Shawn: Excuse me.
Government official: May I help you?
Shawn: Yes. I would like to know more about our government’s policy for taking care
of the elderly people.
Government official: Oh! OK. So, how old are your parents?
Shawn: Only my mom needs it. She’s been over 65 years old.
Government official: Does anyone take care of her at present?
Shawn: Unfortunately not.
Government official: I see. Now I need you to fill in this application form and next
time you’ve got to bring some documents. I hope you can read
these details carefully.
Shawn: So, where will my mom stay?
Government official: We will try to arrange an appropriate nursing house. Then, we
will confirm with you. Financially, we will subsidize some
money. However, you have to pay for other expenses.
Shawn: OK. It wouldn’t be a problem.
Government official: Great. So I hope you can bring me those documents (such
as ???) as soon as possible. If there is something confusing,
please don’t hesitate to contact us. We will try our best to help
you.
Shawn: OK, thanks!!
Government official: You’re welcome.
You’d better to talk about the policy more in detail, not just lumping a lot of things
together. Talk about one item each time, then there will be more space for further
discussion. Shawn should inquire more about the quality of a nursing home, the
expenses, distance from his house (as far as possible or as near as possible), needs for
his mom (medical care, subsidies, etc), and whether the government would pay for
those needs, and documents needed for applying for subsidies.
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