do you think old people like our grandparents should be kept at old age homes? give reasons for your answer
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Explanation:
This is almost an unfair question, because some do not have a choice. There are many reasons that people seek shelter in an old age home. There are those of us who can no longer live alone and do not have family to take care of us. There are some of us who have family but are too infirm to continue without added help. Plus younger members of our families have to work to take care of themselves and their families. Old age homes are not all bad. Assisted living facilities are for those of us still fairly independent but wish to live near others our own age. Sometimes, we are so infirm that an old age Home is the only answer. My uncle had alzheimer’s Disease and his family finally placed him in an old age Home. My grandmother thought they (his family) were mistreating her little brother so she went and checked him out to live with her. It didn’t last a month, and all of us had to twice hunt him, including our Sheriff. My uncle’s mind was too far gone. He had to move back into the home. Sometimes, the elderly themselves ask to go. This happened to my other grandmother. The kids next door, though, good kids, played too loudly and she suffered from congestive heart failure. She asked my parents to move her to the local Old Age Home. She had a friend there and I remember visiting her and watching her and Mrs. Beckwith laugh and tell stories. My grandmother spent a nice three more months of her life there. She was 91. My own mother lived alone for years until she fell and stayed on the floor all night, cold, unable to sleep. The next morning she asked us to move her to an assisted living facility. She too did well. In fact she flourished. She made a close friend during her five years there, and actually got healthier and more active. Sometimes living alone is not good for one’s mental or physical state. So I believe moving into an old age home depends on the person and the home itself. Is it a good home—clean and caring. Does the patient already know people there. What about the patient’s attitude about moving there. Does the patient understand that fraternizing with other patients is an important part of the experience.
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