Comments by "fialee8" (@fialee8) on "The First Group of Older Single Women in China Are Entering Nursing Homes!How Are They Doing Now?" video.

A nursing home is a miserable place to live the remaining days of your life. Aside from possibility getting terrible roommate, or housing unit... those who don't have family visit often are likely to be the most neglected, or possible abuse. I would disagree that having money won't solve the problem. If someone has enough money, they can pay for a dedicated licensed nurse or two to live in a home. Or even if one was to go to a nursing home, you can pay someone to check on your every week or two, and talk to you on a regular basis. Is this cheap... no, but if you have money, you can buy attention and better care. Lastly, I would say 98% of residents of long-term care facilities are women. Most men die before they make it to a nursing home, or they don't live long after entering. That is another thing to consider.
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@ChinaUnvarnished If one is very wealthy, they would have private care with dedicated nurses and doctors, and can likely live in their home. What is needed in advance planning, and setup a process while they are in full control of their capacity. Once can easily set up a trust to pay for care for as long as they live, and set up a second trust to ensure the care is appropriate such as having outside medical evaluators come monthly, have a trusted attorney to oversee the trusts, and also pay past friends to visit and drop by. Once you have severe dementia, nothing really matters at that point, as your brain is gone, and it's just a living meat sack/zombie at that point.
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