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

#people #families #care #homes #trend
In
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modern life, people are deeply concentrated on their own problems and themselves.
This
 does not allow them to dedicate enough time to their elderly parents or
relatives
.
However
, once comes a time in life when elder persons can not live alone anymore and need to get a bit of outside help to survive. When busy children are not able to support them, nursing homes offer particular services and amenities. Unambiguously, there are pros and cons of the tendency to use
such
 aged
care
 service. On the one hand, retirement accommodations provide around-the-clock skilled medical
care
 and assistance for patients.
Moreover
, beneficiaries in these special homes are provided with meals, socialization and spare-time activities. A group activity
such
 as playing chess or talks with peers is incredibly important for human’s mental health. Elder
relatives’
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 staying in
such
 organization
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 busy children of serious and sometimes absolutely
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 after them.
On the other hand
,
care
 which seniors get in
such
 facilities can not be compared with
care
 from loved children or
relatives
 at home, because family
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 replaced by personnel’s
care
. Moving to a nursing house itself (even the best and expensive one) could make seniors think about their unnecessary for their families. Apart from that,
this
 moving and a lack of time in children’s lives can reduce communication between the
relatives
 to the absolute minimum. By and large, retirement accommodations take
care
 of people in need and help their young
relatives
 to keep living their normal comfortable lives, but,
also
 promote breaking relationships between the
relatives
.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Professional care
  • Medical attention
  • Trained staff
  • Social interaction
  • Combat loneliness
  • Safety and security
  • Relief for families
  • Loss of autonomy
  • Emotional impact
  • Cost
  • Financial strain
  • Quality of care
  • Neglect and abuse
  • Detachment from family
  • Mental wellbeing
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