Ageing care: Challenges of residential care of the aged
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care, support, challenges, health, financial careAbstract
Aging is an inevitable physical and mental phenomenon of every living being. However, caring for the aged is of utmost importance as the physical changes affect the aged with a wide gap between mind and action. Among the Indian states, Kerala has the highest proportion of older persons in its total population. Transition in the age structure of the population of Kerala is characterised by a decrease in the share of the younger population and an increase in the share of the older population in the society, which leads to an emerging epidemiological transition with a high prevalence of non-communicable diseases. This arises a need for providing care for the aged due to their functional disabilities as well as financial requirements. Household members are considered the main care providers. They give older persons financial, physical, and emotional support and care. This paper tries to understand the challenges that occurred during the residential care of the aged and what are the possible solutions to be taken into account. Most of the older persons prefer to live either with their spouse or with their children.
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