In recent years the number of elderly people living in care homes has increased significantly. While the care homes have merits such as providing safety and companionship environment for the residents, it has its demerits especially high coast and isolation from the relatives, which sometimes used for illegal matters. This essay will highlight some of the benefits and drawbacks that have resulted from this switch.
In terms of the upside, first and foremost, it is definitely the senior citizens will derive great benefits relating to health care from institutional care. Those medical institutions for seniors are often much better equipped to deal with the needs of elderly people than family homes. Second, the staff who work in nursing homes have been professionally trained to manage the demands of the elderly. It is rare for family members possess these skills. For instance, an article has been recently published in CNBS showing a list of devices that must be available in care houses which cost them a big amount of money. In general, Nursing homes much prepared than family homes by devises and staff.
Turning to the downside, Elderly people do face some problems in nursing homes. For instance, living in care houses are very costly. But the main issue is that some relatives use these houses to dominate the senior citizens fortune by legal gap, then set themselves as legal guardians. Put their relatives there and lock them down forever. Besides they control over the medicines to make them out of conscious to ensnare their properties. For example, the Netflix documentary Dirty money season two episode five showed that there is over 600 billion dollars are stolen annually in the USA in cooperation with care homes from elderly people. Accordingly, it is highly recommended that laws must be set to protect the aged members.
In conclusion, despite the benefits of specially-trained staff and well-equipped facilities the nursing homes can offer the elderly, the drawbacks of taking advantage of their condition should also be taken into consideration.
In recent years the number of
elderly
people
living in
care
homes
has increased
significantly
. While the
care
homes
have merits such as providing safety and companionship environment for the residents, it has its demerits
especially
high coast and isolation from the relatives, which
sometimes
used
for illegal matters. This essay will highlight
some of the
benefits and drawbacks that have resulted from this switch.
In terms of the upside,
first
and foremost, it is definitely the senior citizens will derive great benefits relating to health
care
from institutional
care
. Those medical institutions for seniors are
often
much better equipped to deal with the needs of
elderly
people
than family
homes
. Second, the staff who work in nursing
homes
have been
professionally
trained to manage the demands of the
elderly
. It is rare for family members possess these
skills
.
For instance
, an article has been recently published in
CNBS
showing a list of devices that
must
be available in
care
houses
which cost them a
big
amount of money.
In general
, Nursing
homes
much
prepared
than family
homes
by devises and staff.
Turning to the downside,
Elderly
people
do face
some
problems in nursing
homes
.
For instance
, living in
care
houses
are
very
costly.
But
the main issue is that
some
relatives
use
these
houses
to dominate the senior
citizens
fortune by legal gap, then set themselves as legal guardians. Put their relatives there and lock them down forever.
Besides
they control over the medicines to
make
them out of conscious to ensnare their properties.
For example
, the Netflix documentary Dirty money
season two episode five
showed
that there is over 600 billion dollars
are stolen
annually
in the USA in cooperation with
care
homes
from
elderly
people
.
Accordingly
, it is
highly
recommended that laws
must
be set
to protect the aged members.
In conclusion
, despite the benefits of
specially
-trained staff and well-equipped facilities the nursing
homes
can offer the
elderly
, the drawbacks of taking advantage of their condition should
also
be taken
into consideration.