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I am what you call old fashioned, I have always believed that family should take care of family.
in today's society it is much easier to just place the older folks in a home by them selves so you don't have to be bothered with them.
they just don't fit in with your busy daily life and activities.
when you do this, sure they will get depressed and feel that they are not needed anymore, so the doctors pump them full of drugs to subdue them to a quiet state and provide everything they need so that they just sit there and have nothing to do at all.
to me this is wrong thing to do, these old folks still want to be a part of life, they want to share the daily activities with you every day, just going to visit them once in a while and taking them out to eat is not giving them what they need, it only satisfies you guilt .
its kinda like out of sight out of mind so you can go on having the fun of doing the things you want to do with out dragging a old person with you.
but that is the way things are done today and soon becomes the normal way of doing things when it comes to old people.
by keeping a parent home with you , they are able to still be a part of the living and enjoyment of everyday life, also they will feel like they are wanted and needed,
this alone will stop the depressing problems and probably some other health problems by being able to get rid of some of the drugs.
as I see it there is two choices, keep them as part of the family and your activities or put them away somewhere else so they can slowly die.
you asked for opinions and this is just my point of view,
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