They must shove some half dead folks into nursing homes
That's what they's for.
Must be . I’d never force my next of kin into one of those schidt holes
Hopin ya never even hafta consider it.
People get nursing homes conflated with retirement homes.
When a patient has reached a stage where there is no treatment that will reverse the person's condition, there's no reason for them to be in a hospital.
When a person reaches that stage, there isn't a lot of life remaining for that person.
Nursing homes provide the same nursing the patient would get in the hospital, but in a less expensive setting.
The possibility of a lengthy NH stay is overstated.