Germany deporting elderly to foreign retirement homes

12-26-2012 • The Guardian

Growing numbers of elderly and sick Germans are being sent overseas for long-term care in retirement and rehabilitation centres because of rising costs and falling standards in Germany.

The move, which has seen thousands of retired Germans rehoused in homes in eastern Europe and Asia, has been severely criticised by social welfare organisations who have called it “inhumane deportation”.

1 Comments in Response to Germany deporting elderly to foreign retirement homes

Comment by Keith Cyrnek

Entered on: 12/26/2012 7:49:38 PM

“We simply cannot let those people who built Germany up to be what it is, who put their backbones into it all their lives, be deported,” said VdK’s president, Ulrike Mascher. “It is inhumane.” It is inhumane, immoral, and wrong to place the burden on future generations to inherit the good intentions that the "fonzi" scheme that was voted on by the "oldies but goodies". Coming to a Glendale, AZ near you... Peace out, RP4512

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