IELTS Writing Task 2 Step by Step Training - Elderly People

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Many elderly people are no longer looked after by their families but are put in care homes or nursing homes. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this trend?
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Write at least 250 words.

Elderly people 

elderly relatives  = geriatrics = the elderly

  • BP1: Advantages

     

    • T: better equipped

       

    • E: no stairs / stairlifts / elevators

       

    • S: mobility problems accommodated

       

    • T2: staff

       

    • A: families – rare  / skills

       

  • BP2: Disadvantages

     

    • T: lack of loved ones

       

    • S: possible visits / loneliness

       

    • R: risk of depression / weak

       

    • T2: surrounded by illness

       

    • R: decrease happiness / depression

Many elderly people are no longer looked after by their families but are put in care homes or nursing homes.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of this trend?
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Write at least 250 words.​

Introduction:

Many elderly people are no longer looked after by their families but are put in care homes or nursing homes. 

It is increasingly common for families to send their elderly relatives to live in nursing homes, rather than take care of them at home

What are the advantages and disadvantages of this trend? 

This essay will highlight some of the benefits and drawbacks that have resulted from this switch.

BP1: Advantages
T: better equipped

Looking firstly at the positives, a significant advantage is that care homes are often much better equipped to deal with the demands of elderly people than family homes.

E: no stairs / stairlifts / elevators

For example, nursing homes do not usually have stairs, and for those which do, stairlifts or elevators need to be installed

S: mobility problems accommodated

This means that the typical mobility problems which tend to appear among geriatrics are not exacerbated

T2: staff

Not only this, but the staff who work at nursing homes have been professionally trained to manage the needs of the elderly

A: families – rare  / skills

It is rare for family members to possess these skills.

BP2: Disadvantages

T: lack of loved ones

However, care homes for the elderly also present some disadvantages, the most obvious of which is the lack of loved ones around.

S: possible visits / loneliness

Although it is possible for friends and relatives to visit nursing home residents, these visits can be infrequent, and loneliness is often the consequence

R: risk of depression / weak

To make matters worse, it has been shown that those who are lonely are at greater risk of becoming depressed and having their immune system weakened

T2: surrounded by illness

Furthermore, care home residents are often surrounded by illness and death

R: decrease happiness / depression

Such an environment is likely to curtail happiness and trigger severe depression.

Conclusion

In conclusion, despite the benefits of specially-trained staff and well-equipped facilities that nursing homes can offer the elderly, the drawbacks of loneliness and its concomitant depression should also be taken into consideration.

Many elderly people are no longer looked after by their families but are put in care homes or nursing homes.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of this trend?

It is increasingly common for families to send their elderly relatives to live in nursing homes, rather than take care of them at home. This essay will highlight some of the benefits and drawbacks that have resulted from this switch.

Looking firstly at the positives, a significant advantage is that care homes are often much better equipped to deal with the demands of elderly people than family homes. For example, nursing homes do not usually have stairs, and for those which do, stairlifts or elevators need to be installed. This means that the typical mobility problems which tend to appear among geriatrics are not exacerbated. Not only this, but the staff who work at nursing homes have been professionally trained to manage the needs of the elderly. It is rare for family members to possess these skills.

However, care homes for the elderly also present some disadvantages, the most obvious of which is the lack of loved ones around. Although it is possible for friends and relatives to visit nursing home residents, these visits can be infrequent, and loneliness is often the consequence. To make matters worse, it has been shown that those who are lonely are at greater risk of becoming depressed and having their immune system weakened. Furthermore, care home residents are often surrounded by illness and death. Such an environment is likely to curtail happiness and trigger severe depression.

In conclusion, despite the benefits of specially-trained staff and well-equipped facilities that nursing homes can offer the elderly, the drawbacks of loneliness and its concomitant depression should also be taken into consideration.

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