: Sunday , December 23, 2012 Nursing Home alternative With the average cost for a nursing home reaching over 300.00 per day , there is a better way to spend our savings , when we get old and feeble . I have already checked on reservations at the Holiday Inn for a combined long term stay discount and a senior discount . It comes to only 90.00 per night . That leaves 210.00 a day for : Breakfast , lunch and dinner in any restaurant I want , or room service . Laundry , gratuities and special TV movies . Plus , they provide a swimming pool , a workout room , a lounge , washer , dryer , etc . They treat you like a customer , not a patient and 5 worth of tips a day will have the entire staff scrambling to help you . There is city Bus stop out front , and seniors ride free . It takes months to