In the recent years, many families are sending their elderly relatives to nursing homes rather than taking care of them at family homes. This essay will highlight some of the benefits and drawbacks that have resulted from this switch.
Looking at the positive ones, the most significant advantage of care homes is that they are well equipped to meet the demands of the elderly. For example, there are no stairs in nursing homes, and those which do, have stair lifts and elevators installed. This takes care of the mobility problem that the geriatrics often suffers from and thus not exacerbating the motion issue. Additionally, the staff’s that works in the nursing home are professionally trained to manage the needs of the geriatric's. These skills are rarely possessed by the family members.
However, there are some drawbacks of nursing homes for elderly, the most obvious one of which is lack of the presence of loved ones. Although, friends and relatives can visit the care homes' residents, these visits can be infrequent, and loneliness is often the consequence. To make matters worse, it has been shown that those who are lonely are at a greater risk of depression and weak immunity. Furthermore, the residents of the nursing home are often surrounded by illness and death. Such an environment might result in curtailing the happiness and trigger severe depression.
In conclusion, although care homes have specially-trained staff and are well equipped for taking care of the geriatric's, the drawbacks of loneliness and concomitant depression should also be taken into consideration.
In the recent years,
many
families are sending their elderly relatives to nursing
homes
rather
than taking
care
of them at family
homes
. This essay will highlight
some of the
benefits and drawbacks that have resulted from this switch.
Looking at the
positive
ones, the most significant advantage of
care
homes
is that they are
well equipped
to
meet
the demands of the elderly.
For example
, there are no stairs in nursing
homes
, and those which do, have stair lifts and elevators installed. This takes
care
of the mobility problem that the geriatrics
often
suffers from and
thus
not exacerbating the motion issue.
Additionally
, the staff’s that works in the nursing home are
professionally
trained to manage the needs of the geriatric's. These
skills
are rarely possessed by the family members.
However
, there are
some
drawbacks of nursing
homes
for elderly, the most obvious one of which is lack of the presence of
loved
ones. Although, friends and relatives can visit the
care
homes' residents, these visits can be infrequent, and loneliness is
often
the consequence. To
make
matters worse, it has
been shown
that those who are lonely are at a greater
risk
of depression and weak immunity.
Furthermore
, the residents of the nursing home are
often
surrounded by illness and death. Such an environment might result in curtailing the happiness and trigger severe depression.
In conclusion
, although
care
homes
have
specially
-trained staff and are
well equipped
for taking
care
of the geriatric's, the drawbacks of loneliness and concomitant depression should
also
be taken
into consideration.