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Who put these people in care homes in the first place?
What is their social & ethnic background?
Once elderly people are admitted in the care homes, they have already lost their civil liberty. They are in an unfamiliar environment which makes them more vulnerable to such so called Mental Capability laws. Lot of it depends on the present busy lifestyle of their families. It is a real shame that younger members of their family have no time for these old soul. At that age, you need tender & unconditional care and that is possible only in their own home as long as it is safe on medical grounds. Unfortunately Western society has no time for their old grandparents. On the contrary, in the Indian Subcontinent, such people get the best possible loving care in their own homes. The best stimulus for their survival is enjoying the company of their children & grandchildren. Majority of the elderly population in the subcontinent are cared by their kids on religious beliefs too as they are commanded by the Almighty not to utter a word of contempt towards the elderly and to treat them with humility.
I am afraid that concept doesn't have any place in Western Society. Some people are more concerned about the assets these old folks possess & want to sort that out on the basis of Mental Capacity Act. I am sure such application will continue to rise. I am sure if families at large would take care of their elderly in their own homes with the help of community health support, their condition wouldn't deteriorate to the extent where Mental Capacity Act would be needed to avoid its misuse and would financially be more economical. Care homes staff can never ever replace your own family.
Re: Applications to restrict elderly people without mental capacity rose 70% in three years
Two big questions come to my mind:
Who put these people in care homes in the first place?
What is their social & ethnic background?
Once elderly people are admitted in the care homes, they have already lost their civil liberty. They are in an unfamiliar environment which makes them more vulnerable to such so called Mental Capability laws. Lot of it depends on the present busy lifestyle of their families. It is a real shame that younger members of their family have no time for these old soul. At that age, you need tender & unconditional care and that is possible only in their own home as long as it is safe on medical grounds. Unfortunately Western society has no time for their old grandparents. On the contrary, in the Indian Subcontinent, such people get the best possible loving care in their own homes. The best stimulus for their survival is enjoying the company of their children & grandchildren. Majority of the elderly population in the subcontinent are cared by their kids on religious beliefs too as they are commanded by the Almighty not to utter a word of contempt towards the elderly and to treat them with humility.
I am afraid that concept doesn't have any place in Western Society. Some people are more concerned about the assets these old folks possess & want to sort that out on the basis of Mental Capacity Act. I am sure such application will continue to rise. I am sure if families at large would take care of their elderly in their own homes with the help of community health support, their condition wouldn't deteriorate to the extent where Mental Capacity Act would be needed to avoid its misuse and would financially be more economical. Care homes staff can never ever replace your own family.
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