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Abstract

When a nurse enters the home of an old person to look after him/her  all the people involved in the decision will be affected: the elderly, his/her family and the caring person.
There are expectations and personal histories that can interfere in the relationships and the caring of the person involved. This note wants to analyze this particular aspect of our lives and wants to draw our attention on the pedagogical aspect of the situation pointing  out the possible risks, the living conditions and the enormous potentialities