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 has become increasingly popular in Britain, like many other western countries to move the elderly into special homes where they stay with other older people and are taken

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by professional nurses. While there are segments of the population in support for government to pay for

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, I firmly believe that it is the families who have to pay for

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. There are two key reasons which indicate why the families have to support the elderly family members. In old

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, people are happy being around their family members. It is known from several psychological studies that the elder's lifespan is increased when taken

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by their family. These studies

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talk about how loneliness affects people at the old

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when they reside in

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facilities. These studies

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reveal that the root cause for

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systems is the culture.

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, consider Asian countries like India and Japan where the majority of the older population stay with the families compared to western countries. In Asian countries the older people are lesser prone to mental health diseases as they enjoy being with their kids and grandkids.

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, the government already does a lot to take

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of their citizens by budgeting for a quality health

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and Medicare systems in the country. A recent study reveals that over ninety percent of the old

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homes are privately owned and

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number grew rapidly over the

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five years.

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is an indication that people are choosing to opt for private

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facilities to take

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of their older family members. Private

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is more expensive as the pricing is regulated by a market for

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systems. Paying for

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private old

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homes would become a huge financial burden for the country. In conclusion, I strongly believe that it is the moral responsibility of the families to take

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of the elders. Life is a cycle and

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is a way of giving back to the older family members as they have sacrificed a lot, working hard to bring them up.