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.

In some countries like the UK, the elderly prefer to move into nursing homes. While some people are of the opinion that the

government

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should bear the responsibility for paying for these services, others argue that the

individuals

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individual

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family should be paying

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cost. I believe that the

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should fund nursing care services for people of old age for the following reasons. There is no doubt that there has been a staggering increase in the number of people surviving over 60 due to the advancements made in the field of medicine and an overall better

healthcare

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health care

system. Seniors often move to residential units

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the old where they will be taken care by doctors and be able to interact with other citizens of their age.

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prevents them from

burdeing

an onerous or difficult concern

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their children who usually have hectic professional lives. It has been argued that the cost of living in an old age home should be payed by the immediate family of the senior citizen since they spend their entire lives

decicated

devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose

dedicated

to making a living in order to support their families.

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, not all families are financially stable to be able to afford the fees of the nursing home.

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, the elderly have usually payed huge amounts of money in the form of taxes regularly and in turn the

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should

suppport

give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to

support

them in their time of need.

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, in the US

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productive citizens

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make

monthly payments for their Medicare insurance. When these citizens grow old and sick, the

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needs to take charge to bear their health expenses. To

conlcude

decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion

conclude

, I strongly believe that while families can provide financial support to the elderly if they are able to

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the

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has

greater responsibility

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a greater responsibility

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