Issues And Challenges Faced By The Elderly At Old Age Homes : A Comparative Study Of India And Bangladesh.
Dr. Sushama Mukherjee
, Prof. Dr Anoop Kumar Bhartiya
Issues, challenges, Elderly and Old Age Home
Traditional support received from the family or community by the elderly is almost fading out from contemporary society. Owing to various socio-economic factors the traditional support to the elderly is gradually changing its character . This transformation that can be attributed to various changes in social and economic arenas. The older people are facing a host of problems rather than living in peace and with honor. Many elderly are becoming dependent on family members for their daily existence . Since they have no earnings or means , deteriorating health has resulted in medical problems in old age ; they are considered burdensome on even parasites by family members and the society at large. Elderly are sometimes forced to leave their homes and stay at old age homes. Thus, it is pertinent to understand the content of the elderly in old age homes. The present study has been conducted among the residents of the selected Old Age Homes (OAHs) in Kolkata city of West Bengal in India and Dhaka city of Bangladesh keeping four major objectives in mind –(1) To identify factors that force the elderly to live in OAHs in India and Bangladesh, (2)To examine and compare the available facilities of residents at old age homes in the selected countries. (3) To study the various issues of elderly residents under the study area (4) To understand the role of Government and non-government organizations (NGOs) for the elderly residents in the old age homes under the study area. It has been found that the older people are afflicted with various geriatric disorders .They need to be looked after by professionally trained and competent caregivers. But proper and adequate medicines and other specialized treatment are non-existent in their own homes. So, in order to receive proper care and medical attention the respondents want to be put up in Old Age Homes where facilities are available and affordable. But OAHs find it difficult to cope with various geriatric ailments and meet the rising medical expenses . So, a proper government health - related policy as well as a government - aided medical support system can stand them in good stead in times of dire need.
"Issues And Challenges Faced By The Elderly At Old Age Homes : A Comparative Study Of India And Bangladesh.", IJSDR - International Journal of Scientific Development and Research (www.IJSDR.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.8, Issue 3, page no.900 - 918, March-2023, Available :https://ijsdr.org/papers/IJSDR2303145.pdf
Volume 8
Issue 3,
March-2023
Pages : 900 - 918
Paper Reg. ID: IJSDR_204637
Published Paper Id: IJSDR2303145
Downloads: 000347348
Research Area: Social Science and Humanities
Country: Kolkata, West Bengal, India
DOI: http://doi.one/10.1729/Journal.42732
ISSN: 2455-2631 | IMPACT FACTOR: 9.15 Calculated By Google Scholar | ESTD YEAR: 2016
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