Need for trained Elder Care Staff

Sandeep Parab
Aug 28, 2017 · 1 min read

The need for trained, elder care staff for home care is increasing across India. Even in small towns, people are looking for elder care attendants for home duty, and placement agencies for the same are mushrooming. Now, why is this trend gaining a foothold? Let us first understand who is an elderly person. People in the 60 plus age group are considered to be Elderly as per the definition of the word. The Global Age Watch Index of 2014 stated that of the 96 countries considered, India ranks 71st on elderly care. We have the second highest population of elderly people in the world, projected to rise to 12% of the total population by 2020. Therefore, under some definitions, we are an ‘ageing population’.

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