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Okay, I mean, it just keeps going on and on, these variables that affect people's lives for those that are being potentially placed, and then also those that are trying to do what's best.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Or meaningful, you know, it could be better and more meaningful.

Or meaningful, you know, it could be better and more meaningful.

So let me ask you, do any of the ideas that you're talking about, Joe, have they been underscored, for instance, in Healthy People, the Objectives for the Nation, or not?

So let me ask you, do any of the ideas that you're talking about, Joe, have they been underscored, for instance, in Healthy People, the Objectives for the Nation, or not?

You know, it's interesting when you think about resources that are available, you know, for many of us, you look for resources when you need to look for them. And it's like, you know, if all of a sudden you're diagnosed like with cancer and you've never dealt with cancer before in your life, it's like, where in the hell do you start? Okay. Same idea here.

You know, it's interesting when you think about resources that are available, you know, for many of us, you look for resources when you need to look for them. And it's like, you know, if all of a sudden you're diagnosed like with cancer and you've never dealt with cancer before in your life, it's like, where in the hell do you start? Okay. Same idea here.

With long-term care issues, I have a sense that people have at least been thinking about it a little bit longer. Overall, but the problem is, is that, you know, still where to go to find these resources that'll make decision making easier. So we touched on one thing, you know, payment, you know, you talked about long-term care insurance and all this other kind of stuff. So here's what was curious.

With long-term care issues, I have a sense that people have at least been thinking about it a little bit longer. Overall, but the problem is, is that, you know, still where to go to find these resources that'll make decision making easier. So we touched on one thing, you know, payment, you know, you talked about long-term care insurance and all this other kind of stuff. So here's what was curious.

Actually, one of my colleagues asked me this question. He said, make sure you ask him this. How do people pay for placing a spouse in long-term care? Is it separate insurance kicks in? How does that work? In other words, is it like if I decided I have to place my spouse in insurance, who's responsible for the payment mechanisms of that? Or is that all worked out with,

Actually, one of my colleagues asked me this question. He said, make sure you ask him this. How do people pay for placing a spouse in long-term care? Is it separate insurance kicks in? How does that work? In other words, is it like if I decided I have to place my spouse in insurance, who's responsible for the payment mechanisms of that? Or is that all worked out with,

Yeah. Which complicates it all.

Yeah. Which complicates it all.

So does age-friendly, at least the way it's defined so far, also include sickness-friendly?

So does age-friendly, at least the way it's defined so far, also include sickness-friendly?

Yeah.

Yeah.

So I want to kind of talk about some other variables that kind of linger in this conversation, and that's the ideas of loneliness.