thanks for the words of support Ken. Dad is already in the hospital for pneumonia and will go the care center from there. Medicare will pick up 21 days worth, we've been through this before, then the next 90 are determined by the decision if he is rehabilitable (sp). If he is not then mom has to go into the spending down mode before medicaid kicks in. We are just taking it a day at a time, and yes, I have been on the CARE list since it started. How's the weather in FT. Lauderdale? I'm flying down tomorrow to visit my son? Tell me it's 70 and sunny!