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My Olmstead Rights interviewed people from different backgrounds and asked each where they’d rather live – their home or a nursing home and why. And they answered.
Choosing to spend life with a disability and/or old age in the community amongst friends and family seems like the obvious choice for just about anyone. Yet, look around your community at all the nursing homes starting to appear. It seems that American politicians ignore our choice to live and grow old at home, as they actively shift billions of dollars towards nursing institutions and managed care organizations (MCOs) rather than to home and community-based supports (HCBS).
And it’s cheaper to live in the community.
According to the AARP , a person can receive ten more hours of attention per week in their own home than they would if they lived in a nursing facility. It is also far less expensive to stay at home. It costs, on average, $51,000 per year more to live in an institution.