It is a fact that every day there is an increasing number of old people. Every society that has such age structure population, is responsible for organizing proper care for this population group so that each member of the community would feel dignified, safe, secure and happy in their later years of his life. Elly Kleinman, Americare Companies founder, and the current executive has been investigating the issues related to this age group, for most of his professional career. As the driving force behind Americare, a company providing a wide range of healthcare services, including home health care for the elderly, he has dedicated a lot of time and efforts, into improving the current position of this group.
Nowadays it is easier than ever to recognize the vital problems that cause hardship to this age group. Thus, some of the most apparent problems lay in the fact that a large number of older people live completely alone, with no one to rely on, not knowing what tomorrow will bring, and depend only on the compassion of a few kind people. Official authorities care little about this age group. The reason for that, according to this post from Elly Kleinman Americare, can be traced back to the lack of financial funds, human resources, equipment, and proper organization of such institutions.
But precisely because of that lack of adaptation towards the elder, community members, and civil society organizations should look into this problem, and through various acts of humanity, try to help the older people in doing their everyday tasks and meeting their basic needs. Caring for the elderly, the disabled or the sick peoples, and allowing them to contribute to the community through their work, although they are the ones who actually built the world in which we live today, creates a sense of humanity and recognizes the problems stated above.
By helping the elderly and disabled people, we indirectly give new meaning and purpose to our own lives, says Kleinman, which further proves that we weren’t entrusted with our lives in vain.
Sometimes all they need is just someone to listen to them, held their hand in those times when they feel the burden of life, show some concern and respect, and make them feel that there is still something worth living for.
