[Access] Comforting Thoughts

[David Gilmartin]

I think they're required to have a certain percentage of rooms  
accessible. In the earliest ADA regs, I recollect cruise ships got  
pretty much of a pass. So many, after all, are foreign flagged. I've  
not stayed current with this, however.
David

On Nov 19, 2007, at 4:52 PM, Lucinda Pitcairn wrote:

> 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:
>>
>>
>> No nursing home for us. We are checking into the Holiday Inn!
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> $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).
>>
>>
>>
>> To meet other nice people, call a church bus on Sundays.
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> The grandkids can use the pool. What more can you ask for?
>>
>>
>>
>> So, when we reach that golden age, we'll face it with a grin.
>>
>>
>>
>> Happy Thanksgiving, from David Gilmartin
>>
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