Old age home has to be the last option only

You can care for others only if you are able to care about yourself. If you are not in the situation to keep yourself going properly, then obviously you will be not able to take care of your old parents also. This can be the situation of a person who stays alone with the old parents and has a transferable job, or someone who himself or herself remains ill for maximum of the times. In such type of situations only, old parents has to be kept at an old age home, else, keeping them with you and taking the responsibility to take care of them is the best possible thing for them.