India’s Centenarians: An Enquiry
摘要
The world is fast running with its share of the elderly in total population with India not showing an exception. As in the case of every other age group, elderly population too has their own peculiar features. These features are widely evident in their living arrangement, health, decision making, financial background, life style, etc. As a result of these, conflicts between centenarians and their caregivers are very much common especially when the character of the elderly becomes more and more nonadjustable with increasing age. In such a context, it becomes the duty and responsibility of the caregiver of elderly persons to take care of such persons even by suffering mental strain which results from caregiving. Dealing with the complaints of centenarians like they are lonely, their children do not try to be with them, and are always busy with their work place-related tasks, etc. along with the complaints of children that the old people in the house are always stubborn, reluctant to understand the problems of work place needs, etc. is very much difficult.