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Now that the people live longer and the government provides less and less help for these people. Some people take care of their own relatives when they are not able to do so their selves.
For some of these people taking care of these elderly sometimes interferes with their work and for other people it takes up most of their time so it’s not even possible for them to have a job.
This social caring in families is something that has always been the case, what is different today is that they receive less support from the government.
In Asian families it is quite common to live with more generations in one house, but Prof Victor says this might change over time, because they and their families will have lived longer in the UK where it is more common for different generations to live in separate households.
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I’m not sure what to think about this. In the Netherlands it is normal that when you are not able to take care of yourself anymore, you live in an old peoples home or at least a place you can get help when you are in trouble. However I do have one friend and her grandma lives with her and her parents in one house. Her grandma used to help her mother with the farm and the household so it only seems fair she gets the help she needs now in return. But I have to say she’s still quite capable of doing most things herself. I do think it’s wonderful to see your family regularly when you are getting older and the most important thing is that there is care and attention whether that is in the family or not I think is less important.
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