In my opinion, I think elderly people should live under the care of their own children, in their own houses instead of being sent to elderly homes. One may ask why. The answer is simple, think about when you are a baby, helpless and crying, who was the one who fed and took care of you? Parents. When you are in Primary School, who was the one who send you to school? Who paid the school fees? Parents. When suffering from setbacks, it will also be parents that actually talk one through it, consoling and giving advises. For what the parents have done, it is like a obvious that the children, now grown to adults, should in turn take the responsibility of taking care of the parent. The elderly people should be treated with respect and care and perhaps be given priority. Sending them to elderly homes seems like a pushing of responsibility for the children.

However, there are always two sides on a coin. Some adults may be busy with their careers and have no time to take care of the eldery people, hence neglecting them. Being left a home alone, the elderly people will feel bored. Imagine oneself in an enclosed area with four walls staring back at one, this will be especially so for those who have difficulty in walking around, unable to go and meet their friends. This way, the elderly people would be very lonely and sending them to an elderly home will be a better option.

If i could design a special home for the elderly, I would include a nice garden in front of the house. This could keep the elderly occupied, by watering the plants, so that the elderly would not get so bored at home. Also the special home must include all sorts of entertainment device as research has shown that elderly people playing games will actually exercise their brains so that they would not get senile at a younger age. Also, the stairs will have to have a special function of being able to transport wheelchair-bound elderly up. This will ease the movement of elderly people to the part of the house they want to go to. Overall, the special home will include devices that would allow convienience for the elderly people living inside.

In my opinion, I think healthcare and nursing homes should be free of charge to a certain extent. This is because a free nursing home will generally mean more elderly people living there as many adults will claim that they are busy and just leave their parents there. Overtime, the nursing homes may not evfen be able to cope with the number of patients being sent in. However, considering those with financial problems and have no ability to take care of the elderly people, the nursing homes could be a better choice for the elderly people to receive better medical needs and attention. But if the cost of nursing homes is beyond the amount the person can pay, the elderly people would not be able to get the medical attention he/she needs. Therefore, healthcare and nursing homes should be free of charge to a certain extent so that those with financial difficulty could benefit from it.

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