In Britain, when someone gets old they often go to live in a home with other old people where there are nurses to look after them. Sometimes the government has to pay for this care. Who do you think should pay for this care, the government or the family? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Most people in Britain, when they get older go to live in a

home

with other older people.The

expense

for the

care

at homes may sometime be borne by the

government

. The debate arises about who should pay for the

home

, Whether it is the

government

or the family. I think it should be the family that should pay for the

expense

. On one hand, the

government

already provides facilities like the health

care

for the elders, Pension plans and social security benefits among others. Though paying for long time

care

of elderly people is desirable.

However

, it would strain the budget and availability of funds to other services, like education, health

care

, security and infrastructures.

Moreover

, a person living in

such

a

home

is a choice and the criteria and expectation of the individual differs from a wide range. As

government

provides benefits like pension plans, tax benefits and retirement saving. People should save the money for long term

care

during the younger days. The

expense

of elderly

care

should be borne by the family. As we have benefits like tax exempted retirement saving, High interest on retirement saving.

Furthermore

, the

expense

could be taken from the saving of the individual.

Also

, they could take an insurance for covering the

expense

for the

care

. Going to live in a

home

with other elderly people is a choice. Just like choosing a hospital for a treatment. In conclusion and in my view when older people choose to live in a

home

with others of similar age. The

expense

should be borne by the family as it was a choice.