. It’s a scandal no one cares sufficiently about to act on. They also make you sell the home you worked all your life for, in order to fund your own ill-treatment! And there’s not a male nurse in sight either!

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  2. Geoff Avatar
    Geoff

    Yes, it is depressing. The way in which we treat the less advantaged is one of the measures of our society. As Ghandi is reported to have replied, when asked by a reporter what he thought of Western Civilization: "I think it would be a good idea".

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