That's all there is. Unless one can afford a visiting nurse which not many people can regardless of the amount of money you have unless you're ultra wealthy. My father had no choice but to put my mom in a nursing home she tried to attack a home health aide with a knife because she had dementia and didn't know who she was. Now granted I see your point in a weird way with humans medicating themselves to add length to our life but where's the quality in some cases?