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?

The life expectancy of

people

around the world has significantly increased in recent

years

, resulting in a record number of old

people

. In Britain and in many other countries, when

people

start getting older and are unable to earn a living and take

care

of themselves, most of them take shelter in an old-age home. The

government

sponsors the

care

in some situations. In

this

essay, I will explain why,

while

families should do their part in caring for their parents, the

government

should be mostly responsible for sponsoring old-age

care

.

First,

individuals pay taxes to the

government

. During their productive

years

,

people

have to separate a certain percentage of their income, depending on their income range, to pay the

government

. In return, it is natural to assume the authority to take

care

of their

people

in the latter

years

of their lives. Health-related expenses,

for example

, regular checkups, medications, and operations, should be free of charge for

people

after a certain age; the cost should be borne by the

government

.

Furthermore

, caring for old

people

requires skilled manpower,

such

as healthcare workers and caretakers, that only the

government

can manage. A

government

possesses the capacity to recruit skilled workers who are specialized in age-

care

services. Building and operating the required infrastructure and employing the necessary manpower could cost several million, which is hard to manage at an individual level. So the

government

should take responsibility for

this

. In conclusion, senior citizens living in nursing homes are common these days in Britain and other parts of the world. Even though I think families should take

care

of their loved ones once they get older, when it comes to the expenditure related to old age

care

, I firmly believe that the

government

should take full responsibility. Since the

government

is run by the taxes paid by those

people

during their productive

years

, they expect the

government

to take

care

of them during the

last

couple of decades or

years

of their lives.