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Old Folks' Home - Would you send your parents there?

kevchua @kevchua (1004) • Malaysia 29 Aug 09

The "Old Folks' Home" is a place where the elderly go to live the rest of their lives when their children do not have the time to look after their ageing parents. This home concept is common in Malaysia. I'm not sure if there is...

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Sending Parents to Old Folks Home...

deltasswat18 @deltasswat18 (233) • Singapore 29 Aug 08

Hello mylotters, Nowadays there are more people sending their parents to old folks home for a variety of reasons: 1) They cannot stand living with their parents. 2) No time to take care of them due to career. 3) They just...

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would you "parent" your parents?

carissa765 @carissa765 (1097) • United States 15 Feb 07

If your parents were no longer able to physically take care of themselves, would you take care of them? Or would you send them to "the old folks home"? SENARIO: If your parents got old and your mom or dad could no longer take...

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taping eldery womans mouth shut

itsjustmeb @itsjustmeb (1212) • Canada 14 Feb 07

Staff tape shut elderly woman's mouth in N.S. home Updated Wed. Feb. 14 2007 11:01 PM ET CTV.ca News Staff Officials at a Nova Scotia nursing home have suspended two nurses who taped an elderly woman's mouth shut. They...

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