This document provides an overview of health care for the elderly in India. It discusses the increasing elderly population in India and challenges they face. Key points include:
- India's elderly population is growing rapidly and will exceed 300 million by 2051, placing stress on families and the health system.
- The elderly experience many health issues like cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, accidents and falls. Functional and economic dependency is also a major problem.
- Proper nutrition, physical activity, social engagement and managing medications are important for healthy aging. Support is needed through home care, day care centers and institutionalization in some cases.
- The government has introduced policies and programs to support elderly welfare, but more support is
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Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is a multidimensional, interdisciplinary diagnostic process to determine the medical, psychological and functional capabilities of a frail elderly person in order to develop a co-ordinated and integrated plan for treatment and long-term follow up
Precise guide for DGNM, B.Sc Nursing & M.Sc Nursing Students .. regarding Age Related Problems / Geriatric problems, and its management. Highly recommended for II B.Sc Nursing Students.
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An age in years of a particular individual which reaches or surpasses the ave...Sakshi Tomar
An age in years of a particular individual which reaches or surpasses the average life span of human being.
Elderly is the individual over 65 years old who have functional impairment.
At the end of this session, the student shall be able to
What is gerontology and it’s branches?
Describe the growing burden of geriatric age group.
Classify and Enumerate the Health problems of the aged.
What are the lifestyle factors which helps the aged?
Describe the health status of the aged in India.
Describe the Schemes & Policy for Older Person in India
Explain the Implication of the ageing population in India
How are these diseases prevented in the elderly?
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Older Adult Assignment
I. Interview an older adult (70 years or older) regarding changes in food habits over the years.
· What foods did they eat as a youngster? Why?
· What foods are they eating now? Why?
· Were there any ethnic, cultural, or regional influences in their diet?
· Do they have any nutritional related chronic disease(s)?
· What, if anything, are they doing to help the problem?
II. Take a diet history/24 hour recall (do during interview).
a. Analyze diet; identify key nutrient deficiencies in diet.
b. Include the 24 hour recall & Analysis as Appendix A of your paper.
III. Take anthropometric data & figure requirements
a. Get height & weight
b. Figure kcal & protein requirements
i. Determine if they are meeting needs using data from II.
IV. Give them an educational piece of material on the key nutrient deficiencies of elder adults. THIS IS DUE BY NOVEMBER 17th and worth 15 points
a. Language they understand
b. Large font
c. Easy to read
d. Include what the nutrient is, why it’s important, & where to find it in foods.
Turn in a ~3 pages essay in response to the questions from I. Discuss what you found out regarding the adequacy of their diet in II & III in your paper as well. The cover of this assignment should be a brief demographic description of the person you select (gender, age, where they live, health disparities, etc). Pictures are welcome and encouraged.
Conditions and interventions
Angie stiegemeyer, MA,rD,LD, BSN,RN
Southeast Missouri State University
Nutrition and the Older Adult
Health-sense of well-being
Quality of Life-measure of life satisfaction
Medical Nutrition Therapy-treatment of nutritional aspects of disease
Topics Covered
Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)/Heart Disease
Stroke
Hypertention
Diabetes/DM
Osteoporosis
Constipation
Osteoarthritis
Alzheimer’s Disease
Underweight
Elder Abuse
End of Life Care
Nutrition for CVD
Decrease amount of fat
Reduce cholesterol intake
Increase fiber, F & V
Limit Sodium
Exercise
Maintain Healthy Weight
Reduce Stress
Smoking Cessation
Stroke
Reduced blood flow to brain
Etiology
Blocked arteries
Easily clotting blood cells
Effects
Deprive brain of oxygen-nerve cells die
Differing levels of paralysis
Stroke
Risk Factors
Hypertension, high chol., DM, smoking, family hx, obesity
S/S: FAST
F-Facial weakness
A-Arm & Leg Problems
S-Speech Problems
T-Time to call 911
Nutrition
Normalize blood pressure
Hypertension
Systolic 140mm Hg or higher AND/OR Diastolic 90 mm Hg or higher
Effects- excess tension on vessels & organs
Wears them out before normal aging process
Kidney damage
Risk Factors
Excess alcohol intake, high sat. fat intake, overweight & obesity, low calcium intake, smoking
Nutrition for Hypertension
DASH Diet
Weight management
Moderate alcohol intake
Limit sodium
Adequate calcium, po ...
