Retirement Homes

Would you ever send your aging parents to a retirement home? Give reasons..
Would you want your own kids to send YOU to a retirement home?

nope never lol but i wouldn't stop them if they wanted to

TWO THINGS I WILL NEVER DO
GO TO A RETIREMENT HOME
OR LIVE WITH A CHILD IF I HAD ONE
I WOULD DIE IN THE GUTTER FIRST.

Posted by xoxSyzygyxox
No, I wouldn't send my mother or grandmother to a retirement home. Family does for family.

It is highly unlikely that I will have children so it is a moot point. I wouldn't want to be a burden to other family members so I would probably check myself in. Hopefully, I won't live long enough for that to become a reality.

I have nothing against retirement homes. I think that they provide an invaluable service. If a person has a mental/health issue, then it is necessary that they receive the proper care. If you cannot afford a caregiver, and you cannot provide what they need at home, then a retirement home is necessary.

Watercup, did you watch that episode on Carte Blanche about the abuse that goes on at some of these places? I couldn't sleep after seeing it. The way they beat that elderly lady in the shower is an image that I will never forget.

No I didn't watch it, I don't have mnet lol. But stories like that aren't rare & this topic makes me think of "Angels of Death".

This pisces girl I know works at a retirement home & she says some of the old people are so mean that she understands why their families send them away. She says some of the people don't even visit anymore, they just pay up the bill & wait up for that 'final call' that informs them that the family member have died.

Most older people want to die in their own homes...and I would honor their wishes.

My grandmother was one...unfortunately she died in the hospital but got to live up until that point in her own home. She had to go to a nursing home for rehab once...they were horrible to her. Left her on the toilet, dropped her more than once...she was miserable and told us to get her the fuck out of there...her exact words!

I would have taken care of my dad before putting him in a home...but he told me to shoot him before he is not able to wipe his own ass and then take his body down to a river and leave him there..He would hand write me a note that said all of this was ok...twisted scorp humor lol

My mom....bleh. she can figure that shit out herself...but if she asked I probably would take care of her but wouldnt like it. I could see her going to a home though, so she can get attention of everyone.

I wouldnt want to burden my children (if I have any) so I would leave it up to them on what they would want.

I joke with my father about caring for him enough to at least send to him a home where the NA won't eat his applesauce in front of him but I don't think I would ever actually do it. And I doubt that I'll have to worry about it. He says he's going to get a Rascal scooter and strap rockets to it before he goes to play in traffic. My mother... if she doesn't end up committed my sister can deal with her. That's the price she can pay for being the favorite lol.

Pretty sure I would snuff myself before ending up in a home or in a position where I couldn't take care of myself--assuming of course that I live that long. Find something expensive to trip balls on one last time and ride a pink sparkly unicorn off this mortal coil.

Posted by cunninglinguist
My father, no. I would have him live with me and hire a caretaker for him.

My mother? Fuck her, she can self-mummify in a ditch, much less a retirement home.

Me? I plan to commit suicide once I get to that point.

LMAO, that's cruel. Poor mom lol.

^^ hahaha

I HAD A JEWISH FRIEND WHO LIVED IN THE VILLAGE
HE HAD TO GO INTO A HOME THE NEARIST JEWISH ONE WAS OVER 100 MILES AWAY
SO HIS SON PUT HIM IN A CHRISTIAN HOME NEAR HERE THE SON WAS AFREAD IT WOULD NOT WORK OUT
BUT HE SAID HE VISTED HIS DAD AND HE WAS HAPPY
SO I WENT TO SEE HIM DURING OUR CONVERSATION I ASK HIM HOW HE WAS TREATED
HE SAID A GREAT BUNCH OF KIDDERS HERE HE SAID
SEE THE GUY IN THE WHEELCHAIR WITH NO LEGS THEY CALL HIM THE DANCER
SEE THE GUY WHOS BLIND THEY CALL HIM THE SEERER
SO FORTH AND SO ON
I ASKED WHAT DO THEY CALL YOU
HE SAID I HAVENT HAD A HARD ON IN FORTY YEARS AND THEY CALL ME THE FUCKING JEW.

I wouldnt really let my parents go live in a home for the aged. I think i'll be able to take care of them. And besides i'm hoping i'll atleast be retired by the time they might go senile. My granpa was about 92 when he went senile, until then he was fit as a fiddle. He waited till almost all his sons were into retirement and then he decided to give his senses a rest. Poor guy he barely managed a year after that.

I hope atleast my parents give me some time to spend quality time with them in oldage... I would love to swap stories with them regarding raising kids and reminiscing the good old days (my dad and I are the best of friends and I really cannot imagine life without him around *touchwood*).

As for me, right now I'm all "meh" about putting me in a home. Right now I dont mind either way... If the kids do plan to put me in a home (which will be their choice by then)(hey i'll get to socialize more 😉), I'll be ok as long as my kids/grandkids visit me often, like every weekend, would give me something to look forward to. If by being far I'm closer to their hearts then sobeit.