Kate Ashford

It does sound like a bleak corner of the internet.

But it also sounds like a representation of a lot of people being confused and stressed because they're in situations where they don't have a lot or maybe anything at all saved.

And they're not sure how to swing the cost of this care because it's expensive and social security isn't going to cover it all the way.

And Medicaid is confusing and it really can feel bleak.

For sure, the majority of people are not leaving the country.

There's something like

61.2 million people in the US over age 65.

And I went looking, there are something like 670,000 people getting social security abroad.

So that's 1%.

It's teeny.

Roommates are not the cure all.

Maybe you can set up kind of a golden girl situation.

Oh, yeah.

Who wouldn't want to be in the Golden Girls?

Again, those ladies were all in good health, and no one there was looking for long-term care.

So if you're talking about someone who needs care, it's a slightly more complicated equation.

So generally, it's hard, and it's costly.

And in a lot of cases, older adults are getting by with family caregivers.

Sometimes they're moving in with them.

Sometimes their caregivers are moving in with the older adults.