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Health care of elderly
1. HealtH care of elderly
Dr. Narasimha B.C
Post Graduate
Department of community medicine
BMCRI, Bangalore
2. • Introduction
• The Magnitude of the problem in India
• History
• Definition
• Classification
• Problem statement
• Theory of aging
• Present scenario in india
• Problems of geriatric people
• Prevention and policies
• Conclusion
3. Introduction
• The proportion of people aged
over 60 years is growing faster
• Longer life expectancy &
decline in fertility rate
• Success story for public health
policies & socioeconomic
development.
4. • The aging of the world's population - indicator
of improving global health.
• world's elderly population - people 60 years of
age and older - is 650 million.
• 2050, the "graying" population is forecast to
reach 2 billion.
5. The Magnitude of the problem in India
• 24 million in 1961 increased to 77 million in 2001
• Projected to rise to 179 million in 2031 and 301 million in
2051
• 70 and above projected to increase from 29 million in
2001 to 132 million in 2051.
• 80 + would be fastest to grow - 8 million in 2001 to 32
million in 2051.
• 2nd largest elderly (60+) population in the world (2001) .
• 80% are in rural areas
• 40 % are below poverty line
6. The Magnitude of the problem in India…
• Over 73 per cent are illiterate.
• About 90 % of the old people have no official social
security
• Life expectancy 31.7 years in 1941 increased to 60.5
years in 2000.
• 55 % of the women of 60 years and above are widows
• Family structure is changing to nuclear/small unit
families
• Without the safe, secure and dignified status in the
family, the elderly are finding themselves vulnerable.
• Welfare of the elderly has been a low priority with the
state
7. History
• “Geriatrics” word coined by Ignatz L Nascher in
1909.
• “Father of geriatrics”.
• In 1935 Majory Warren of England established
geriatric unit.
• “Mother of geriatrics”.
8. Definition
Greek: gerus = old age
iatrea = treatment
• Geriatrics: A branch of medicine that deals with the
problems and diseases of old age and aging people.
• Gerontology: Comprehensive study of aging and the
problems of the aged.
• Old age: Period of life when impairment of physical
and mental functions becomes increasingly manifested
in comparison to the previous years of life.
9. Definition of elderly
• According to WHO, most developed countries
have accepted the chronological age of 65 years
and above as a definition of 'elderly' or older
persons.
• According to UN : 60+ years will be referred as
the older population or elderly.
• Young old – upto 75 years.
• Old old – upto 85 years.
• Very old – over 85 years.
10. Changing population structure
• Developing countries
• ↑ BR
• Infant population, the largest, forms the base of the
pyramid
• size of the old aged population get sharply smaller and
smaller, till it becomes a point as the top of the pyramid.
11. • The living conditions of the population become better
with improved health care and economic status.
• Fertility rate and mortality rate gradually decline with
gradual increase of life expectancy.
12. • Developed world
• fertility rate has come down drastically along with
mortality rate with a vastly increased life expectancy
13. Manifestations of demographic transition
• Aging of populations is nearly universal.
• Grand success story –
• Dramatic improvements in health and medical services.
• Control over infectious diseases.
• Substantial decreases in the mortality rates.
• Rising life expectancies.
• Developed countries have undergone change to become
more aged societies.
• Facing with the problem of elderly boom.
14. Manifestations of demographic transition…
• Demographic trends indicate that
• Developing countries are aging faster
• 2025 - proportion of the elderly population is
projected to be more than 12 %, is likely to reside in
the developing countries.
15. Manifestations of demographic transition..
• India, during 100 years from 1961,
• Total population ↑ 5 times.
• Number of elderly ↑ 13 times.
• Fourth India being added to the post- independence
population of the country after crossing the one billion
mark at the turn of the century.
• Fifth India would be a fully grey India.
16. Manifestations of demographic transition
• In demographic picture, 4 major trends can be
distinguished.
• First - growing tendency for the world's elderly to be
concentrated in developing countries.
• Second - older women > older men.
• Third - increase in dependency
• Fourth, women not only outnumber men but also live
longer virtually all countries.
