Mr. Sagar Desai

There are pros and cons in every situation, in every debate, in everything, so the debate on old age homes also has its own pros and cons. So it's a difficult task to take one side. If the children take care of their parents at their Old Age then there is no need for any Old Age Homes but if that is not the case, then the needy and helpless old aged individuals will be left homeless. These old people who have no place to go or family to look after them for those people, Old Age Homes is the only destination. Old Age Homes take care of old people like their own.
India is a land of culture and traditions, until the time the joint family system existed, there was an emotional interdependence between elders and young members of the family. Elders were taken care of by the young ones and vice-versa.

However, it is the harsh reality of today's generation that the joint family system is gradually losing its importance. Young couples are opting for nuclear families thus forcing elders of the family to either live alone or under the care of others.

Most parents send their kids abroad for studies and for a better future. The children tend to get accustomed to the country and don't want to return. Hence, continue with their job prospects in that country itself. The parents, on the other hand, are left behind in the home country all alone. They live with the hope that kids will visit them soon or they will go there. They are left with some sort of assistance. And here comes the old age homes in the picture. Though this is not a healthy culture, old age homes remain a boon for the senior citizens who don't have any support due to various
These old age homes prove to be a better option where these old people can meet others of the same age. When these old people are left alone in the houses when their children are away from home that can cause stress and depression and also give rise to loneliness, Companionship is also im- portant, especially for those who have lost their spouses