HijabHaven discusses the concept of care homes for the elderly from a Muslim perspective:
Loving your parents does not mean you have to keep them bottled up in the living room the whole day – it is much like your children, you have to let them off to pre-school one day, just for the sake of getting up and about, out the house and learning something new in this unlimited world of wisdom. It is also a time for them to make friends and talk to other people. The elderly need that too, especially if a spouse has passed on – moping around at home can lead them down memory lane’s more painful trips.