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Long-term care of older persons in India
— learning to deal with challenges | | Author(s) | Ilango Ponnuswami, Rangasamy Rajasekaran |
| Journal title | International Journal on Ageing in Developing Countries, vol 2, no 1, 2017 |
| Publisher | International Institute on Ageing (United Nations - Malta), 2017 |
| Pages | pp 59-71 |
| Source | https://www.inia.org.mt |
| Keywords | Services ; Health services ; Long term ; Quality ; Adult Education ; Policy ; India. |
| Annotation | It is estimated that the recent trend of an escalating older population in India will drastically increase in the next few decades. According to the United Nations Population Division and World Population Policies, the proportion of people aged over 60 is projected to increase from 8 per cent in 2010 to 19 per cent in 2050. This significant change in the older population, along with the implications of socio-economic, cultural, financial and health issues, will lead to challenges in long-term care of older people from a gerontological social work perspective. Currently, available elder care services in the country comprises residential care (both free and paid), day care centres, geriatric care in selected government and private hospitals, and other services by non-governmental organisations. The availability and affordability of care, especially Long-Term Care, at primary, secondary and tertiary levels is an essential aspect for combatting older people's health problems. Long-term care for older people has remained primarily within the domain of families, but has started gaining recognition as an emerging vital service industry. However, there is a need to educate all stakeholders including older people themselves, caregivers and society as a whole about how to deal with the enormous challenges of long-term care. This paper supports the argument for a nationwide survey of existing care delivery systems, facilities, existing and required manpower, quality of eldercare services, regulatory and monitoring systems and legal measures. Greater awareness is required about the enormous need for long-term care, of growing professionalism of long-term care, and of the innumerable socio-political and economic challenges associated with these developments. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-180525215 A |
| Classmark | I: L: 4Q: 59: GP: QAD: 7FA |
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