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Elderly - Coggle Diagram

- - - - when they can no longer live on their own
      - no longer drive
  - - - due to urbanisation family nuclearisation, rapid growth of industrialisation and rise of individual philosophy, diminished the Indian traditional values that earlier had a vested authority with old age people.
  - - - live with whom?
    - - dependence of men on women/ women on men
- - - - During the old age phase, metabolism process slows down, and individuals become physically and mentally weak. They are more prone to sickness, diseases et cetera. Therefore, the clear thinking ability is reduced and diminished eyesight and they are experiencing difficulty in recalling memories; and weakness to bone diseases.
    - - Elderly people do not have the emergency fund available to meet their basic needs
  - - - hampers quality of life
    - - lack of emotional support
  - - - One of the biggest fears for most senior citizens living alone is how to access an Emergency facility, if required, especially at night.
  - - - As per the growing age the mindset of human being is always change. After retirement idleness is made to believe that they are not physically productive now. It exists because of infused inactivity, lack of games/tools, and withdrawal from family responsibilities etc and this has been negative emotional effects of the old age persons.
        
        today's changing lives styles and social values
    - - isolation
      - do not take pleasure in communicating with the other individuals
      - They normally keep to themselves and lose interest in the performance of other activities and functions
    - - Generation Gap Conflict :
        
        According to them they are unable to accept the new social values and standard of new generation.
      - Lack of Mobility
        
        Majority of old age people cannot move fast. They feel uncomfortable on the outside of their homes. Therefore their mobility is limited.
      - Poor Health Condition
        
        Make old age people as a burden on family members and care-takers
      - Loneliness
        
        In Indian society, marriage is considered as a main source of companionship. What individual require living is the companion of spouse. However if one of the spouse dies, it creates a sorrowful space in the life of other partner. Death of spouse has created loneliness in the life of old age person.
      - increase in crime rate
    - - When they live in isolation, when they are not acknowledged by the other individuals, and when their contributions or functions have not proved to be meaningful and
        beneficial to the individuals, then they experience psychological problems.
    - - aged people experience as a result of loss of job opportunities, absence of family members, relatives, and friends. In other words, when they do not have anyone to interact with, they experience social exclusion.
    - - doing or visiting someplace might make them conscious and hence they need someone to assist them everywhere
  - - - The complexities of modern life and living conditions undermine the traditional values and beliefs of the aged people./ the knowledge and beliefs of the aged people gets devalued
    - - more nuclear families, is also making Elder Care management difficult
      - families have been described to provide social security to old age members of the family.
      - Today changing family structure is caused increased problems of old age people.
      - The individuals are gaining more mobility and joint family system is being disintegrated into the emergence of nuclear family system.