老年人是否应住养老院？

每周一题：老年人是否应住养老院？

来源：环球雅思网 www.ielts.com.cn 2005-8-24

    老年人在家由子女照看好，还是应该被送到养老院去？

    nursing home/retirement homes/

    receive, medical care, professional, doctor, diet, dietitian, in poor health
They could have regular medical check-ups so that any disease could be diagnosed in its early stages. What is the most beneficial is that if any disease strikes them, medical services are immediately available. 
Peers, seniors

    They don’t feel lonely and can do a great deal of things together, such as morning exercise, playing games, and exchanging memories and stories from their past.

    Children, free from care, can devote themselves to work or study and achieve more success for themselves.
    People face fierce competition and suffer from great pressure. In modern society, social competition is getting fiercer. One has to work and study hard to meet the demand of society. People have to devote more time and energy to their careers. They also feel urgent need to broaden their scope of knowledge and upgrade themselves. Some people are too occupied to spare time for their parents.

    home:
    children’s company, abandon
    meet their individual requirements, at ease.