Assisted Living Quotes

Community care is a fundamental, an essential, an enduring part of our aged care system.

When I get old, I'm going to the old folks' home. I don't want to be one of those guys who's hanging around the house bothering the kids. But not just any old folks' home. I want the whole top floor.

Most of us believe that we are morally bound to live as long as we can and to help our neighbors do the same.

With the right care at the right time, a huge number of people could stay independent much longer, with a higher quality of life.

I'm not going to sit on the porch of the old anchorman's home with a drool cup.

John McCain said that Barack Obama is already measuring the drapes in the White House. That's what he said. I understand Sarah Palin is already driving McCain around to look at assisted living facilities.

Nearly every American will encounter the need for long-term care.

Domestic workers allow many people with disabilities to maintain independent, productive lives and live in their own homes - not in institutions.

When I go to the old folks' home, I'm gonna be sitting in a rocking chair, telling everybody how I worked with Jack [Lemmon] and Walter [Matthau].

I can't bear the thought of my mother having to push me around in a wheelchair. I'd rather die quickly.

Florida was a living tomb, she used to tell anyone who'd listen, an old-age home in the shape of a state, God's little waiting room, as she was fond of quoting.

When humans were young, they were pushed around in strollers. When they were old, they were pushed around in wheelchairs. In between, they were just pushed around.

Let me be clear - I want all Louisiana citizens to have choice - including the elderly and persons with disabilities - and their families - who rely on the state for their care.

Long gone are the days when hospital stays and surgeries made up the bulk of seniors' annual medical expenses.

In my seventies, I exercised to stay ambulatory. In my eighties, I exercise to avoid assisted living.

I don't want to hang around in a wheelchair in a nursing home. I don't. I don't want to be like that.

My dad's been having a hard time lately. Keeps on losing his keys. Can't hang on to a set of keys to save his life. And he has tried everything too: little hook next to the door, little bowl next to his bed, keychain makes a noise when you whistle. Nothing worked. So finally, this year for his birthday, the whole family chipped in - and we put him in a home.

Far more than dreading ending up in a care home myself, I dread having to put my husband in one.

The writer, an old man with a white moustache, had some difficulty getting into bed.

My dad was in a wheelchair and on oxygen for the last few years of his life.

I grew up in a retirement community in Florida.

There is nothing against which an old man should be so much upon his guard as putting himself to nurse.

We know we are entering a period of transformation in aged care.

Most Americans have some experience with nursing homes or other long term care settings, and nearly half have had a family member or close friend in a home in the past three years.