{"id":4174,"date":"2022-05-22T14:11:17","date_gmt":"2022-05-22T08:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wishesandblessings.net\/blog\/?p=4174"},"modified":"2023-01-31T16:00:42","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T10:30:42","slug":"old-age-homes-in-india-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wishesandblessings.net\/blog\/old-age-homes-in-india-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Old Age Homes in India- 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Old age homes in India are places where people who need help are cared for. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

According to the Report of the Technical Group on Population Projections for India and States 2011-2036<\/a>, there are nearly 138 million elderly persons in India.<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

What is Old Age Home?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Old age homes are residents with nursing and assisted living facilities for accommodating the elderly. Here the elderly are given continuing care and attention based on their needs and concerns.\u00a0 As far as our country is concerned, old<\/em> <\/strong>age homes are still a very nascent concept.<\/em> India has always taken pride in its tradition of a reciprocal familial commitment system for ages. The joint family system is one significant aspect of the Indian family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Elders have always been seen as equivalents of gods and the culture of filial piety is one that has been deeply embedded in our culture. Traditionally, aging parents lived with their adult children.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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But old-age homes are gaining more and more prominence in this fast-changing world. There has been a paradigm shift as a result of modernization, urbanization, an increase in life expectancy due to advances made in medical science, increased literacy rate and migration of younger generations. <\/strong>As people are more exposed to the diverse cultures in the world, there is a tendency for most to long for privacy and independence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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