ELDERLY PEOPLE MOVING INTO RETIREMENT HOMES
Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2015 1:48 pm
In many societies, elderly people often live in retirement homes. This is not appropriate because families should always care for their aging members.
Do you agree?
With the advent of advanced technologies, social liberation and fast paced life, family structures have considerably changed in order to adopt to environment they live in. One of the common family patterns which have emerged these days is that of fewer children, working parents and elder members living in retirement homes. Speaking on the last mentioned trend, despite intuitive beliefs of this being inappropriate as families should always care for aging members, there are some practical reasons for such an arrangement being good for everyone. This essay will discuss two aspects that will show why retirement homes are good for elderly.
Firstly, one of the most difficult enemies of elder people is loneliness that can be avoided in retirement homes. Elderly people can find more people of their generation with whom they can share their feelings and feel more comfortable. For example, my grandparents could never relate to 21st century topics discussed in my home. They were happy in bygone nostalgia and could mingle among the people of their generation. Such a company of preferred to being easily available in retirement homes helps their mental health to be in a very good shape.
Secondly, elderly people need specialized care which they can feel confident about. Retirement homes are well equipped with such professionals who take care of such minute needs and deliver them to elderly people in the most efficient way. This is almost not perfectly possible in family as family members are busy with creation of their career. Thus, retirement homes become an integral part for well being of elderly people.
Having discussed above two aspects of companionship and care, it is plausible that retirement homes are rather better options for aging people. So the taboo of retirement homes should be erased and recognized as necessary social organisations in our society.
Do you agree?
With the advent of advanced technologies, social liberation and fast paced life, family structures have considerably changed in order to adopt to environment they live in. One of the common family patterns which have emerged these days is that of fewer children, working parents and elder members living in retirement homes. Speaking on the last mentioned trend, despite intuitive beliefs of this being inappropriate as families should always care for aging members, there are some practical reasons for such an arrangement being good for everyone. This essay will discuss two aspects that will show why retirement homes are good for elderly.
Firstly, one of the most difficult enemies of elder people is loneliness that can be avoided in retirement homes. Elderly people can find more people of their generation with whom they can share their feelings and feel more comfortable. For example, my grandparents could never relate to 21st century topics discussed in my home. They were happy in bygone nostalgia and could mingle among the people of their generation. Such a company of preferred to being easily available in retirement homes helps their mental health to be in a very good shape.
Secondly, elderly people need specialized care which they can feel confident about. Retirement homes are well equipped with such professionals who take care of such minute needs and deliver them to elderly people in the most efficient way. This is almost not perfectly possible in family as family members are busy with creation of their career. Thus, retirement homes become an integral part for well being of elderly people.
Having discussed above two aspects of companionship and care, it is plausible that retirement homes are rather better options for aging people. So the taboo of retirement homes should be erased and recognized as necessary social organisations in our society.