Abstract
Background: Now-a-days, almost all the old age homes (OAHs) in India are fully occupied with residents. Why Indian elderly have to reside in old age homes? It was explored during the Ph.D. study titled ‘A Study of Psychiatric Morbidity, Quality of Life and Expectations of Inmates of Old Age Homes in Northern India’. The object of this study was to explore the factors compelling elderly to reside in old age homes. Methods: This study was carried out on 174 elderly residing in 14 different OAHs of Uttar Pradesh, India. Factors responsible for their settlement in OAHs were explored using interview method. Results: Misbehaviour of son and daughters-in-law (29.8%) was found to be most common reasons for residing in old age home. Conclusions: Many elderly in India are opting OAHs as their place of stay in their later life. Foreseeing the future the government and voluntary agencies in India must make arrangements for institutional support and care for the elderly.
Highlights
Population ageing is one of the most discussed global phenomena in the present century
old age homes (OAHs) are coming in existence as a newer occupancy for elderly and becoming the need of present Indian society
The recent data shows that there are more than 1,000 old age homes in India and most of them are located in the south India
Summary
Population ageing is one of the most discussed global phenomena in the present century. Providing care for the aged has never been a problem in India where a value based joint family system was dominant. The families were sharing the responsibility to look after their elderly by giving them all kind of support including emotional, psychological, behavioural or economic They were getting full respect and value. The “free” type care homes are for the destitute old people who have no family to care and support for them In such OAHs shelter, food, clothing and medical care etc. The object of this study was to explore the factors compelling elderly to reside in old age homes. Methods: This study was carried out on 174 elderly residing in 14 different OAHs of Uttar Pradesh, India Factors responsible for their settlement in OAHs were explored using interview method. Foreseeing the future the government and voluntary agencies in India must make arrangements for institutional support and care for the elderly
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