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Why bankrupt yourself in a so-called old people’s home? Try a health spa—it might actually be cheaper. Sometimes I see old l
Why bankrupt yourself in a so-called old people’s home? Try a health spa—it might actually be cheaper. Sometimes I see old l
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2014-01-09
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Why bankrupt yourself in a so-called old people’s home? Try a health spa—it might actually be cheaper.
Sometimes I see old ladies shuffling along the pavement with their sticks, Zimmer frames for greater support, swollen ankles, backs bent, fingers clutching at the small bag of shopping for one, and I think; "There goes my future. "
But perhaps it need not be like that. Instead of bankrupting oneself or the state with the increasingly high cost of home care or an old people’s home, why not try a health spa instead?
My friend Rosemary has just returned from a five-day visit to one of these health farms, which she thought might aid her recovery from her heart attack.
It wasn’t exactly her cup of tea, she said: a sort of mix between mall shopping and a Saga cruise, "with the same awful whirlpools, people waiting about half-clothed, and loads of boutiques selling odd things. "
It would have been more beneficial had she not foolishly tried yoga and lay on the floor trying to breathe. One should not do this after a heart attack.
Rosemary soon felt clammy and sick, sat on a chair, and then, even more foolishly, raised her arms above her head and nearly flaked out. So she staggered to the smoking room, now hidden away in a distant chalet behind the lawn because despite a tremendous struggle, she hasn’t quite managed to give up completely yet.
But the food was fabulous, the grounds were heavenly, and there were hordes of charming young staff, and loads of free activities, not all strenuous. Rosemary was able to do blessed little for five days and she did have a lovely rest—perfect if one is old and fairly helpless.
When my mother was alive, I took her to both Rosemary’s health spa and a local care home. It wasn’t a nursing home—my mother was able to wash and dress herself and move about—but entertainment and activities were minimal and the food was grim: the customary dried chicken legs and bits of quiche and white bread ham sandwiches for supper.
This wretched place cost exactly the same as the health spa. How can the spa do it for that price and also manage respect for guests, fabulous food and attractive surroundings? We just can’t work it out.
It can be inferred from the passage that______.
选项
A、Rosemary will revisit the health spa and stay there longer for recovery
B、a care home is not as attractive as the health spa
C、the health spa is more to the taste of old ladies than to old men
D、the health spa cannot manage itself long term with its lower price
答案
B
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