Well, your first statement is rather shitty but it's somewhat mitigated by your second paragraph. Still, though you can hire visiting nurses and other caregivers, it will never replace the good it will do you and your parents to care for them in their old age.
I care for both my mother and my grandmother, and the last two years it's been one health crisis after another. It's a pain in the ass and very hard, but both of those women gave their children and grandchildren more of their lives than anything else. How can you not give that back?
I'm with you 100% there snoozan. That is exactly the way I feel. All of this talk about caring for those who once cared for us is starting to make me feel emotional (not in a bad way). Its just good to know that I'm not the only one out there facing these same issues.