My mother has Alzheimer and it’s costing us 15K/mo to care for her. She only has about a year of money left. She is in good physical health but mentally she is a toddler. her care costs are double my take home pay, so if her money runs out before she dies, i am screwed.
Nothing I can do about it. It’s the American healthcare system. Some problems are totally outside of anyone’s person control.
Have you considered the possibility of medical tourism, to say India? Any particular treatment/procedure that really requires you costly American doctors, and can’t be done elsewhere?
My mother has Alzheimer and it’s costing us 15K/mo to care for her. She only has about a year of money left. She is in good physical health but mentally she is a toddler. her care costs are double my take home pay, so if her money runs out before she dies, i am screwed.
Nothing I can do about it. It’s the American healthcare system. Some problems are totally outside of anyone’s person control.
15k/month is a lot. Really a lot.
Have you considered the possibility of medical tourism, to say India? Any particular treatment/procedure that really requires you costly American doctors, and can’t be done elsewhere?
Or maybe closer like Canada? Even out of pocket you might save more in Canada healthcare.
that isn’t how reality works.
it’s not medical care. it’s eldercare.
that isn’t how any of this works. You don’t ship people off to other countries like they are cattle. Jesus.
Normal people (not just old people, young too) visit other cities/states/countries for treatment/education/work/tourism.
None of that turns them into cattle (or Jesus), as far as I have seen.
So what are you paying 15k per month for if not full care and dumpint her in an elderly home?