17. Impact of demographic transition
Impact on Health
o ↑ life expectancy & high growth of general
population → rapid increases in the elderly population
o Increase in life span → morbidities and disabilities in
elderly ↑.
o Gear our health infrastructure - to deal with the
increasing number of morbidities and disabilities but,
also to produce workforce to deal with this special
population
18. Cont…
o ↑ life expectancy, elderly will now place greater
stress on families Since they were living longer and
had a higher probability of experiencing disability
o Responsibility for providing care would be divided
among fewer children.
o Children in all likelihood would be working and
likely to be more geographically distant.
19. Social Outcomes of Demographic Transition
– Single elderly – important social outcome.
– Widowhood more among older women
– Widowhood is perhaps most traumatic
– Old, sick, disabled & retired.
– The elderly who spent most of their working lives in
unorganized and informal sector
– Don't receive pension
– Dependency
20. • Economic Aspects of Demographic Transition
– Dependency ratio or supportive ratio
– Gradual shift of the dependency burden from
younger to older population over time period, with
several far reaching policy implications in future
years.
21. Biological changes
• Aging - a process of deterioration in the functional
capacity of organism that occurs after maturity resulting
from structural changes & it is a consequence of the
inability of the organism to restore homeostasis when
given a challenge.
• Aging means predictable, progressive, universal
deterioration in various physiological systems, mental
and physical, behavioural and biomedical.
22. Physiological Changes in Aging
Cardiovascular
Total cell mass ↓
Fat storage up to 65-70 ↑
Central and Peripheral Neuronal network ↓
Myocardial cells ↓
Tissue compliance/dispensability ↓
Special senses
Reaction speed ↓
Acuity ↑
Thermo-regulation
Tolerance to heat ↓
Sweating ↓
Vasodilation ↓
Skin fold thickness ↑
Respiratory
Bronchial cilliary function ↓
Dyspnoea ↑
Mucous accumulation ↑
Alveolar exchange surface ↓
Dead space ↑
Aerobic Power
Decline
Self paced : Machine
paced Compliance ↓
23. Physiological Changes in Aging
Nervous system
Cell and fibre loss ↑
Neuro-axonal degeneration ↑
Central conduction ↓
Catecholamine synthesis ↓
Catecholamine disposal ↑
Muscle strength
Muscle mass ↓
Muscle diameter ↓
Speed of contraction ↓
Max. voluntary strength ↓
Control of movements ↓
Bone
Mass and Mineralization ↓
Osteoporosis ↑
Musculoskeletal disorders
Tendon elasticity ↓
Joint flexibility ↓
24. Physiological and Structural Changes Leading to
Alterations in Diet
Affected
part
of the body
Changes in aging Alterations of nutritional needs
and dietary pattern
Taste buds Atrophy of certain
types of taste buds
Lowered threshold of certain taste
especially for sweet and sour foods
Teeth Loss of teeth Difficulty in mastication (chewing)
& preference for soft mashy food
and liquid foods
Stomach Gets smaller with ↓
gastric enzymes
The common practice of two big
meals a day cause gastric discomfort
and digestive disturbance
Intestinal
tract
Atrophy of muscles of
intestine leading to
reduced motility (lazy
intestine) & ↓ reduced
digestive enzyme
Undigested foods remain in the
intestine for a longer time resulting
in gas formation & constipation and
other type of intestinal disorders
25. 4 simples rules for Elderly diet
• Divide the daily food intake into 3 to 4 small meals.
• Should eat foods like fruits, vegetables, which needs
some chewing.
• Advice them to take foods containing fibres like course
cereals & vegetables.
• Avoid fatty foods.
26. Psychological issues in old age
• Life Satisfaction
• Loneliness
• Adjustment and Well-being
• Cognitive Changes
27. Social changes in old age
• Widowhood
• Retirement
– Adjustment to retirement goes through...
– Initial phase: involvement in a variety of self selected
activities.
– 2nd stage : reality of poor economic and health status,
and lack of meaningful activities lead to a feeling of
disenchantment.
28. – Reorientation phase : People make realistic plans
and develop alternatives.
– Period of stability: If they are successful.
– Termination phase: involves coping with illness
or declining resources with age.
29. • Loss of Social Status
• Agism and Generation Gap
– Agism: prejudice and discrimination leveled by one
age group against another
– Generation Gap: consists of differing values,
attitudes, and life styles between young & old people.
