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Long-term elder care in the US can cost 5-figures a month. Some families are moving to Mexico for cheaper options.
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Some American families are relocating elderly relatives to Mexico for long-term care due to significantly lower costs compared to US facilities, with one example highlighting a $10,000 monthly bill for dementia care in New Jersey.
Long-term elder care in the US can cost 5-figures a month. Some families are moving to Mexico for cheaper options.
Some Americans are moving their loved ones to Mexico, where an assisted living facility is cheaper.
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It costs about $10,000 a month to care for Richard Johnson, an 85-year-old living in a New Jersey dementia facility for long-term care. It's a price tag his daughter, Rebecca, doesn't think he can sustain.
"It's just brutal," Rebecca, a 56-year-old New Yorker, told Business Insider.
Rebecca anticipates that her dad, who's otherwise healthy, will need care for another 10 yea
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