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?

Getting old is a part of life. Many old people live in old age homes rather than with children. They are taken care of by nurses

instead

of their own offspring.

In addition

, the expenses are

also

borne by the government in place of the family. In my perspective, senior citizens who have extended families should spend their

last

days in their own houses. The state should pay only for those elderly residents who do not have anyone to look after them. In the modern days of society, people are very ambitious and have lost the connection to their roots i.e. parents.

Additionally

, they are so engrossed in their lives that youth do not want to take responsibility for those who have raised them to become what they are.

Instead

of being concerned about the increasing age of the elders in the family, they consider them as a burden on themselves.

Moreover

, it becomes hard to manage day-to-day tasks independently in the later stages of life, father and mother are helpless to seek help from the younger ones, and without any support from them, they become dependent on nurses.

Furthermore

, during

this

tough time, seniors or grandparents not only need someone to take care of them but

also

expect love which only a home can provide.

However

, today's generation does not believe in a joint family and is more in support of the nuclear family.

As a result

, the burden is sent to rest homes. Many of them do not even pay and parents are left with the government. In

such

cases, the bills should be sent to respective children since they must meet their basic needs at least. If in case there are no heirs of someone, the local bodies must help as every individual has paid taxes to lawmakers with the hope to secure these kinds of contingencies.

For instance

, recently, I visited an old age home where I met the parents of my old friend who is doing well in his career but the bills are met by the authorities. It is a misuse of the policies. I met some other residents

also

who does not have any relative left, in that case, the ministry plays an angelic role by helping them.