Aging is a fact that cannot be escaped.

While some people age gracefully and

others find it difficult, the majority of people fears and worry that they will receive little to
no attention. Both mental and physical problems can affect the elderly, and some
elderly persons are born with developmental disabilities. According to the World Health
Organization (2017), elderly persons frequently develop mental illnesses like dementia
or depression. When we talk about providing medical care for the elderly, we mean
meeting their specific demands and expectations. Services including assisted living,
adult day care, long-term care, nursing homes, and house care are all included under
this broad definition.

Placement in a nursing home or home care is the two options. Both approaches
fall short when it comes to access to care and waiting times (SPON, 2011). However,
acquiring care, medication, and other essentials for older people can be challenging,
whether they have a handicap or not. They become more vulnerable to mental disease
and poverty as a result. People with physical disabilities can better manage issues
related to their disabilities with the use of social assistance, according to a 2010 article
on social support for older people by Casey and Stone. People who are born with
developmental disabilities must also understand their place in the community of the
elderly.

In this research study, Elderly inside a nursing home is considered as a

dependent variable and which will be based on the experiences inside the nursing
facilities. Nursing homes are available to people who are unable to care for themselves
or who have previously been unable to do so without the assistance of a qualified
professional. No one wants a person to be abandoned in an improper location far from
home, which is why nursing facilities maintain tight criteria. Given the emotional toll that
long-term care has on recipients and their families, caring for the elderly must be
difficult.
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from https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/mental-health-of-older-adults

Ageing. (2020, February 5). Retrieved September 24, 2022, from

https://www.who.int/health-topics/ageing#tab=tab_1

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4282767/