Chat Time 15 - Home For The Elderly
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Questions
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What are the advantages of living in a home for the elderly?
a. The elderly people living in the elderly home can benefit from better personal care and medical attention.
b. A home for the elderly provides personal care, healthy meals, regular medical and nursing care, and social support for the elderly.
2. What are the concerns of sending the elderly to live in a home for the elderly?
a. The major concerns are the living environment, standard of care, medical facilities and a suitable location.
b. Most people are concerned about the living environment, health and safety standards, facilities and staff members' attitudes.
3. What are other choices the elderly may have of where to live?
a. The family can employ a domestic helper or a full-time nurse to look after the elderly people.
b. The elderly can live independently with the help of medical devices, technology and home care services.
Individual Response
1.
Why do you think old people live in homes for the elderly?
a. Some old people don’t have any family members to live with while others don’t want to be the burden of their families.
b. The family cannot take care of the old family members who suffer from poor health or physical disabilities and send them to live in homes for the elderly to get better care.
2. What do you think is better for elderly people: living at home alone or in a home for the elderly?
a. For the sake of safety and better care, it’s better for old people to live in a home for the elderly.
b.
As old people require health care and close attention, it’s better for them to live in a home for the elderly where social activity, health monitoring and medical care are all included.
3. Do you think families should look after their elderly family members at home?
To express their respect and gratitude towards their seniors, it is the responsibility of the family members to look after their elderly family members.
4. It could be argued that homes for the elderly offer a safe environment and a chance to make lots of friends. What do you think of this?
I agree that most homes for the elderly not only offer a safe environment but also a range of social and recreational activities for the old people.
5. If you were an 80-year-old who needed medical care, would you choose to live with your children or in a home for the elderly? Why?
If I had the choice, I would definitely prefer to live with my children since I need tender loving care as well as emotional support from my family members.
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