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? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

In the UK, the elderly are looked after by caregivers in old people’s homes, which at times is paid for by the state.

This

essay believes that the state should pay for

this

type of assistance because of the contribution that old people have made to their society and because most families could not cope with the financial burden. When a

person

gets to the age where they need help looking after themselves, the government should pay for

this

because that

person

has given the government tax all their life. If a

person

only makes minimum wage and pays tax every month for thirty years,

this

adds up to a large sum of money, which is more than enough to cover the cost of taking care of that

person

when they are old and infirm. In the UK,

for example

, everyone has to pay National Insurance and income tax, and part of

this

should go towards helping the elderly when they are old and need nursing care. If the government does not pay,

then

the bill is left with the family, and most people simply cannot afford

this

on top of their normal expenses. Nursing homes require specialist care and twenty-four-hour attention, which is very expensive for the average

person

, especially if they have more than one elderly relative to pay for.

For instance

, the average nursing home bill in the United Kingdom is

one third

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one-third

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of the average wage.

To conclude

, older people or their families should not have to worry about expensive nursing bills after they retire because the contributions they have made when they are working should cover

this

expense, and their families would not be able to afford the bills without assistance.