Old age and its ins and outs

1.

In some richer economies, old people are encouraged to be at care homes whereas there are some who find it comfortable staying back home.

• Do you think life at a care facility is much advantageous than it is back home?


2.

For old people, staying home with the limited company of dear and near ones is much more comfortable than being at place like care homes where there are possibilities for greater company.

• Do you agree or disagree with this?


3.

Old people are old by putting in their best times for their nation in one way or the other. So taking care of them in the evenings of their life is the duty of the nation.

• Comment on this.


4.

Old age is there for all, but, of late, it is getting more and more difficult for old people.

• Try to see the reasons for this?
• In what all ways do old people find their life difficult?
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5.

Population living longer by way of the possibilities of medical sciences is something worth appreciating. However, looking at it from a broader angle, living longer is more a problem than a possibility these times of changes.

• How do you respond to the second view?
• What are the concerns old people raise?