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steeljack · 13-08-2008, 06:10

okay for starters, just using th attached as an example , I have no intention of upsetting or offeding anyone who may have family living at this establishment ,
Closure threat to Oswaldtwistle care home (From Lancashire Telegraph)
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Maybe its because I'm getting older that storys like this become more and more unsettling (guilt) and its going to get worse as the boomers approach old age , so the question is .......what should be done , should we expect the (minimum wage) younger folks to be responsible for cleaning us up after 'accidents' and clipping our toe nails ?
Is it an entitlement to be expected to be looked after by strangers after our usefullness is done or should it be more of a family responsibility ?
We have all heard the arguements about how " modern lifestyles" have disrupted the family , but does anyone buy into this arguement ?
If the old lady who rambles on about VE day and going to dances with the Yanks or german Pows was good enough to wipe your dirty ass when you were a baby do you not owe her the same obligation now she is in a similar situation ?
Seems to me in the days when couples raised four or five kids in a two up two down there was allways room if neccessary for an owd senile Grandparent ........where did we go wrong ?

13-08-2008, 06:10	#1
steeljack God Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SF/ Bay Area California Posts: 4,002 Liked: 0 times Rep Power: 1338	Do we really care care about the elderly ? okay for starters, just using th attached as an example , I have no intention of upsetting or offeding anyone who may have family living at this establishment , Closure threat to Oswaldtwistle care home (From Lancashire Telegraph) \ Maybe its because I'm getting older that storys like this become more and more unsettling (guilt) and its going to get worse as the boomers approach old age , so the question is .......what should be done , should we expect the (minimum wage) younger folks to be responsible for cleaning us up after 'accidents' and clipping our toe nails ? Is it an entitlement to be expected to be looked after by strangers after our usefullness is done or should it be more of a family responsibility ? We have all heard the arguements about how " modern lifestyles" have disrupted the family , but does anyone buy into this arguement ? If the old lady who rambles on about VE day and going to dances with the Yanks or german Pows was good enough to wipe your dirty ass when you were a baby do you not owe her the same obligation now she is in a similar situation ? Seems to me in the days when couples raised four or five kids in a two up two down there was allways room if neccessary for an owd senile Grandparent ........where did we go wrong ?