Your parents have worked and sacrificed their entire life to build some wealth for themselves, their children and their grandchildren. In the later years of their life is it fair to spend a lifetime of sacrifice to only live for meals. There are other alternatives that will allow the elderly to receive the best care and not sacrifice a nickel of the hard earned possessions. Do a little research and see what is out there. We applied this philosophy to our parents and it was a better approach for them and their families