Agewell Foundation

National Survey  STATUS OF OLDER PERSONS  IN NUCLEAR FAMILIES     INTRODUCTION Agewell is a consortium of over 1500 NGOs and 6500 volunteers spread across 540 districts of India, committed to initiate better interaction between generations and extend a helping hand. With ever changing socio-economic scenario living conditions in the society have changed vehemently. Older persons find it very hard to cope with new socio-economic settings. Feeling of alienation with a sense of social marginalization is becoming a major problem for most of the elderly. Their role in respective families has considerably narrowed and they find themselves marginalized. Research & Advocacy Centre at Agewell Foundation recently carried out a nationwide survey to study and identify /understand the difference between myth and reality about the status of older persons in nuclear families. METHODOLOGY AND SAMPLE DESIGN Direct in depth interviews were ...