re: #298 austin_blue
Once Grampa spends all of his money, he transfers from -care to -aid. Most long term patients in nursing homes are on Medicaid.
“once grampa totally impoverishes himself to qualify for ‘-aid’ because after a lifetime of prudent saving and planning, he was squeezed between not having nearly enough to pay for his own elder care and was nevertheless too “rich” to qualify for “assistance or supplementation”