General Discussion

compassionate, but it certainly must be more cost effective. Almost any time you can keep people in their homes with their families, the results tend to be far superior to any institutional settings, with the expensive overhead. Plus the community daycare facilities are very helpful for everyone involved including the family caregivers.

On a related note, Medicare has been using nurses and therapists for home visits which in most cases gives superior care at lower costs than endless visits to clinics, hospitals, and doctors' offices.