Government of India needs to frame a robust public policy to improve the governance in the domain of geriatric care. Explain (200 Words)
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KEY POINTS
· As India becomes increasingly urbanised and families break up into smaller units, homes for the elderly have sprung up.
· The care of elderly people is managed by a set of professionals or voluntary organisations interested in geriatric services. The number of such care homes is rising rapidly in urban and semi-urban India.
· The UN World Population Ageing Report notes that India’s ageing population (those aged 60 and above) is projected to increase to nearly 20% by 2050 from about 8% now.
· By 2050, the percentage of elderly people will increase by 326%, with those aged 80 years and above set to increase by 700%, making them the fastest-growing age group in India.
· The state of homes for the elderly today offers us some low-hanging fruit we can address easily: build formal pathways for basic health screening between such homes and public health facilities.
· Homes for the elderly must be guided, again by policy, to make their facilities, buildings and social environment elderly- and disabled-friendly.
· Design, architecture and civic facilities must be thought from the ground up and these innovations must be available for all residents, not just those living in expensive ones.
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