Care of the Elderly for Sustainable Longevity and Transmission of Cultural Heritage to the Young: Implications for Psychology
Okeworo Stephen Nwali
Department of Primary Education
Ebonyi State College of Education, Ikwo
E-mail: okeworostephen1958@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
Individuals at any stage of growth and development need proper care to ensure healthy life and functional living. It is on this premise that this paper attempted to examine care of the elderly as against the increasing wave of abuse of old people experienced in this day society. The paper first highlighted the following aspects namely concept of elderly, needs of the elderly, acts of abuse and the possible causes and rationale for caring for elderly persons. The paper at last concluded and stressed the implications of care of the elderly for psychology to include among others, giving relevant agencies orientation on how to provide care for the aged and advice to owners of Old People’s Homes to make such places comfortable for the inmates.
