I shoulda said "healthy lifespans" rather than "survival  rates" -- anno domini gets us all in the end, nobody gets outta here alive -- but dumping elders into the average US care home is a good way to multiply their medical expenses (profits galore for the med mafia) by reducing their competetent lifespan and extending their incompetent or helpless lifespan.

it's always more profitable to do things wrong.

The difference between theory and practise in practise ...