Ask a Patient Opinion Poll
Are you in favor of a voluntary govt. program providing benefits of around $75 a day so that disabled and seniors could stay in their home using home atttendants or adult day care?
(Total Votes: 615)
Yes (69.8%) | |
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No (12.5%) | |
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Not sure (17.7%) | |
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Voter Comments (the following are opinions of readers and not AskaPatient.com)
• you can't be serious
• I think the person would live longer in their own homes.
• Less expensive tham Nursing Home
• No charge home help is available to seniors in most other western civilizations, so why not ours?
• I have a child with Down Syndrome and Autism, so yes, I want this help!
• Yes, if we could have enough attendants to fill the need.
• Yes I am in favour, but feel the attentdants need to be vetted carefully.
• It will cost LOTS more than that!
• Absolutely!
• lots cheaper than hsptls
• It would save the expense of a nursing home
• Sheaper than a center and makes the patient more happy .
• Hopefully family members to checkup on them too
• we older people need help
• Voluntary now. Mandatory later. Poor use of $$$...The gov't can't be trusted w/ what it has now.
• less expensive to keep senior etc in home than in nursing homes etc.
• Excellent idea
• it could potentially benefit them greatly but cause a tax hike.
• would that be enough of an allowance?
• NYS has free housing with emergency pull cords,meals on wheels, free transport to Dr. Can't afford
• they deserve and worked for better health
• As long as I can I'd rather be home
• Lower Med Prices
• or less for half days
• Cost of 24 hr care at home at this time is totally out of most people's range
• As long as thes home Attendants and adult day care are checked out well.
• For those that do not have children!
• Maybe $25 a day. $75 is too much. A person must take some responsibility for himself.
• Wedont do enuf for our senior citizens.
• DOES NOT SOUND LIKE A GOOD PLAN
• $75 doesn't seem like enough
• Sounds good to me
• b/c not all are disabled
• I need more money
• most definitely!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
• Could work for some but not all.
• would be cheaper and would make disabled and elderly happier and they would be less likely to giveup
• benefits which would cover up to $75 a day toward home nursing or housekeeping or what?
• i think most disabled/seniors want to stay in their homes instead of moving to assisted living.
• We are not a socialized country. If you want the government to pay for your healthcare, go to Europe
• good idea
• The options are often nursing homes and county homes at a higher cost to tax payers.
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