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.

Caring for aged

people

has often been the responsibility of the

government

.

However

, some

people

believe

this

responsibility should fall on their

families

.

This

essay believes that both the

government

and the

families

of aged

people

should be responsible for them.

This

essay will discuss, how the

government

and

families

of elderly

people

can support one another to finance homecare stay for them. The

government

can work with the

families

of elderly

people

by encouraging them to make certain donations towards the

care

of their elderly.

For instance

,

this

can be a monthly contribution or a lump sum payment annually to aid the authorities in paying for home

care

for the elderly.

This

was the approach that was used from my home country as there were no funds set aside by the

government

to cater for the elderly.

In addition

, The

government

can increase tax-paying citizens which can be diverted towards providing homecare for aged

people

.

This

was an approach that was implemented in of the states in my home country because they did not approve of

families

making contributions towards the support of aged

people

.

However

,

this

method did not pass legislation but it can be a method to aid the authorities in supporting the elderly. In Summary, the

care

of the elderly should be the responsibility of both the

government

and their

families

because the

government

can take so much on,

hence

, the support provided by the

families

of the elderly will go a long way and ensure that

care

is been provided to the elderly

people

.