Currently, more and more people respect elders and become convinced that old people should live with their families, which is in contrast to the view that old people should live at a nursing home. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

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In the past, the view that old people should live with their family is more common in most
of
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Asian countries.
On the other hand
,
the
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western countries tend to have the view that old people should live at a nursing
home
. Currently,
elder
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elderly
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living with family
become
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are becoming
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more
populer
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popular
in
westen
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western
country
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countries
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.
This
essay will discuss
about
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the pros and cons of living with family and living at a nursing
home
. Living with family has advantages
as well as
disadvantages. The advantages are the
elder
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elderly
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are more comfortable and less lonely living with their
childrens
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children
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in their own
home
. If there is an emergency happened, there will be someone
home
to bring them to the hospital. Meanwhile, there are disadvantages
such
as there is lack of
professtional
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professional
care
at
home
, unless one of
family
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the family
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member
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members
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is a nurse or a doctor, or families
design
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to hire a
professtional
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professional
nurse to take
care
of their grandparents. Living with
elder
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elders
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can lead to stress and arguments between
elder
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elders
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and
family
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families
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. Living at a nursing
home
also
have
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advantages and disadvantages. The pros of
nursing
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a nursing
the nursing
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home
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homes
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are
professtional
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professional
care
. Nursing
home
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homes
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have all the essential
care
and things that elders need with the
professtional
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professional
nurses and
stuffs
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staff
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. The nursing
home
also
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is also
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full of people
in
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of
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the same age, the
elder
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elderly
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will have a lot of friends and
don't
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won't
feel lonely.
However
,
the
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great nursing
are
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costly.
Somes
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are unwell manage which can cause
violents
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violent
violence
and bad
care
to elders. Some elders might
be feeling
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feel
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unwanted from not living
their
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with their
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family. In my opinion, when my parent
get
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older, I want them to live with me to avoid the feeling of
unwanted
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being unwanted
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and left out.
However
, I will need to hire
professtional
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professional
nurse
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nurses
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for them.
This
decision with be costly but it's the best way to balance between me and their feeling.
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Introduction
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Use a more structured approach to organizing paragraphs: one for discussing the advantages and disadvantages of living with family, another for nursing homes, and a separate conclusion to restate your opinion.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • emotional well-being
  • sense of belonging
  • unique insights
  • wisdom
  • family dynamics
  • integration
  • busy household
  • professional care
  • specialized facilities
  • medical needs
  • social isolation
  • intergenerational interaction
  • peer engagement
  • tailored activities
  • financial implications
  • burden
  • professional care facilities
  • evolving perceptions
  • elder care
  • cultural influences
  • social factors
  • economic factors
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