Many elderly people are no longer looked after by their families but are put in care homes. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this trend?

Nowadays, a lot of old-aged individuals choose to stay in a

care

home

because they no longer want to be a burden for their families. But is

this

is a good thing? Or should families continue to assume responsibility for their older members?

This

essay will look at both the positive aspects and negative ones of

this

current trend.

To begin

with, one of the advantages of living in a nursing

home

is that the older generation is taken

care

of by professionals and

as a result

, they receive the medical services they need.

In other words

, it is easier for them to live in a place where they have specialised personnel and feel safe from a medical perspective.

Also

, older people have the opportunity to meet similar individuals, who have the same hobbies and age. In

this

way, they build a community and develop new friendships after their partners have left them.

On the other hand

, supporting a grandparent in a nursing

home

might be a costly alternative for many families. One year in a

care

facility costs approximately 40,000 pounds and

this

makes it impossible for a lot of old people’s relatives to pay.

Instead

, they choose to keep their loved ones with them. Another disadvantage is that the elderly are separated from their families, and grandchildren no longer have the opportunity to spend time with their grandparents.

Moreover

, a lot of people forget about their loved ones and they visit them rarely in a nursing facility,

hence

the life quality and happiness of the old people decrease significantly. In conclusion, I think that

although

there are many options for taking

care

of the older generation, the most efficient one is to accommodate them in a nursing

home

.

Also

, if families do not afford

this

alternative, local councils and governments should create programs to help out disadvantaged households.