many elderly people are no long looked after by their families but are put in care homes or nursing homes. what are the advantages and disadvantages of this trend?
Hectic schedules lead to less time for taking
care
of elder members of the family. This
is the reason why most people
, prefer to put them in care
centres. Although
better care
is provided in these homes
, elderly people
feel homesick and awful there.
To begin
with, due to the fast-paced lifestyle we are living in today, many youngsters are no longer able to spend time with their parents/grandparents. Even though they love their parents, they are forced to put them in an Old Age centre, so that better care
can be provided to them. For example
, a recent survey showed that elderly people
are much healthier in healthcare homes
as they have trained professionals to look after them, and regular check-ups are conducted. As a result
, if there is even a minor issue, proper treatment is provided before that minor issue becomes a bigger problem.
However
, in a completely new environment, they feel homesick and awful. As they have no one to talk to and are left alone. They feel as if they are been discarded by their own flesh and blood. For instance
, 30% of the total population of nursing homes
are depressed and are in a state of denial. The older generation spends their whole life taking care
of their children, and they expect that their children will take care
of them when they need it.
To conclude, after going through both pros and cons of sending their parents to nursing homes
, but I believe that the advantages outways the disadvantages, as elderly people
can live a longer and better life in healthcare facilities. But to cure their homesickness children should visit them more often.Submitted by Ashish kumar on
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Answer the 'Advantages and Disadvantages' topic
IELTS advantages and disadvantages questions normally give you a statement and ask you to comment on the advantages and disadvantages of that statement.
Answer structure for the type of essay
- Introduction
- Body paragraph 1 – advantages
- Body paragraph 2 – disadvantages
- Conclusion
Examples to start your body paragraph:
- The main advantage is...
- The disadvantage of this...
- The main benefit...
- Despite these advantages...
- One possible drawback...
