The Importance of Family in the UK

In the UK, it seems like parents don't really want their children to be looking after them in their old age. So rather than depending on children for support in old age, many parents in the UK will instead depend on care homes and other private kind of healthcare services. Let me know what family is, what family means to you in your culture, and how important it is. And let me know any differences that you have seen compared to other countries.