prepare a seminar on the following topic topic => KERALA, THE LAND OF OLD AGE HOMES
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Just as in the case of systems in other sectors, OAHs have also become highly commercialised. There has been a virtual mushrooming of OAHs in recent years.
It has become a lucrative business, thanks to the NRIs who are prepared to shell out huge deposits to admit their helpless parents in OAHs.
The cost of providing accommodation, food, comforts and medical help is high.
A cursory glance at the number of OAHs in the country reveal that there are different categories of them to cater to the needs of elders, depending on the payment capacity.
While some OAHs seem to provide good facilities, others lack such comforts. It is not that all elders are taken care of well by the managements.
Some of them impose restrictions. The food served is reported to be of low quality and deficient in quantity in many of them.
A recent newspaper report spoke of how a poor elder in an OAH was beaten for asking for more food. So also their bedrooms and toilets are often poorly maintained. Some of the managements do not utilise payments made to them by children in India and abroad, leaving the helpless parents in the lurch.
Such abuse and misuse of OAHs come to the limelight often, but seldom is action taken to rectify the situation.
There are some well-managed OAHs too, though they are very costly.
Thus, most of the elders in OAHs are not very happy, confined as they are to isolation.
Unfortunately, children are unable to come on time when parents fall sick or even die in OAHs.
But there are some elders who feel comfortable in OAHs for the freedom and friendly atmosphere with other elders who keep them company, enjoying the time with TV, games and gossip.
They show some detachment from family members and feel more secure in OAHs and avoid a restricted life with their children.
The life of elders in the present age is full of problems, both for themselves and for the children.
The fortunate few depart with satisfaction and peace of mind, while others leave with an unhappy state of mind.
Meanwhile, the OAHs have come to be a part of our social system.