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Many people who care for the elderly do not have enough time to look after them. What are the problems related to this? What are some possible solutions?

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Nowadays, many adults find it is difficult to take good
care
 of their parents due to the lack of
time
. In
this
 essay, the causes of and some methods to solve the shortage of
care
 for elder people will be discussed. There are two main reasons related to
this
 issue.
Firstly
, many people have to move out to work far from their parents.
Thus
, they may settle down and live in other areas, which is
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nconvenience for them to take
care
 of their parents. Another reason is the
time
 they have to spend for their own family.
For example
, if an adult has a kid, he needs to take
care
 of his child and may not have
time
 to look after the elderly. With all reasons mentioned above, it is clear that many elders are not looked after carefully because of their children's limitation of
time
. Many people may think of several solutions to overcome
this
. The most common way is to send elders to elder houses
therefore
, they will be responsible by professionals.
Furthermore
, by living with other people of the same ages, they may enjoy the atmosphere and can feel happier. The other way to solve
this
 is to hire
care-givers
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 to look after elder people during day times when family members are out to work. The outcome of
this
 method is that the elder can live with their children and grandchildren,
hence
 they can feel less lonely. To conclude, the reasons for the lack of
care
 for elders are the distance from where their children live and
time
 to take
care
 of their family rather than their parents. There are some solutions for
this
 and it may depend on elders to choose which way works for them.
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