Sending your parents to a care home

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@kakee

I don’t think its fair to shun people for putting their parents into a nursing home. You think of people who are old as people who can talk and know what they want can eat the food that you eat etc right? But a lot of people who get old usually get Alzheimer’s, cancers and other illness’s that family members aren’t qualified to take care of.

I believe that if you love the person you would want them to have the best care they deserve. Do you understand how much mental torture you would go through if one of your parents had Alzheimer’s? they slowly forget who you are and the person who you love can’t even recognize you!
Does putting them in a nursing home mean that you’ll never see them again? No, it means that you know that they will be cared for properly and that you can visit them anytime you want.

I wouldn’t want to live with my family if I’m old and they still have children living in their house. It would be impossible to take full care of me and I would rather be in an environment where there won’t be much noise or stress.

thats just my opinion though..

I’m sorry, but I respectfully disagree. Both my parents died of cancer, and my siblings and I did not put them in a home, instead we devoted each and every second of our lives to their care. I learned how to administer injections, monitor blood pressure..I changed their diapers and bathed them every day. And all that will NEVER repay them for all they did for me.

My Nani is now in the early stages of Alzheimer’s and she still lives with my mamoo, and we ALL take turns staying with her and caring for her because she cannot be left alone.

So no, it’s not impossible.