Volume : VI, Issue : XI, November - 2017

PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH PROBLEMS OF ELDERLY LIVING IN CARE HOMES FOR THE AGED: A SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE

Satheesh Kumar, A. , Venkateswarlu, V.

Abstract :

 One of the challenges in the recent years is population aging.  The researches on care of the elderly in the Indian context indicate that there is a decline in the family care of the aged and an increasing trend towards care homes for the aged.  Life in care homes is fraught with many problems.  The present study is an attempt to examine the problems of 160 elderly men and women living in Pay & Stay Homes in Krishna District.  Problems of elderly were assessed by using Problem Inventory (Ramamurti, 1968, 1999) in the areas of health, emotional, financial, social and familial areas.  Results pertaining to residents are discussed. From a sociology perspective, the need for mobilization of family supports, awareness on positive aging strategies to improve wellbeing are discussed. 

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Satheesh Kumar, A., Venkateswarlu, V., PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH PROBLEMS OF ELDERLY LIVING IN CARE HOMES FOR THE AGED: A SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-6 | Issue-11 | November-2017

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