[Access] Comforting Thoughts

[Lucinda Pitcairn]

But do they have wheelchair accessible (ADA specifications, please) at 
those rates?  I hear that cruise ships are another possibility.

David Gilmartin wrote:
> Got some room for levity? You might enjoy this:
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> No nursing home for us. We are checking into the Holiday Inn!
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> With the average cost for a nursing home care costing $188.00 per day, 
> there is a better way when we get old & feeble. We have already 
> checked on reservations at the Holiday Inn. For a combined long term 
> stay discount and senior discount, it's $49.23 per night. That leaves 
> $138.77 a day for: breakfast, lunch and dinner in any restaurant we 
> want, or room service. Laundry, gratuities and special TV movies. 
> Plus, they provide a swimming pool, a workout room, a lounge and 
> washer-dryer, etc. Most have free toothpaste and razors, and all have 
> free shampoo and soap.
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> $5 worth of tips a day will have the entire staff scrambling to 
> help you. They treat you like a customer, not a patient. There is a 
> city bus stop out front, and seniors ride free. The handicap bus will 
> also pick you up (if you fake a decent limp).
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> To meet other nice people, call a church bus on Sundays.
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> For a change of scenery, take the airport shuttle bus and eat at one 
> of the nice restaurants there. While you're at the airport, fly 
> somewhere. Otherwise, the cash keeps building up.
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> It takes months to get into decent nursing homes. Holiday Inn will 
> take your reservation today. And you are not stuck in one place 
> forever, you can move from Inn to Inn, or even from city to city. Want 
> to see Hawaii? They have a Holiday Inn there too. TV broken? Light 
> bulbs need changing? Need a mattress replaced? No problem. They fix 
> everything, and apologize for the inconvenience.
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> The Inn has a night security person and daily room service. The maid 
> checks to see if you are ok. If not, they will call the undertaker or 
> an ambulance. If you fall and break a hip, Medicare will pay for the 
> hip, and Holiday Inn will upgrade you to a suite for the rest of your 
> life.
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> And no worries about visits from family. They will always be glad 
> to find you, and probably check in for a few days mini-vacation.
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> The grandkids can use the pool. What more can you ask for?
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> So, when we reach that golden age, we'll face it with a grin.
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> Happy Thanksgiving, from David Gilmartin
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