These days people are living in their 90s and beyond. As a result, there is increasing concern about care of the elderly. Do you think it is the responsiblity of the family to take care of their elderly member or should the government be held responsible?

Nowadays,

people

are living into their 90s and more, and

as a result

, there is increasing concern about who should be responsible to take

care

of senior citizens. In my opinion, I think that the

government

and the family are responsible to take

care

of older

people

. On the one hand, the family is responsible to take

care

of their elderly

members

because they know everything about the person in the family.

In other words

, the family

members

have enough information about them because they have been with them for a long time, and

therefore

, if their old family member faces any difficulties, they know how to handle the problem easily.

For example

, if the old person has diabetes and feels bad the family

members

will be around him and give him the right medication and monitor his food intake.

On the other hand

, the

government

has to be responsible because they have all the needs of old

people

to look after them and have educated doctors and nurses who have the knowledge and experience to take

care

of any of the senior citizens. Nowadays the

government

in many countries has set up places

such

as nursing homes which provide services to take

care

of old

people

and provide their needs whether they need food or health

care

.

Moreover

, residential homes provide activities to enhance mental activities among senior citizens especially those who suffer from Alzheimer's.

To conclude

, I once again reaffirm my position that both family

members

and the

government

are accountable to look after the old

people

. If the

government

and the family always take

care

of old

people

, they will help them to live longer.