Some people think that the government is responsible for looking after the elderly. Others believe that it should be family members. Who do you think should take responsibility?

In developed nations, the ageing demographic phenomenon has made parental
care
become costly in a materialist society as more burdens have been put on the shrinking workforce’s shoulders, which led to a general belief in some people that the government should take
care
of their elderly citizens.
However
, I still believe that adults should look after their
children
’s grandparents.
To begin
with, there are many reasons to support the stance that
this
is the government's responsibility from proponents.
Firstly
, many elderly people, who have paid taxes to the public finances, require specialised services that their
families
cannot provide. The proliferation reason is some poverty
families
do not have the extra finances available to provide enough living standards for a model citizen, who has sacrificed for their community and deserves to receive a better materialistic life,
such
as a scientist or a teacher.
For example
, in some poverty
families
, adult workforces have to go to their workplaces to cover their family’s basic demands, so no one at home to provide the necessary assistance to their relatives. The additional case is some
families
are not trained to take
care
of the elderly, because nursing centres were structured to provide some indispensable special assistance and responsibility, whose employees and nurses were trained professionally. The
last
factor is providing free nursing institutions would improve the quality of life and enhance the national image in foreign countries.
Nevertheless
, there is never allowed to omit some justifiable reasons from the opponents. Clearly,
children
should look after their
parents
due to
senior members have cultivated their
children
to become useful citizens and cover almost all expenditures relevant to their offspring.
Hence
, caring about
parents
is a chance for
children
to express their filial piety to their seniors.
Additionally
, retirement homes could provide support but not the love, which the elderly need because being surrounded by familiar objects and relatives could help the elderly thrive better, particularly in woolgathering citizens or some Alzheimer patients.
This
can be explained that
children
's
care
is superior to nursing institutions in some aspects because offspring would give special
care
to their
parents
,
such
as providing their preferred dishes and taking meticulous heal to supply their seniors trivial demands, which is based on mutual understanding from long-term interaction.
Lastly
, family members should back one another whatever the situation and the way they receive aid from others.
To conclude
,
although
some justifiable reasons from the proponents include financial capacities and the elderly’s contributions to society, I still believe that caring at home is better than in senior centres as
parents
could interact with their family members rather than strangers.
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