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UK isn't much better. 10 years ago when my grandmother went into an, admittedly VERY nice, private home and the fees were £1000 a week.

Half the average US cost for a VERY nice place sounds a lot better actually.

When you take into consideration the median household income for both countries, the difference isn't as great as it sounds:

- US: ~$70,000 (source: https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2022/demo/p60-27...)

- UK: ~32,000 (source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/personal...)

To be fair, a third of that is probably just the expense of rent. $66k remaining is $180 a day for the nursing care on top, which seems pretty reasonable aside from the messed up dynamics of medical care in general.

damn...something to look forward to i guess