They need only care no matter where on earth they are.

Care of Old age people is not an issue for any particular country or place. They need equal love and care whenever on this earth they are. In this blog, I'll talk about the condition of senior citizens and what all others countries are doing for them.

India, a young country, must worry about educating and creating enough jobs for its children. But it must also worry about its seniors who may not have the youthful appeal and voice to get heard. But they must be listened to.

While doing this final project of mine on "Old Age Home" I meet a person who recently visited an old age home then he told me that he had a plan to move to a place like old age home  that he visited in Rajasthan when he will retire. The campus was open, green, well maintained and equipped with old-friendly facilities like a mess that served good, simple meals. They had carers for people with a range of disabilities. But the most important thing I noticed was that old people seemed happy. They had lots of company.

Many developed countries like the US and Japan are thinking hard about their old age problem. Here’s what Japan does where a quarter of its population is over 65 years and rising steadily. There too as the traditional family structure broke down and women joined workforce, old people faced ignorance, abandonment and even abuse. With fewer caregivers, many seniors were sent to hospitals called social hospitalisation (an expensive affair) as the Japanese government provided free hospital care to frail senior citizens

India may not have the financial bandwidth to afford some of these programs like Japan does. Poor pension coverage (about 25%), little fund allocation (just 0.32% of GDP as against Nepal’s 47% and China’s 74%), and poor health insurance coverage means India’s old will face very difficult days in their last phase of their lives. We can do lot better.

Senior citizens are also very important part of any society so they should also treat with equal love , care and importance what we gave to youth population.