Oh, Yes...

I just talked with the Social Services lady at the hospital/SNF.
Of course you could go home...if you had a home to go to.
You are ambulatory and able to dress yourself.
(Don't worry about the fact that you haven't been "allowed" to do that for several years.)
You would need 24-hour supervision, just in case you decided to use the stove and forgot it was on.
(Of course, you haven't had that urge for many moons, since your meals have all been provided.)
If you were with family. But you had no children, and your sister is almost as old as you are. And all your nieces and nephews are busy scraping out a living.
And you're on Social Security, so you probably wouldn't be able to heat your big old house and provide nourishing food for yourself.
And if someone did come and stay with you 24/7, they would need to be paid.
And they would need time off.
And so, you're in a pickle, because you're not really needing nursing care.
But you can't be independent, either.
And there are 26 others needing to be "placed".
And the options are limited.
Very limited.