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?

It is important to consider how the count of old

age

people moving to live in old

age

homes with other elderly people has increased substantially. In some cases, the

government

reimburses the expenses of

such

people.

However

, I believe it is the wholesome duty of the family members to pay for the

care

provided to them. Some people argue that the old

age

homes, developed for taking

care

of elderly people should be

government

funded because they are the citizens of a country and have served for it for so many years and

hence

, they should support them in their later

age

.

Moreover

, people have paid taxes to the

government

throughout their life and

thus

, it is their due responsibility towards them.

On the contrary

, I support the view that family is ought to be looked upon when their parents turn old and need support financially. Parents are the one's who have helped their children in development whether it be personal or professional.

Furthermore

, they are the one who have

also

supported them financially in their school and college studies and provided all the leisures to them so that they can lead a happy, healthy and stress free life.

Finally

, when it comes to children, they should not step back in paying for the nurses who can take good

care

of the parents in old

age

homes. In conclusion,

although

government

should help in providing nominal cost of stay and nurses in old

age

homes, family members should be liable to pay for the expenses involved in taking

care

of the elderly people.