Bibledude,
It's all good my brother. My Church has what they call an "Outreach Ministry" and they are in the process of constructing a soup Kitchen. Also there are two Private homes for the Elderly in the immediate area of our Church and the Church gives to both of these homes as much as I guess they can, given the allocation of our funds and the focus and priority of our various Ministries. We also sponsor Missionaries in China, Tanzania, and Cuba, (by the way I notice that the posting lists Florida as my location, but I am actually in Kingston Jamaica, I have a mailing address in Florida and in most cases online I have to put this mailing address, I did correct the information so I hope the posting changes the location). The two private "Homes for the Elderly" located in our district or area are not places that you would consider placing a relative and I believe that they ware both under-funded and under-staffed. We have also looked at Homes ran by other Churches and they are all filled up. We eventually approached several groups and private citizens who have come forward and have pledged what they can afford so now it is more of a group effort. But this problem is not limited to my geographical location my family have visited various locations in New York, Florida, London and other major cities world wide and have encountered the problem, so I know that this is a universal problem.
Also the finacial burden began with my father's battle with cancer which eventually took his life and he had no medical insurance, this and not the actual monthly payments for the gentleman in question, was the reason for our financial setback. In the beginning it was managable through the help of God, but I believe we were somewhat blinded by our grief and did not always see the Hand of God pointing to the funding and help. Thanks for your comments.