Earlier, I said that beds in short-term facilities cost an average of $850 a day and that keeping people at home was much cheaper.
We certainly need to improve the accommodation of people at home, but the life of a senior is not limited to housing. The community must be welcoming to the elderly. That's why I was talking about changing the culture towards seniors. Sidewalks, pedestrian areas, entrances to public places must be adapted to encourage seniors to get out of their homes.
Healthy seniors don't stay within four walls waiting to die. They are involved in society and they feel that they are still part of it. That's very important, and that's why we say that the wealthy live longer. They have the means to go out, to be taken places, to go to the theatre or the cinema, and all the rest. For their part, people who have no means are confined to the house and wait to die. This is not the way to respect seniors.