Think 'kill shelters' for pets are bad...

[kwillia]

wait 'til you see what's in store for grammy and gramps...

Funding Cuts Threaten U.S. Nursing Homes - Political News - FOXNews.com

A Medicare rate adjustment that cuts an estimated $16 billion in nursing home funding over the next 10 years was enacted at week's end by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services -- on top of state-level cuts or flat-funding that already had the industry reeling.
And Congress is debating slashing billions more in Medicare funding as part of health care reform.

Add it all up, and the nursing home industry is headed for a crisis, industry officials say.

"We can foresee the possibility of nursing homes having to close their doors," said David Hebert, a senior vice president at the American Health Care Association. "I certainly foresee that we'll have to let staff go."

The funding crisis comes as the nation's baby boomers age ever closer toward needing nursing home care. The nation's 16,000 nursing homes housed 1.85 million people last year, up from 1.79 million in 2007, U.S. Census Bureau figures show.

[Lenny]

Originally Posted by kwillia

wait 'til you see what's in store for grammy and gramps...

Funding Cuts Threaten U.S. Nursing Homes - Political News - FOXNews.com

A Medicare rate adjustment that cuts an estimated $16 billion in nursing home funding over the next 10 years was enacted at week's end by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services -- on top of state-level cuts or flat-funding that already had the industry reeling.
And Congress is debating slashing billions more in Medicare funding as part of health care reform.

Add it all up, and the nursing home industry is headed for a crisis, industry officials say.

"We can foresee the possibility of nursing homes having to close their doors," said David Hebert, a senior vice president at the American Health Care Association. "I certainly foresee that we'll have to let staff go."

The funding crisis comes as the nation's baby boomers age ever closer toward needing nursing home care. The nation's 16,000 nursing homes housed 1.85 million people last year, up from 1.79 million in 2007, U.S. Census Bureau figures show.

I'm curious what CMS intends to call the group of adults that will sit in council and determine which of the elderly inmates are allowed to die. Is Sarah Palin available to assist with this one?

[kwillia]

Ya'll think I'm joking or exagerrating... just wait and see. And for those of you with parents getting older... if you are one of the fortunate who can find a room in a home for your parent... it's likely you won't be able to afford it. You better set aside a room for mom and/or dad.

Vrai... do you have your room for your mother picked out yet?

[Lenny]

Originally Posted by kwillia

Ya'll think I'm joking or exagerrating... just wait and see. And for those of you with parents getting older... if you are one of the fortunate who can find a room in a home for your parent... it's likely you won't be able to afford it. You better set aside a room for mom and/or dad.

Vrai... do you have your room for your mother picked out yet?

I do not think you're exaggerating. I am of that age and I'm scared as hell about what this Administration and Congress are doing. They've already eliminated my retirement savings and they're taking away my healthcare.