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SheltieLover

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76. Senior parents formerly parked in nursing homes will be banging on bubba's door for a place to live.
Tue Jul 1, 2025, 10:48 AM
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Let's see how they will spin that to blame Joe, Obamas tan suit, Hillary's emails, or Hunter's laptop...

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Republicans do not think ahead nor do they consider the consequences of their actions vapor2 Sunday #1
A huge amount of the nursing homes DENVERPOPS Sunday #7
Here in Florida the history of nursing homes has been dismal. Every year reports allegorical oracle Monday #25
What you are describing are not "nursing homes". Katinfl Monday #29
Thanks for the clarification. Skilled nursing facilities, then, are often still referred to as allegorical oracle Monday #34
Texas is the same. Most of them provide very little care, but Republucans control the state. Lonestarblue Monday #32
What you are describing is actually known as PoindexterOglethorpe Monday #67
So, is where you live a "Continuing Care Community"? If not, what is walkingman Tuesday #77
Yup Joinfortmill Monday #45
I disagree - they think ahead AND they do consider the consequences of their actions rurallib Monday #41
Exactly. It's a win-win for them: Fewer nursing homes, more seniors die, less money drained from SSA/Medicare/Medicaid. Native Monday #52
The Plan is for married women to care for all elderly relatives. delisen Tuesday #79
I don't believe the average thuglican gives a hoot where these people go. They'll just step over the bodies. wcmagumba Sunday #2
They don't fucking care who they hurt. BlueKota Sunday #3
Congress? SocialDemocrat61 Sunday #4
Six feet under. RockRaven Sunday #5
The elderly were immediately sent to the gas chambers BonnieJW Monday #39
they won't even have "camps" - Nigrum Cattus Monday #42
On the sidewalk first mahina Sunday #6
Got sick? Die quick! Seinan Sensei Monday #20
Yep. You got it. Karasu Monday #55
Don't support Medicaid cuts. But nursing homes are profitable. In fact, here's an article from Silent Type Sunday #8
You must not have had much experience in the area. W_HAMILTON Sunday #14
Plenty experience. NHomes make money. And if some unprofitable NH closes, there are plenty who'll Silent Type Monday #16
It doesn't matter if nursing homes are profitable or owned by rich people MadameButterfly Monday #21
I'll bet money there are more nursing home beds in 2, 3, 5 years than now. Whether quality will just be awful or abysmal Silent Type Monday #36
There damn sure won't be more Medicaid beds with less Medicaid funding. W_HAMILTON Monday #49
We'll watch but I say there won't be. In three years they'll have ripped $24B from those homes. Bengus81 Monday #59
This sounds like how Trump said retailers would just eat the cost of tariffs NickB79 Monday #60
Thel lucky ones . . . AverageOldGuy Sunday #9
Leave them on the doorsteps of every fucking shitstain who votes for this monstrosity. GoCubsGo Sunday #10
Start showing up at all the christian nationalist/dominionist/right wing churches that promoted this monstrosity jmbar2 Sunday #11
They can not be bothered Seinan Sensei Sunday #15
If a couple are both working just to get by, they can't afford to pay caregivers pnwmom Monday #48
FAT CHANCE Skittles Monday #22
Some of the large church groups in Florida own and operate nursing homes. So they benefit allegorical oracle Monday #26
Interesting model jmbar2 Monday #28
The one I'm most familiar with takes anyone -- there's a years-long waiting list. Apartments allegorical oracle Monday #35
My brother recently went into a nursing home. He's on the autism spectrum. jmbar2 Monday #38
Soylent Green. roamer65 Sunday #12
Nursing homes and care services that Figarosmom Sunday #13
GOP agenda: bankrupt then kill everyone and anyone BigmanPigman Monday #17
Republicans must have timms139 Monday #18
Undertakers are not the villains here. Joinfortmill Monday #46
30 states have filial responsibility laws KT2000 Monday #19
I didnt know about this. Joinfortmill Monday #47
"We're going to appoint a Secretary of Useless Eaters." - G.O.P. BoRaGard Monday #23
Maybe their attitude is Not my problem I don't care. 😡 TommieMommy Monday #24
More than once I've witnessed the inhumane results of adults children having to quit their jobs... Trueblue Texan Monday #43
Reagan didnt care when he kicked pepple out of mental hospitals SSJVegeta Monday #27
Yep. This goes back to Reagan and the bullshit of compassionate conservatism. progressoid Monday #44
"Re-elect us to stop the Dems from kicking you out of Medicare" Ruby the Liberal Monday #30
Every accusation is a confession mac56 Monday #56
Horrifying. Passages Monday #31
The street. Kid Berwyn Monday #33
Treat em and street em. n/t librechik Monday #37
There was no where for my late husband to go CountAllVotes Monday #40
I'm sorry for your loss. area51 Monday #57
Well, they're opening up concentration camps for something........ lastlib Monday #50
GOP don tcare Demovictory9 Monday #51
GQP don't care about my grandparents, parents, et al.,............ Lovie777 Monday #53
Most 'nursing homes' are already appalling. pandr32 Monday #54
Oh, no, no - I've seen plans for the lovely new Trump-themed facility. It's called "Hartsheim", I believe . . . . hatrack Monday #58
They will be given a femur from a cow and sent on their merry way JT45242 Monday #61
I'm a young senior LittleGirl Monday #62
Several close friends run care homes JCMach1 Monday #63
These BASTARDS better NEVER mention death panel again. bluestarone Monday #64
They don't care. At ALL. Evolve Dammit Monday #65
Like the turtle so coldy said from the evil depths of his soul, "They'll get over it." C Moon Monday #66
The morgue. dsharp88 Monday #68
On the streets, where a vicious zorbasd Monday #69
To their graves malaise Monday #70
Thats exactly right. Best hoard our pain meds halobeam Tuesday #71
Sad but true malaise Tuesday #72
I visit a nursing home almost every day... kentuck Tuesday #73
from experience bigtree Tuesday #74
You are right. kentuck Tuesday #75
life just trundles on, in it's own interminable way bigtree Wednesday #80
That is a beautiful thing to do. delisen Tuesday #78
Senior parents formerly parked in nursing homes will be banging on bubba's door for a place to live. SheltieLover Tuesday #76
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