Woman Lives On Cruise Ship Instead Of Nursing Home

Lee Wachtstetter an 86-year-old Florida widow took her daughters advice.

Woman lives on cruise ship instead of nursing home. The average cost for a nursing home is 200 per day. Mama Lee as Wachtstetter is affectionally called by the crew has been cruising since her husband died in 1997 but not before telling her Dont stop cruising. Instead of moving into a retirement home in her golden years she decided to use her money to buy passage after passage on Princess cruises essentially living on the cruise ships and seeing the world as she aged.

A staggering 98 percent of all disease is due all or in part to lifestyle--not genetics. And in Washington DC the average rent for independent living in 2015 was 3462. As more and more people consider retirement living options some are looking for creative options outside of institutional living.

When you compare the monthly costs Princess Cruises adds up to about 4200 and the private room at the nursing home is nearly 8000. Crystal Cruises Talk about sailing into the sunset. Gratuities which will only be 10 per day.

Furthermore some seniors are already choosing to live primarily on cruise ships. Muller sold her house. There was Lee Wachtstetter who wrote a memoir about living on cruise ships for 12 years after her husband died.

Speaking of potential medical issues cruise ships also have a reputation for spreading illnesses. Bea Muller an 86-year-old retiree took up residence on Cunards Queen Elizabeth 2 on 5 January 2000. The average cost for a nursing home is 200 per day.

She sold her five-bedroom Fort Lauderdale-area home on 10 acres and became a permanent luxury cruise ship. I stated I dont understand and she replied without a pause Its cheaper than a nursing home. That leaves 65 a day for.