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@article{187947,
        author = {Dr. Punyarupa Bhadury},
        title = {Old age homes – its relevance in present society},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {12},
        number = {7},
        pages = {524-528},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=187947},
        abstract = {Introduction Old age is the natural culmination of human ageing process and happens to be an inevitable, ubiquitous, and universal phenomenon of human life. As people grow older, they face physical, psychological, financial and health related problems. As a result, they try to get hold of others for support and depend on them. Many old people staying in the city or town take recourse to old age homes and sometimes old age day care centres, depending on their financial capacity.
Method For this study several real cases of Kolkata have been taken up to highlight the importance of old age homes on the lives of the elderly population. 
Results Several cases are often reported of old people being left alone by the caregivers (such as spouse, sons, daughters, relatives, friends, neighbors, voluntary workers, paid workers). The elderly are thus vulnerable to illness, loneliness, and crime. Loneliness is causing great danger to the health of the elderly people and creating a menace. Thus, the existence of old age homes is very relevant today as they are the only alternatives left for the elderly who live alone in the society. 
Conclusion Old age homes have become an integral part of the social system due to its importance and dependency for the elderly population. Here caregiving professionals volunteer to assist the elderly by providing care and the emotional needs that the elderly desire and deserve.},
        keywords = {old age, old age homes, elderly, caregivers},
        month = {December},
        }