UK best place in world to end your life...

Are they comparing like for like?

Do the home owning people of other countries have to sell their homes to fund their own care as well?
If you were paying for it yourself then you'd expect something better than if it were paid for by the state.

Some might want to pass it on to their children.

nick,

I think that would apply to 99% of people.

It's not even about care homes for the elderly, its palliative care for people who are terminally ill, you numbskulls!

ffs I didn't even read the article let alone the report that the article was about.  Just presumed the headline said it all.

Yes I know that.  but we were discussing care homes, no rule against that.

These are the things you have to consider when you import people in the numbers that we've been doing for decades.

But it's difficult to look after your parents if you have a family and a full time job. Also many people in homes will need specialist care.

life is difficult.  does specialist care mean cleaning up after them when they p1ss/cr@p themselves.  Well anyone can do that if they choose to.  feeding them making sure they take the right pills and stuff, dressing them. Helping them on their feet when they fall over.  All very doable I reckon, you would probably have to give up your job or take a long sabbatical but it is worth it.

Just be with them.  If you love them and want to inherit their wealth then get off your backside and do the hard yards wiping their @rse, cleaning their sheets and stuff – they did it for you when you were a tot.  People that don’t and let a philipino do it for 8 quid an hour and then moan that they don’t get to inherit hundreds of thousands of pounds get no sympathy from me I’m afraid.  Typical of some people to always want something for nothing – do the work then you deserve it imo.

For Christ's sake, don't spread this or we'll have thousands of Mussies coming here, blowing themselves up (and us) and expecting hundreds of virgins as their reward ...

ohh, I forgot, they already know.

I had the pleasure and it was a real pleasure to care for my mum who moved in to live with us after been given 3 months to live after being diagnosed with advance stages of Leukiemia @ the ripe age of 83 .
She had the option to go to an hospice and asked if she would be a burden staying with us the wife(whos support was unwavering) said shes stopping with us.
Did it cost us financially of course it did did we give a t@ss not a bit.
Most rewarding experince of my life
If you can find a way to do it , do so.

She survived 10 months and I never heard her moan or complain once. Wonderfull woman.

My father has Alzheimers. He was looked after by my brother who has a fair level of medical training.My father doesnt recognize his family and has attacked both myself and my brother with chairlegs.

We are strong enough to restrain him, so he doesnt cause us or himself damage. But what happens at night when we sleep?
He can appear in my brothers bedroom with a knife.
We had a lock put on my dads bedroom door, so at least we could sleep with some confidence. We were told by the council that we are interfering with his freedom of movement, so had to remove the lock.

Only alternative is a home, coz of his violent tendancies. His house was sold to pay for the care,as the authorities grade people as to how 'bad' they are. It was deemed my dad was not dangerous enough, although he has attacked people in the home, despite being on strong medication. Things are not always as straightforward as you might imagine.

Thats harsh blackrock,hope everyone is taking it ok,not a case of manning up as alzhemiers is very tough on everyone,my dad has it also
And its changed my views on karma etc and day to day living becomes stressfull for everyone involved