Retirement &amp; Disability Government Allotments I am 63 years old, disabled and live in an assisted living facility with 100+ others.  The vast majority of residents are on SSI/Disability income, and all but $63 of their monthly payment goes for room/board/medical supervision.  My neighbor gets at least double the monthly disability check that I do, AND he served in Vietnam, yet he gets the same amount that I do after his rent payment.  He doesn’t have to see the nurse 2x daily like me, so it’s costing them less to take care of him.  There are several people in the same situation, too.  People that have put a lot more time working than I have, doing a lot more important things, yet the only thing everyone gets is 3 hots, medical care, and a very non-soundproof room.
Due to the exorbitant rent costs, moving to another assisted living facility would be impossible.  Is it that way everywhere?