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.

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In many developed countries like Britain, the old citizens are sent to homes to leave with other aged people and they are looked after by nurses which is taken
care
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of government rather than their family members. I would like to give my point of view in my
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oday both
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today, both
husband and wife go to earn their livelihood and are usually very busy working and children go to s
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school
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with
their education.
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the family does not get much time to spend with their aged member. Considering the medication and
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required of them, they are sent to homes to be taken
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of a very well trained nurse
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usually sponsored by the government as son and daughters may not be available at the time immediately when in emergency.
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, Unlike to s
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all older people require more m
edication but
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medication, but
they do need a lot of attention and someone to take
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of them. And considering them to be one in the family, it is the duty of their children to take
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of their parents and pay for their medications e
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Though most b
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that the home should be taken
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by the government as they cannot be available in the time emergency and these o
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citizens, we
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country and should be taken
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by the nation itself. It is my opinion that the family is the most close to the aged so the is the responsibility of their children to take
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of their livelihood.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Aging population
  • Elderly care
  • Nursing homes
  • Social welfare
  • Intergenerational responsibility
  • Caregiving
  • Financial burden
  • Quality of life
  • Pension funds
  • Healthcare policy
  • Taxation
  • Subsidies
  • Private insurance
  • Long-term care
  • Sustainability
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