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.

There was a time when elders were better adjusted to the joint family structure with extended kin providing

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and support.

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,

now a days

the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech

nowadays

, due to lack of

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caring system, taking

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of

elderly

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the elderly

has become

challenge

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challenging

challenged

. To remedy the problem, a relatively new trend is prevailing where elders are moving

into their

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into, their

age cohort in old age homes. In Britain,

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gives rise to a debate as to who should bear the

cost

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of taking

care

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of the elderly, the

government

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or the family. There are some people who are of the opinion that

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government

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the government

, being responsible for the welfare of its citizens should shoulder the responsibility of elderly

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care whereas

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care, whereas

on the other hand

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, few believe that burden of elderly

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should not be placed on the national exchequer rather families should bear

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cost

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. I am of the view that the families should bear the

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of

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care

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. The

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and the foremost reason is the nature of parent child relationship. In my opinion, it is a moral and ethical obligation of children to extend

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, support and love to their parents when they reach old age like the way their parents did when the children were young.

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,

family

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the family

would better understand the elderly person and would be in a better position to provide better

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rather than relying on an absolute stranger. Elders would be more at ease and feel comfortable among their family members who would be emotionally attached to them and provide

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with affection.

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, since the

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of elderly

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would not be borne by the state, it would save

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government

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the government

governments

a lot of money which can be utilized for some other beneficial

purpose specially in

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purpose, especially in

purpose especially in

desperate times of

economics

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economic

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government

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the government

is already resorting to austerity measures.

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, considering the aforementioned facts, it would be justified to say that families should pay for the

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of their elders.