A Decent Stay- Fatima Horani 9C
 “An elderly is a mine of gold.” This quote asserts and alludes that one should cherish his elderly for their knowledge, wisdom, and expertise in life which make them as valuable as a mine of gold if not more, for family members as well as our elderly expect love, care, tolerance, understanding, support, respect, and assistance. However, cherishing an elderly can be through ensuring their comfort, assistance, and care. According to me, one should send his or her parents to a residential home due to its mere benefits that fall in the medical and social sectors.

To start with, one should send his or her parents to a residential home due to its various medical benefits. It is difficult to predict the progression of an elderly parent’s health. Health care needs that initially seem manageable can develop into more serious conditions requiring constant attention. Without supervision, issues such as dementia, incontinence, and restricted mobility can pose major health risks to an elderly person. Making the decision to act as a caregiver doesn’t prepare one for the demands of managing medications, keeping track of doctors’ appointments, coping with changes in behavior, and lifting and moving a parent. A nursing home can offer around-the-clock assistance, along with a professional staff with knowledge about a variety of medical conditions. For example, Joe Leeny, an 82 years old male, was an ex-sailor. He had served in WWII, he was decorated for bravery, he worked hard for all of his life, and he was a good man. When he was in his 60s he suffered a double amputation (years of smoking) he had high blood pressure, he had emphysema, he had diabetes. He was incontinent of urine. His physical needs were huge, it required a team of careers to look after him. He deserved the best care, he received the best care. The best care was not that provided by his family, despite the fact that they loved him dearly-his needs were too great. The best care was that provided by the beautiful Nursing Home where he lived. The staff loved him, they cared for him, they fed him, and they made sure that he is clean and shaved, they told him jokes. They sometimes sneaked beer to him (he liked a beer!) when he died, they wept tears of sorrow in his department, they stood with his family and cried. Also, statistics show that approximately 12 million people in the U.S require some form of home health care, and 87% of elderly people who suffer from health issues became better after moving to a residential home.

Moreover, one should send his or her parents to a residential home for it has widely benefited various social sectors. In fact, residential homes help an elderly to socialize with people his age rather than living his loneliness with the generation gap between his kids and grandchildren. Statistics show that about 79% of elderly people became widely sociable and cooperative after entering a residential home, building relationship bonds with people his age. Also, Kathren Stephen, an elderly who used to suffer from psychological issues, had her social bonds improved by about 71% after entering a residential home and she gained too many friends and lived 7 years more than what they expected.

As a conclusion, one should be aware of the residential home’s medical and social benefits and must seek to send his or her parents to a residential home in order to ensure their comfort and health. A way to develop residential homes is through supporting them and working on building more foundations to persevere their work.


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