Do you think the lives of the elderly were better or worse than they are in our society today? Give a good reason for your opinion.

I think the lives of the elderly were better years ago then today. this is mostly because now days, individualism is favored, living by yourself, making your own money, and the elderly are just put into homes. being a volunteer at several nursing home facilities, i can tell you that those people in there really want to be with their sons and daughters. Thats all they talk about, and i have a feeling back when there were no nursing homes, elderly people would have been much happier living with their loved ones all around them.