A Study on the Well-being and Support Needs of Elderly People Living in Old Age Homes in Guwahati, Assam.

Sangita Mahanta; Sashi Prabha Roy

doi:10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i06.63419

A Study on the Well-being and Support Needs of Elderly People Living in Old Age Homes in Guwahati, Assam.

Author(s)	Dr. Sangita Mahanta, Sashi Prabha Roy
Country	India
Abstract	In any human life getting old is a natural process which is highly influenced by the social, cultural and economic conditions. In the modern society, whereby even the family ties are becoming looser and people are increasingly separated by busy schedules, many older adults tend to lose love, care and belongingness in their families. Besides, the nuclear family has been replacing the joint family leaving behind many lonely ones with insecurities. The fact that old age homes are being further increases day by day in places like Guwahati, Assam, indicates that there are changes of social values and lifestyles. In old age homes, the geriatric caregivers help the old people to learn how they can successfully cope with the everyday tasks, stay independent and cope with mental and social problems (Talukdar, 2019). Functional assessment of their daily lives helps to understand of how well elderly perform their tasks, similarly emotional needs assist in determining sadness, anxiety, loss of love ones or health issues and lastly social assessment is the connection that an elderly individual has with his or her relatives, friends and people. Geriatric care should be provided in a proper manner not only in terms of medical treatment but also in terms of emotional counseling, social interaction, and frequent communication with family members and community. It is also important that social advocacy should be carried out so that older adults are enlightened of their rights, could use government welfare schemes and be treated fairly in the society. Thus, this research will be based on identifying functional, emotional and social needs to strengthen older adults, the difference between services provided by government and non-government old age home and the important roles of social worker at old age home, which will support their overall well-being and create a supportive environment, so that older adults would not be considered as dependent rather, as the valuable members within a society who would continue playing significant roles in their later years. Data were collected from three selected old age homes in Guwahati, Assam. A qualitative method was used and in-depth interviews were conducted with 30 elderly participants selected through purposive random sampling. The findings of this study will help families, social workers; policymakers design geriatric care and social support programs for senior citizens.
Keywords	Keywords: Ageing, Functional assessment, Emotional needs, Geriatric care, social advocacy
Published In	Volume 7, Issue 6, November-December 2025
Published On	2025-12-20
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i06.63419

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