• Changes in Family and Living Arrangements
30. Determinants of active and graceful aging
• Gender and Culture
• Social Services and Social Networking
• Health System
• Economic Factors – Income, Work & Social Protection
• Factors in Physical Environment
• Personal Factors
31. Health promotion in old age
• Physical Activity: Participation in regular, moderate
physical activity – delay functional declines & reduce
the risk of chronic disease
– Improves mental health
– Promotes social contacts
– Maintain their activities of daily living as
independently
– Economic benefits - Medical costs are substantially
lower
32. • Physical Activity
– In very poor segment of the society - engaged in
strenuous physical work .
– may cause injuries & disabilities.
– Health promotion efforts - providing relief from
repetitive &strenuous tasks.
33. Healthy Eating
• Malnutrition
– Under-nutrition
– Limited access to food, tooth loss, socio-economic
hardships, a lack of nutritional knowledge and
information, excess calorie consumption
– Excess calorie consumption
– Increases an older person's risk for chronic diseases
and disabilities
34. • Addictions
– Serious disabilities and to die prematurely
– Exposure to second hand smoke - asthma or other
respiratory problem
– Quitting in older age can substantially reduce one's
risk for heart, stroke, lung cancer, and fractures of hip
and spine.
– Greater risks for alcohol related falls, injuries &
dementia
35. • Medications
– Low incomes - little or no access to insurance for
medications.
– Wealthier countries - over-prescribed
• Adverse drug-related illnesses
• hospital admissions.
– Demand will continue to rise for medications
– To delay & treat chronic diseases, alleviate pain and
improve quality of life.
– Affordable access to essential, safe medications and
to better ensure the appropriate, cost-effective use of
current and new drugs.
36. Risk factors of common morbidities in
elderly and their management
1. Cardiovascular Disease
Hypertension: SBP>140 mm Hg & DBP > 90 mm Hg
Dyslipidemia
Smoking:
Obesity and Physical Inactivity:
Diabetes
Psychosocial Factors
Non-modifiable Risk Factors:
37. 2. Osteoporosis
– Age related decline in bone mineral density
– Postmenopausal oestrogen deficiency - 4 to 8 times
higher.
• Prevention & management
– Consumption of diet rich Ca & vitamin D
– Avoidance of tobacco & alcohol
– Brisk & weight bearing physical exercises
38. • Accidents & falls – related to age related changes in
sensory system & musculoskeletal system.
Rubberised mat
• Avoiding accidents
– Slip resistant flooring materials
– Non-slip tread caps
– rubberized mats
39.
40. Functional ability and dependence
Older person will not be able to
undertake their responsibilities
without the help of others.
• Physical Dependency
• Economic Dependency
• Mental Dependency
• Social Dependency
41. Evaluation of functional ability
• Ability to function in the arena of everyday living -
ability of an individual to perform a simple or
complex task.
– Mobility
– Personal self care
– Instrumental self care
42. Functional assessment
• Goals of Functional Assessment
1) To improve diagnostic accuracy
2) To guide the selection of interventions to restore or
preserve health
3) To recommend an optimal environment for care
4) To predict outcomes
5) To monitor clinical change over time.
43. Functional assessment...
• Mobility:- To identify any functional limitation in
mobility, ambulation on level surface.
• Basic Activities of Daily Living (ADL):
fundamental task and activities necessary for
survival, hygiene and self-care within the home.
• Typical ADL battery
– Eating
– Bathing
– Grooming
– Dressing
– Bed mobility & transfer
44. Functional assessment...
• Instrumental activities of daily living (IADL):
– essential to live independently
– Eg: cooking, shopping, washing, housekeeping &
ability to drive.
• Recreation
• Work:
– always consider the conditions of work itself
– working the anticipated number of hours each day
– requirements of the job have been modified
– quality of work done has met the anticipated standard
of performance.
45. Functional assessment...
(i) Walking up 10 steps without resting
(ii) walking quarter of a Km
(iii) sitting for two hours
(iv) stooping or kneeling
(v) standing for two hours
(vi) reaching up over head
(vii) reaching out to shake hands
(viii) grasping with fingers
(ix) lifting or carrying weight
46. Instruments for Functional Assessment
• Barthel Index
• IADL Scales
• Katz Index of Activities of Daily Living
• Functional Independence measure
• Obgler American Resources and Services (OARS)
Multi dimensional functional Assessment
Questionnaire.
• Philadelphia Geriatric Care Multilevel Assessment
Instrument.
• Physical Self-Maintenance Scale (ADL)
47.
