Physical Mental and Social Health of Elderly Living in Old Age Homes

<p class="ql-align-justify">Ageing is a natural and irreversible process of human life. It is neither a disease, nor a disintegrative force. Ageing has multiple dimensions: chronological, psychological, social, cultural, economic, spiritual and emotional. Old age is the later part of life which is characterized by deterioration of physical capacities. This deterioration brings changes in the persons��� active participation in different areas of life, role-playing and role performance and from economic self sufficiency to dependence. Ageing, in fact, is not a disease or a negative condition that develops all on a sudden. As stated by Venkaraman (1998) it is a gradual developmental process that affects biological, psychological, sociological and behavioural changes which begins at the moment an individual is born. </p>