11 hours ago, Mark1969 said:

I'm interested in your rebuttal if you have one.

None needed - you clearly denigrate men who choose to pay for it.  The comedic irony is that we are in Thailand 😂

1 hour ago, newnative said:

      I totally agree.  My mother was in a nursing home in the US for the last ten years of her life--she lived to 101 and had Alzheimers.  Her first year of care cost about $30,000 and her last year came close to $70,000.  

     Luckily for us kids, Dad left a large stock portfolio of dividend-paying stocks and we had the proceeds from the sale of  their mortgage-free house to pay for her care.  I don't know what families do without those resources or other savings.  

     For the vast majority of her 10 years in care, she did not need really super-skilled nursing.  Rather, in the last few years, she needed help bathing, getting dressed, going to the bathroom, eating, etc.  I think that is true for a lot of nursing home patients and this work can be done by lesser-trained workers, with more skilled nursing/doctoring available when needed.  Thailand could certainly provide an alternative to the expensive elder care of the west.  

I hear you sir.  Luckily my MOM lived to 92 but did not need constant care.  Lost some mental faculties of course but bless my now jack in the box donkey sister and brother in law who took her in and let her live with them her last 12 years.  She still did the laundry, ran the dishwasher etc.  Couldn't cook much as she tended to leave the stove on, the refrigerator not all the way shut as she coudn't hear the beeping from the door open etc.  But she made sandwiches, could use the microwave, the keurig machine etc.  Our family got lucky,  I fear my youngest sister is going to need care as her drug and drinking background is catching up with her and she has the signs of going crazy as one of my great aunts did.  

23 hours ago, kingstonkid said:

 

 I would think it would be cheaper to find an older bar girl who wants to make money and not depend on the bar scene.  Hell, if you are a good boy, she can even take you to work and let the other girls make you feel good LOL

I have run into quite a few seniors on my trips to Pattaya.  One or two seemed to have a reasonably competent Thai lady looking after them for the help they needed for routine things.  No idea on the old guys medical needs. None seemed really obvious as we chatted a few times in the lobby or the hotel lobby.