[KennyCason]

Holy wow. I can assure you that this is NOT what the majority of Americans who send elders to nursing homes think. It’s more often to simply avoid the burden; laziness rather than spite. Other major reasons are because their families aren’t properly equipped to take care of them. E.g. physically, mentally, financially, or non-existent family members.

Anecdotes based on my experience with mother working as nurse in nursing home, and being American.

[Amygaz]

It might laziness in some cases, but lack of time, or more precisely like of wanting to add “this” to our already busy day, would be more accurate.

[KennyCason]

Indeed. That was what I was trying to convey.