As British population is aging, more and more elderly people need to resort to collective dwelling services. There is a public controversy over the issue whether it is the government’s responsibility to finance such care or the families ought to pay for this. From my point of view, a balanced approach is required depending on the personal circumstances of each household.
On the one hand, there are two main cases when it would be more reasonable for the government to cover the expenses for British retirees. First, if working-age adults have low income, they simply cannot afford to pay for nursing home treatment of their parents. Second, families with two or more children have primary responsibility to provide their offspring with appropriate education. Were they to pay the bills for retirement homes, they would not be able to save enough money for college fees of their children.
On the other hand, some British families are wealthy enough to support their older members. According to statistics, at least, 10% of British population belong to high-income families and would be able not only to settle a standard retirement domicile bill, but also to pay for individual care in a private old age residence. Such facilities provide luxury accommodation, 24-hour medical surveillance and even gourmet nutrition. This way, not only would the financial burden be partly taken off the government, but also the families would feel deeply satisfied that their elderly relatives are being cared after.
In conclusion, from my perspective, a case-by-case approach ought to be adopted regarding nursing homes. For underprivileged families, it would be necessary to introduce government subsidies, while wealthy families need to be given a possibility to choose whether they pay for public or private nursing facilities.
As British population is aging, more and more elderly
people
need to resort to collective dwelling services. There is a public controversy over the issue whether it is the
government’s
responsibility to finance such care or the
families
ought to
pay
for this. From my point of view, a balanced approach
is required
depending on the personal circumstances of each household.
On the one hand, there are two main cases when it would be more reasonable for the
government
to cover the expenses for British retirees.
First
, if working-age adults have low income, they
simply
cannot afford to
pay
for nursing home treatment of their parents. Second,
families
with two or more children have primary responsibility to provide their offspring with appropriate education. Were they to
pay
the bills for retirement homes, they would not be able to save
enough
money for college fees of their children.
On the other hand
,
some
British
families
are wealthy
enough
to support their older members. According to statistics, at least, 10% of British population belong to high-income
families
and would be able not
only
to settle a standard retirement domicile bill,
but
also
to
pay
for individual care in a private
old
age residence. Such facilities provide luxury accommodation, 24-hour medical surveillance and even gourmet nutrition. This way, not
only
would the financial burden be partly taken off the
government
,
but
also
the
families
would feel
deeply
satisfied that their elderly relatives are
being cared
after.
In conclusion
, from my perspective, a case-by-case approach ought to
be adopted
regarding nursing homes. For underprivileged
families
, it would be necessary to introduce
government
subsidies, while wealthy
families
need to be
given
a possibility to choose whether they
pay
for public or private nursing facilities.