Culture and sociology
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This document discusses old age homes and care for the elderly. It begins by defining an old age home as a place for elderly people with no family support or who have been abandoned. It then discusses who is considered elderly, common health issues faced, and problems the elderly experience like isolation, neglect, and abuse. The document outlines how optimum care can be provided through advocacy, improving facilities, and cultural values of family support. It notes advantages of old age homes like medical care and entertainment but also disadvantages like lack of proper care, sharing rooms, and homes being profit-driven with untrained staff. Solutions proposed include increasing awareness, education, respite care, counseling, and social support.
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Culture and sociology
- 1. CULTURE AND SOCIOLOGY OLD AGE HOME presented by Satyajit panda
- 2. INTRODUCTION An old age home is usually the place, a home for those old people who have no one to look after them or those who have been thrown out of their homes b their children The place is of course like home where the inmates get all the facilities for a routine living, like food, clothing and shelter All the necessities are well looked after but, the much-needed love, and care of loved ones is of course sadly missing . For how can outsiders provide solace? In these homes
- 3. Who are elderly? The person who has attained the age of 60 and above is an old person or senior citizen People may be considered old when they become grandparents When they begin to do less work or become professionally inactive after retirement. Young old age 60-70 years Old old age 70-80 years Oldest old age >80 years
- 4. AGEING India is one of the few countries in the world where sex ratio of aged is in favour of males. Population above 60 years- 10% suffer from impaired physical mobility. 10% Hospitalized at given point of time. Age more than 70 years- More than 50% suffer form 1 or more chronic conditions like CHD, Cancer and HT .
- 5. Experience of the elderly PROBLEMS NEEDS Failing health Health Economic insecurities Economic security Isolation Inclusion Neglect Care Abuse Protection Fear Reassurance Lowered self-esteem Self Confidence
- 6. Experience of abuse and neglect An elder is physically abused when she is not attended by her caregivers who are in most cases family members. They need timely care (a) when they experience a simple head ache or back ache and cold (b) if family members or caregivers are not taking the elderly to doctor when sick (c) when elderly are not served meals (d) do not help elderly with personal chores in spite of the elderly assisting in the family chores
- 7. HOW TO GIVE OPTIMUM CARE TO OLD AGE PEOPLE Active advocacy at various levels of planning. Need for reorganization of the facilities and approach. Efforts need to be made to revive cultural values and reinforce the traditional practice of interdependence among generations. Surveillance of the on-going programmes and evaluation of their effectiveness
- 8. Advantages of Old Age Homes Old age homes are meant for senior citizens who are unable to stay with their families or are destitute. These old age homes have special medical facilities for senior citizens such as mobile health care systems, ambulances, nurses and provision of well-balanced meals. So they can live a healthy life. Good services and good behaviour of the staff, food being palatable and wholesome are the main advantage of old age homes. Apart from food, shelter and medical amenities, old age homes also provide yoga classes to senior citizens. Old age homes also provide access to telephones and other forms of communication so that residents may keep in touch with their loved ones. The entertainment and library facilities are also available for the sole purpose of the senior citizens.
- 9. Disadvantages of Old Age Homes Some elders are not taken care of properly. Some have to share rooms with others, and sometimes they don’t get along. Generally children send their parents to old age home to stay away from them. It’s not a good example for a country like India where old people are considered a lucky charm. Sometimes there is lack of facilities at these old age homes as well as lack of caretakers also. These old persons are left to themselves and there is no body that can take care of them at this age. Their management is profit driven. Patient care is low on their priority's. Employees are poorly trained. badly paid, and not usually treated well.
- 10. SOLUTIONS Increasing awareness Education and media Respite care Counseling Social contact and support