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51. Care for elderly
• Home Care
– Best place for providing care giving.
– No environment more beneficial for a patient
– Due to family discord/friction.
– Related member or an unrelated paid attendant.
52. – External care worker
• His/her level of training and maturity.
• The carer needs to be familiarized with the patient-as
an individual-with his likes and dislikes, his
hobbies etc. as this will help in the rapport
building.
• 3The family as a system has to be supportive
towards the carer and understand their need for
respite, stress reduction etc.
53. • Geriatric Day Care :- ideal solution
– benefit of the home environment as well as special
attention at the Day Care
• Institutionalization
– Common reasons
– The patients need for skilled nursing.
– The doctor insists.
– The caregiver cannot manage the patient's behavioural
problem.
– Problem with home-health aides.
– The caregiver is emotionally exhausted.
– The caregiver becomes ill or dies.
54. Ministry of social justice & empowerment
(Nodal ministry responsible for the welfare of the aged)
• National policy on older persons
– January 1999
– aims to strengthen their legitimate place in society and
help older people to live the last phase of their life
with purpose, dignity and peace.
– provides a broad framework for inter sector-al
collaboration and cooperation both within the
government as well as between government and non-governmental
agencies.
55. – identified a number of areas of intervention ; financial
security, health care and nutrition, shelter, education,
welfare, protection of life and property etc. for the
wellbeing of older persons in the country.
– recognizes the role of the NGO sector in providing
user friendly affordable services to complement the
endeavours of the State in this direction.
– emphasises the importance of family in providing vital
non formal social security for older persons.
56. National council for older persons
• Chairperson of the Minister of State for Social
Justice and Empowerment
• 1999
• To operationalise the National Policy on Older
Persons.
• Designated office for receiving suggestions,
complaints and grievances from individual older
persons.
57. Schemes of the ministry
• Scheme of Assistance to Panchayati Raj
Institutions/Voluntary Organizations/ Self Help
Groups for construction of old age homes/multi
service centres for older persons
– Up to 90% of the cost of the project indicated in the
scheme will be provided by the Government of India
and the remaining shall be borne by the organization/
institution concerned.
58. Old Age pension for the general Public
• Indira Gandhi national old age pension scheme
(IGNOAPS)
• 19th November, 2007
• All BPL families
• All persons of 65 years or above
• Central Assistance at the rate of Rs. 200 per month per
beneficiary.
• States have been urged to give matching amounts.
59. Annapurna
• Free food grains (wheat or rice) upto 10 Kg. Per
month are provided to older persons,
• 65 years or above who are otherwise eligible for
old age pension under the National Old Age
Pension Scheme,
• but are not receiving it.
60. Insurance schemes
Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana
• 1st April 2008
• Ministry of Labour and Employment, GOI.
• To provide health insurance coverage for BPL
families.
61. Varistha Mediclaim Policy
• Covers hospitalization and domiciliary
hospitalization expenses
• Expenses for treatment of critical illnesses
• Coronary artery surgery, cancer, renal failure, stroke,
multiple sclerosis and major organ transplants.
Paralysis and blindness are covered at extra premium.
62. PREVENTION
• Primordial prevention
• Pre geriatric care
• Regular & moderate physical activity since childhood.
• Optimum nutrition
• Abstain from smoking & alcohol avoid self medication
• Making hobbies of reading, writing, listening to music
• Financial security in adulthood itself –OASIS (Old age social
& income security.
64. Secondary prevention
• Screening for diseases
DM- fasting and random blood sugar estimation
Breast ca – mammography
cervical ca – pap smear
lung ca – chest x-ray low dose CT scan
colorectal ca – feocal occult blood, sygmoidoscopy
• Screening for ocular diseases
diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma.
• Hearing evaluation
65. • Tertiary prevention
• Counseling and Rehabilitation
• Welfare activities (Niradhar Yojana,)
• Chiropody services
• Dental care
66. • Improving quality of life
• Cultural programme
• Old age club
• Meals-on wheel service
• Home help
• Old age home (Vruddhashrama)
67. Geriatric Health Team
• Geriatricians
• Nurses
• Physiotherapist
• Health worker
• Social worker
68. National programme of health care for the elderly
Goal – improve the access to promotive, preventive, curative &
emergency health care among elderly persons.
