These days, there is a growing trend where people find it difficult to find time to take care of elderly people. In my opinion, this problem seems to stem from a variety of factors, including but not limited to the increased workload young people experience these days; however, there are several steps to mitigate current situation can be taken by eliminating the root causes.
To begin with, this trend is mainly driven by current changes in workforce throughout the world. With the rise of communication technology, the access to education and information has drastically increased, making more and more people educated. This trend, as a side effect, has led to devaluation or even disappearance of certain skills in job market, leaving thousands of people jobless. A case in point might be translators, journalists and basic record keepers whose services were simply unnecessary as common people could easily replace them. With this, the demand and level of skill from an prospective employee has risen for employers, and the tasks people do at work increased in scale as well. As a a result, the work-life balance of people who make a good living has been ruined, leaving little or no personal time for family and recreation.
Still, it is possible to alleviate this problem by taking crucial steps into eradicating the root causes. Government can organize campaigns into reinforcing stricter regulations of employee rights about working hours. This step, when put into practice, will lower the number of employees who work overtime after the shift is over, in turn freeing up some time in employees’ schedules to spend their time to rest and strengthen their family bonds.
In conclusion, while spending less time with elderly people is mainly driven by having excessive duties at work, counteracting this major factor by putting stricter control under companies to promote workers’ rights may provide sufficient time to bond with their family and parents.