My grandmother died at home, just as she wanted. It cost $145,000

Re:My grandmother died at home, just as she wanted. It cost ... by oneoff786 on Thursday February 09, 2023 @10:16AM (#34725221)

I can be simultaneously angry that our medical system sucks and still believe that setting up a mini hospital in dying elderly people’s homes is a colossal misuse of government funds.

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Re:My grandmother died at home, just as she wanted. It cost ... by fzeroracer on Thursday February 09, 2023 @11:10AM (#34726156)

Is it? Presumably said person was a tax paying citizen that had paid more than their share throughout their life, the same goes for the children. How would it be a colossal misuse of government funds for people to get what they paid for?

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Re:My grandmother died at home, just as she wanted. It cost ... by oneoff786 on Thursday February 09, 2023 @11:15AM (#34726236)

People “get their share” by living in a society that is held together by those taxes imo. There are surely many edge cases, but in countries like Canada/US/UK I think people generally get their due.

Regardless, setting up a mini hospital in someone’s home is just dumb. There is no reason for such a high level of service. You want to die at home? Sure. I’m down for MAID at home.

You want a suite of private doctors and equipment at home? Pay for it. If you want public service you should go to public service facilities.

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