# What do childless old people do when they decline in health?

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**Created:** [January 27, 2023, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-childless-old-people-do-when-they-decline-in-health/978898 "2023-01-27T15:23:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2023, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-childless-old-people-do-when-they-decline-in-health/978898/45 "2023-01-28T06:31:40Z")

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I started a related thread here a few years ago, about whether children might be on the hook for a parent’s nursing home care. In short, no, unless they co-signed for the financial responsibility.

> [@Question about paying for nursing homes (are children on the hook?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-paying-for-nursing-homes-are-children-on-the-hook/803194):
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> I know that paying for nursing homes can be a real fustercluck, and I have heard that if a parent is in a non-Medicaid facility and the money runs out before the parent can be transferred, their children are on the hook for the cost. Is this true?

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