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.

In modern society growing old has become a delicate issue that both

government

and families need to pay attention to. In some countries, the elderly community may be sent to

care

centers

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where they will be properly assisted. In fact, there are moments that

government

is hold

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responsible for the expenses that

this

kind of

care

requires whereas there are families that are financially prepared to deal with

this

matter. In

this

essay, I intend to argue that there are cases in which both governments and families should be accounted for the costs of their old people’s

care

. Most times, old people were the ones who contributed to the economic growth and general

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their countries,

thus

generating tax income to their nations.

Consequently

, whenever someone

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old age and has no family or financial conditions,

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overnment should provide those people

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place in some facility that takes

care

of the elderly. In Quebec,

for instance

, the

government

pays some families to lodge old people in a safe and comfortable place during the night while during the day they are picked up by

government

transportation and sent to activities

centers

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to be with other old people and to receive medical attention.

On the other hand

, there are some families that have the financial means necessary to provide specialised

care

to their old relatives.

Although

they may not have the time to take into their own hands the

care

for

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people, they could release

government

responsibility by funding homes to host their elderly.

Moreover

, it is only natural for families to take

care

, financially or

otherwise

, for those who once take

care

of them when they were children. To conclude, it is my opinion that

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overnment and families are both responsible for paying for old people

care

facilities. Indeed, public entities should always retribute those who were extremely helpful to its own functioning by helping them when they are most fragile.

Finally

, families, in their turns, own to their elderly their very own

care

and,

therefore

, they should pay back in making sure their relatives are being taken

care

of after reaching advanced age.