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No one really can understand the long life of one individual, especially that of the elderly. However, instead of understanding them, people can stay and spend some time with them. Care homes might be able to do more for them, but actually there are many problems in care homes and their care. Personally, I believe that it is the responsibility of family to care for their elderly members and will discuss the reasons in this essay.
Most significantly, it seems reasonable that family members care for the elderly. In the past, they were capable enough and could take care of their children and go to work. However, now there are not many jobs left for them both in the society and in the family. The society does not show enough respect to them, and family is the only place where they can expect something from. It is their right to have family that can properly treat them.
In the similar way, care homes for the elderly have some problems. As they have to care for many people at the same time, they often overlook the importance of personal diets when they prepare meals. The elderly often has little motivation to cook and eat, and living in the care homes makes their situation worse. Fifteen per cent of people there are significantly undernourished, and those who were undernourished on admission can have a serious weight loss. (크게 중요한 건 아닌데, 두 본론은 순서가 바뀌는 게 더 좋습니다. 기본적으로 글에서 가족 쪽을 강조하는 상황이므로, 먼저 care home의 단점을 언급한 다음에, 이에 비해 가족 쪽이 갖는 장점을 보여주면서 후자가 더 빛나게 만드는 것이죠.)
As a final point, caring for the elderly members of the society should be made by their family, not by professional care. It is time to treat them right. They might not be able to sit at the same table, but they can stay in the same house. |