​                 Nursing homes are institutions that provide health care for the elderly. The common reasons why the elders are left in the nursing homes are because of Health Care needs, financial costs, personal obligations and personal limitations. However, these elderly men and women are considered severely depressed. As many as 450,000 elders are diagnosed with depression due to social losses and environmental stressors. According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, residents from a nursing home would most likely have 59 percent greater chance of dying over the year. In lieu with this, we are encouraging everyone to not leave our lolos and lolas in nursing homes unless it's really needed. Most of the nursing homes in our country lack equipment and facilities, there are cases that some of them cannot sustain the needs of our lolos and lolas due to the lack of funds. With this, we are encouraging everyone to think twice before leaving our lolos and lolas at nursing homes and do not forget to also join organizations or voluntary works in the nursing homes, for it will not just bring smiles in their faces, it would also make them feel that they're loved and cared.