Circumstances leading to increase in number of old age homes in India:
(i) Sometimes, grown-ups fail to realize their duty and are so much engrossed in their personal lives that they feel it a burden to keep their parents along with them. They feel it as an interference in their personal lives and eventually tell their parents that they cannot keep them.
(ii) The ego clash between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law causes too much stress in the house and the situation becomes such that they can not live together.
(iii) The new generation is becoming more materialistic and their attitude towards the parents is changing. They seem to have lost their patience.
(iv) Most of the Indian families take good care of their elders, but unfortunately, there are people who treat their parents as liabilities, making them feel neglected.
(v) Most **** reside outside India or in another city for work purpose and the ageing parents are left all alone with no one to look after them. An old age home offers the opportunity to live as a community, giving the feeling of an extended family.
(vi) A constant cause of tension regarding senior citizens include health related issues and medical emergencies. Since old age homes are exclusively for senior citizens, medical help is always available and they are better equipped to handle emergencies.
(vii) It has become a common occurrence nowadays of ** being committed against senior citizens, as they are easy targets. Living in an old age home provides protection and security to them because of constant screening of visitors. Also, gadgets like CCTV offer constant surveillance and video intercoms make sure that it is possible to monitor the visitors.