Objective –
• Comprehensive health care to elderly
• Train health professionals in geriatrics
• Develop scientific solutions to specific elderly health
problems
Strategies –
Level 1- Home based health service
Level 2- Community based health center
Level 3- An improved hospital based support service with,
focused health care needs at the institute
69. National policy on older persons
1. Financial security.
2. Healthcare & nutrition.
3. Increased standard tax deduction for senior
citizens.
4. Legislation on parents right to be supported by
their children.
5. Regulatory authority to monitor pension funds.
6. Easy access to housing loans
7. Special provision for protection of older
persons
70. NGO’s working for elderly in India
• Helpage India
• Age care India
• Elder home society
• Care of the elderly – age care centre for retired
air force personnel
• International Medical Sciences Academy
71. Functions of NGO’s
• Create an awareness & understanding among masses
about the problems of older persons.
• To raise funds
• Play the role advocacy for older persons
• To organize relief measures for elderly persons
mobile medical programmes
cataract operational camps
geriatric centers
domiciliary care
set up elder homes & hospitals
vocational rehabilitation
72.
73. Days & themes for elderly
• October 1 - International day of the elderly
• September 21 - Alzheimer's day
• June 15 - World elder abuse awareness day
• WHO theme 1999 - Active aging make the
difference
74. Old Age Homes In Bangalore
NAME ADDRESS
Basavashrama Near Kengeri,No.867, 18th Main Banashankari II
Stage-70
Health Track Foundation 273 / A, 11th Main, 14th Cross, Indranagar II
Stage - 38, Ph: 5250677
Malakanadu Socio Educational
and Cultural Trust
Yelahanka
Shambavi Shantidhama Trust
Vruddashrama
Vibhutipura
Sharada Vrudhashrama 76 / 59, 6th Main, III Block, Tyagaraja Nagar28
Snehadhara Vrudhashrama Near Check post, Kamakshipalya, Magadi Road-79
Sri Rama Vrudhashrama
Link Road, Seshadripuram-20
Helpage India
Add: No. 113, Royal Corner 142 Lalbagh Road
Bangalore - 560
75.
76. References
• Text book of preventive and social medicine
Sundarlal 1st edition pg 615-624
• Text book of preventive and social medicine
K Park 19th edition pg 475-477
• Health promotion throughout the life span
-Carole lium Edelman 3rd edition pg 634-636
• Oxford text book of public health 4th edition
• Text book of preventive and social medicine
-Mahajan 3rd edition page 578
• Primer on geriatric care
-Rosen belt D E 1st edition
• www.helpageindia.com date 25/08/08
78. • Mental Health
– Widowhood, care giver stress & abuse, fear of death,
inability to cope with changes in living arrangements
And previous & social isolation.
– Emotional response :- guilt, loneliness, loss of
meaning in life and lack of motivation, anxiety,
anger, feelings of powerlessness and depression.
• First & the foremost intervention:- recognizing the
presence of mental illness & counselling the patient and
the family to seek treatment.
Editor's Notes
As the living conditions of the population become better with improved health care and economic status.
Fertility rate and mortality rate gradually decline with gradual increase of life expectancy of the population
fertility rate has come down drastically along with mortality rate with a vastly increased life expectancy
Aging of populations is nearly universal. It has often been described as a grand success story mainly due to the dramatic improvements in health and medical services and control over infectious diseases, which have brought about substantial decreases in the mortality rates, while simultaneously resulting in rising life expectancies. Today, the more developed
countries have undergone change to become more aged societies. They are faced with the problem of elderly boom.
Demographic trends indicate that developing countries are aging faster than the developed countries. By the year 2025, proportion of the elderly population to the total population is projected to be more than 12 per cent, and nearly 71 % of the world's elderly population is likely to reside in the developing countries.
In India, during 100 years from 1961, while the total population will climb five times, the number of elderly would soar 13 times and reach the figure of 340 million. We have been talking of a fourth India being added to the post- independence population of the country after crossing the one billion mark at the turn of the century. Another half century later, it would be a fifth India would be a fully grey India."
First - there is a growing tendency for the world's elderly to be concentrated in developing countries.
Second, given the age patterns, growth of the aged population implies a greater increase in the number of older women than of older men. Third is the increase in dependency ratio. the aging population creates the problem decline in the number of people in the workforce in proportion to non-workers, as elderly are not economically productive.
Fourth, women not only outnumber men but also outlive them in virtually all countries.