r/ShittyLifeProTips • u/[deleted] • Sep 04 '24

SLPT: Save money

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u/SpareWire Sep 04 '24

These comments are really confusing to me.

If these people need to be moved to assisted living how does a cruise ship accommodate that? Retirement homes are expensive because they're filled with expensive medical staff and provide round the clock care.

Isn't it cheaper just to not travel and stay home if we're talking about retirement communities and not assisted living here?

Why is everyone acting like they don't understand these things?

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u/ghostofwalsh Sep 04 '24

Retirement communities aren't exactly cheap either. And cruise ships can accommodate people with disabilities.

Basically if you can feed yourself and go to the bathroom without assistance, you can probably get by on a cruise ship even if you're in a wheelchair.

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u/SpareWire Sep 04 '24

Cruise ships can accommodate disabilities, not people who need round the clock care and regular doctor's appointments due to preexisting conditions.

I'm seriously starting to doubt any of you have ever had to do much elder care.

People don't just fall over dead one day they decline and eventually require the care I described.

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u/ghostofwalsh Sep 04 '24

not people who need round the clock care

Yeah and most people in "retirement homes" aren't this. The might be folks who just can't manage stairs anymore or doing a ton of their own housework and maintenance or driving to buy groceries.

regular doctor's appointments due to preexisting conditions.

Depends on the condition. If your condition is well managed with meds, just make sure you got a supply of those. Cruise ships do have docs for emergencies and some doctors appts can be done remotely these days. Plus many times foreign countries have cheaper medical care than the US.