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by debsmooth on February 9th, 2007

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Do you think western culture treats the elderly with the respect they deserve?

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  • by Spunts.answered 67 questions in 1 hour. on February 14th, 2007

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    yes,i sincerely believe so.
    take for example here in the u.s.there are special programmes designed to benifit the elderly.
    it's better to send off the elderly to retirement homes than to leave them home all by themselves.in the retirement homes they remain healthier,happier and they live longer.at the touch of a buzzer,medical help is there in one minute.in the morning they have a bath,breakfast,their therapist is there to see them, later they congregate to look at tv with friends.later on is lunch,perhaps a trip to the cinema and it goes on and on.i don't know of a single person who can provide all that professional care to their own parents,much less the elderly.
    in order to live a successful life here in the u.s.you have to work.please,someone tell me how it is possible to be at work and still care for the elderly effectively.
    someone mentioned asian cultures,well perhaps in asia things are different.however,i doubt it because i don't see them having the resources.

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    • What nursing home have you been in??? I've never seen the idyllic situation you describe in a nursing home, and believe me, I have visited many people in them. What I see is people shuttered away from society, family, friends, and left to sit in pee pants for hours, drugged with barbituates so they'll sleep and stay out of the staff's way, and finally ignored so they'll die quicker.

      Everyone in the immediate family, extended family, and the community helps out with the elderly in Asian countries--that's how they are able to do it. Here, the burden is all on the one person who doesn't want their loved one to go to a "waiting place to die, i.e., a nursing home." This could be changed if instead of giving money to nursing homes, the government gave money to home health care providers.

      Annsdeals

      by Annsdeals on March 7th, 2011

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