Since the family size has reduced, there is very limited scope that an employed child can live together with their parents.
Even if elders live together with their child, during their ailing periods they cannot be cared 24X7 due to various other reasons. Financial need even if managed, physical presence and care has become practically not possible since one can either opt to earn or to be at home.
Even well to do people who can afford expenses for domestic servants, there exists allied problems like theft, attacks, crimes, etc. which are growing day-by-day. Further availability of trusted and sincere man power for the domestic needs like drivers, maids, home nurse etc. are becoming remote day-by-day.
Elders need assistance, medical care, timely food, secured living, proper companionship, people to talk and move around etc. When age grows they become weak in their physical strength, vision, hearing and all other medical issues starts one by one. Such period of living needs assistance in pushing their days. They may not need doctor(s) or hospital(s) on full time basis but staff nurse and attender’s support are must. They may not have serious medical issues but they cannot live independently.
Homely living with all hospital care would certainly make their living more comfortable, economical than being at hospital. Such services are popularly known as “Assisted Living” –life in between home and nursing home.
With the shortage of man power such services can be provided only by specialist run as institution. With minimum manpower, maximum persons can be cared. The stigma of being at Old Age Home is eradicated at Assisted Living Centre since services are availed on cost basis. Further, the family members of such elders are also comfortable in concentrating on their life and earnings.