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What does home mean today? To most people home is were they are taken care of and comfortable. To most that is an assistance living facility is where they feel at home. A home to most people doesn't necessarily have to be classified as big house with a yard and a dog. Most elderly today live in assistant living and love it. These elderly people are not capable of living on their own so they need additional help with a more scheduled lifestyle to keep them busy.

How are class and culture reflected on peoples homes? It has been shown in statistics that most nursing homes and assistant living homes have a majority of white americans living in them and only a very low percent are black. Assistant living homes deffinantly consist of a curtain class. These homes are not cheap to pay for so they are targeted toward people who make a set amount of money each year. So the lower class citizens don't have a chance in living in a assistant living facility. 

Are consumer culture and the media affecting our fantasies of home? Yes the media is effecting our fantasy of a home. Sadly the media controls most peoples lives already with hypmatizing them with what to think, eat and even wear. I think the media promotes nursing homes as a positive thing and hospitals want to convince the elderly to come and live at their hospital because it is the best and no other hospital can compare. After reading the article "Quality of life in assistent living facilities," some of the senior citizen living in nursing homes are not happy with their choice. These people have desires living a normal life again. Most elderly are frustrated with their choice of living in a nursing, they simply need more independence. This is were the media had brainwashed some of our senior citizens into thinking they were better off at a certain hospital then an assistant living facility. I think it is very important to do research on your own and nor rely on media to give you correct information.

Problems people face with creating a home? One of the biggest problems people face today is money. Money is the ultimate decision maker of were you are going to live. Some people can't afford an assistant living facility so they settle for less. It is sad to see our elderly family members unable to afford to proper living and can't be taking care of properly. Money is always going to be a problem in this economy and it is only getting worst. My grandparents bought a house equivalent to buy a new Honda today. Now a days people are having to move out of California because it is far to expensive to live here. My parents struggled more then my grandparents did when buying a house, and it is only going to be harder for my generation.