The industry is just vile. Most families are busy working themselves and can't afford to act as grandma's live-in nurse, but community living/nursing homes demand thousands of dollars per month to look after grandma. But their quality of care is often shit and rife with elder abuse. But the caregivers are also paid shit and the money is pocketed by the scum on top.
Almost nobody in their right mind wants these jobs because if you want shit pay, getting yelled at, and mopping up diarrhea you might as well go work at McDonald's and get some free fries out of the deal.
I'm starting to think those old farts who just sell everything and go live on a cruise ship for the final 2-5 years of their lives isn't such a bad idea.
My understanding is the cruise ship thing is pretty economical for old folks. I think there are ships dedicated to it. It is just lack of family, relatively poor medical care and cramped living quarters, not to mention that the things a basically barges that are reliant on underwater wings for stability, which only works when moving, which can't happen if the ship has mechanical trouble. Instability is bad for the old.
2000, even 3000, a month for an room and medical care for someone in need of a lot of care is a good deal in my opinion.
The industry apparently had 9% growth in market cap 2023 to 2024.
The industry is just vile. Most families are busy working themselves and can't afford to act as grandma's live-in nurse, but community living/nursing homes demand thousands of dollars per month to look after grandma. But their quality of care is often shit and rife with elder abuse. But the caregivers are also paid shit and the money is pocketed by the scum on top.
Almost nobody in their right mind wants these jobs because if you want shit pay, getting yelled at, and mopping up diarrhea you might as well go work at McDonald's and get some free fries out of the deal.
I'm starting to think those old farts who just sell everything and go live on a cruise ship for the final 2-5 years of their lives isn't such a bad idea.
My understanding is the cruise ship thing is pretty economical for old folks. I think there are ships dedicated to it. It is just lack of family, relatively poor medical care and cramped living quarters, not to mention that the things a basically barges that are reliant on underwater wings for stability, which only works when moving, which can't happen if the ship has mechanical trouble. Instability is bad for the old.
2000, even 3000, a month for an room and medical care for someone in need of a lot of care is a good deal in my opinion.