Day 1 English Oral

Picture Discussion

This picture depicts a scene of a elderly folks home. The elderly folks are sitting in a circle, engaging in a game. The lady throwing a ball to an elderly man in a wheel chair seems to be a nurse since her hair is neatly pulled back and she is dressed in a uniform, with a name tag on. There is another lady, who is probably a nurse too, standing outside the circle, smiling as she watches the game. This shows that she enjoys taking care of the elderly folks at the home. Most of the elderly are in wheel chairs. This shows that they have difficulty walking. Their children probably sent them to the home as they found them being a burden to them and that they do not have the time to take care of them. All of the old folks have their eyes glued on the ball this proves that they are very engrossed in the game, hence I feel that the home should organise these games more often. The room has physiotherapy equipments such as the stairs and ramp and a television for entertainment. This shows that the home cares for the well being of the elderly and want to provide the best for them by improving their facilities.


Conversation

I believe that the elderly people should live with their children or near them. Most elderly are unable to take care of themselves since some of them have difficulty getting around. This ensures that their children would be able to take care of them. Also, most elderly people are not able to provide for themselves financially since they have retired, hence the children should be the ones who provide financially for them. The children should repay their parents this way since their parents were the ones who looked after them and paid for their everyday necessities.

If I were to design a special home for the elderly, I would include a recreational garden for the elderly. In the recreational garden, I would place tables with chess boards on them. This allows the elderly to engage in games with one another to improve their social skills and mind-challenging games such as chess allows the elderly to exercise their minds. Since it is a garden, the elderly would be able to go for walks around the garden and enjoy the fresh air. The elderly would also be able to do plantings and undergo horticulture therapy. Horticulture therapy is the practice of horticulture as therapy to improve human well-being. It is a process that utilise plants and horticultural activities to improve social, educational, psychological and physical adjustment of persons thus improving their body, mind, and spirit. Hence, I feel that it would suit the needs of the elderly best.

I think that the health care and nursing homes should only be free to a group of elderly. For example, to those elderly whose children are already having difficulties financially supporting their own families and are unable to support their parents. This would ensure that the elderly would be able to be well taken care of. However, the health care and nursing homes should not be free to those elderly whose children are well to do and are able to support their parents financially. This allows the nursing homes to run smoothly and improve their facilities to provide a better place for the elderly.