Paper Details

Name: Anupama. S & Nagaraju H.S
Country: India

Year: 2025
Volume: Volume No: 12, Issue No: 2, Year: 2025 (Specials Issue -2)
Page Number: 1-9
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17921204

ABSTRACT
The population of senior citizens in India is 153 million, with Bengaluru contributing 10% of
the total. Senior women across India face numerous problems and challenges, but the
situation is even worse for elderly women. In countries around the world, people aged 60
years and above comprise less than 20 percent of the population. The progression of the
elderly is also related to the family system, literacy, and income of aged people. Due to a
reduction in fertility rates and the adoption of small family norms, there has been an increase
in the percentage of elderly citizens as dependents. Elderly people are facing numerous
problems like loneliness, health issues, and economic challenges. Both private health sectors
and governments have taken systematic measures to improve public health. Though India has
made significant progress in providing better hospitals, there is still a long way to go in fully
addressing the healthcare needs of its population. Most senior citizens, especially women,
face chronic health issues like arthritis, dementia, vision problems, bone density loss, and
others, making them equally dependent in life, particularly concerning their socio-economic
well-being. This study intends to analyse the socio-economic and healthcare problems of
elderly women in Bangalore city. Most senior citizens, especially women, are neglected by
their families when their children are busy with work, leading to addiction to television or
other media, which in turn affects their family life. Women whose children live abroad suffer
from dementia and other psychological issues.
Key Words: Senior Citizen, Health, Family, Social and economic Issues, Problems of
Ageing, Morbidity