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Aged Caring in Place. Do we care enough?

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By the number of comments here , you could say no we don't care enough.
Posted by jason60, Tuesday, 9 September 2008 5:51:31 PM
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About 2 years ago my wife and I were on a cruise through the
western Mediterranean aboard a Princess liner.
At dinner we noticed an elderly lady sitting alone
along the rail of the grand stairway in the main dining room.
I also noticed that all the staff, ships officers, waiters, busboys, etc.,
all seemed very familiar with this lady.

I asked our waiter who the lady was, expecting to be told that
she owned the line, but he said he only knew that
she had been on board for the last four cruises, back to back.

As we left the dining room one evening I caught her eye and stopped to say hello.
We chatted and I said,
"I understand you've been on this ship for the last four cruises".
She replied, "Yes, that's true."
I stated, "I don't understand" and she replied, without a pause,
"It's cheaper than a nursing home".

So, there will be no nursing home in my future.
When I get old and feeble, I am going to get on a Princess Cruise Ship.
The average cost for a nursing home is $200 per day.
I have checked on reservations at Princess and I can get a long term
discount and senior discount price of $135 per day.
That leaves $65 a day for:

1. Gratuities which will only be $10 per day.

2. I will have as many as 10 meals a day if I can waddle
to the restaurant, or I can have room service
(which means I can have breakfast in bed every day of the week).

3. Princess has as many as three swimming pools, a workout room,
free washers and dryers, and shows every night.

4. They have free toothpaste and razors, and free soap and shampoo.

5. They will even treat you like a customer, not a patient.
An extra $5 worth of tips will have the entire staff scrambling to help you.
To be contiuned-
Posted by People Against Live Exports & Intensive Farming, Wednesday, 10 September 2008 9:54:30 PM
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6. I will get to meet new people every 7 or 14 days.
7. T.V. broken? Light bulb need changing?
Need to have the mattress replaced?
No Problem! They will fix everything and apologize
for your inconvenience.

8. Clean sheets and towels every day, and
you don't even have to ask for them.
9. If you fall in the nursing home and break a hip you are on Medicare;
if you fall and break a hip on the Princess ship they will upgrade you
to a suite for the rest of your life.


Now hold on for the best!
Do you want to see South America, the Panama Canal, Tahiti, Australia,
New Zealand, Asia, or name where you want to go?
Princess will have a ship ready to go.
So don't look for me in a nursing home, just call shore to ship.

PS. And don't forget, when you die, they just dump you over the side
at no charge.



Today is the first day of the rest of your life...

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Posted by People Against Live Exports & Intensive Farming, Wednesday, 10 September 2008 9:56:15 PM
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