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?

Placing the elderly in Nursing

Homes

is becoming a trend for many

people

where they do not necessarily take

care

of them at

home

anymore.

This

issue would contain two sides

in contrast

.

Therefore

, in

this

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paper I will argue the benefits the seniors would be better put in

care

homes

and its drawbacks.

First

of all, nursing

homes

are one of the best options for looking after the elderly rather than keeping them at

home

. Not only do they have excellent facilities and professional nurses to take

care

of them, but

also

,

this

place is safer than at their

home

alone.

For instance

, many elderly

people

had an accidental slip in the bathroom because their family could not oversee them for 24 hours or the stairs would be the riskiest spot for them.

Besides

, the elderly would be happy to meet other elderly and do activities together, e.g., sharing life stories, doing sports and fitness activities for older

people

together, and many more.

Secondly

, even though senior

homes

are reliable for caring for the elderly, not all cities provide excellent senior

home

facilities. In small towns,

for instance

, there are several

care

homes

that have poor facilities and unfriendly nurses.

This

phenomenon causes some older

people

to think they are abandoned by their families. At the same time, their families lose the opportunity to spend much more time with their parents or grandparents. In some cases, they let older

people

die in nursing

homes

. In conclusion, I believe not all older

people

dislike living in

care

homes

, but in my opinion, taking

care

of them for the rest of their time is an attempt to return the favour where they had raised their child or relatives in the past.