In Kolkata a large number of old helpless parents live.They are indeed helpless and there is none to look after them. Their families consist of only two old members and most of them are sick. They require regular medical treatment.
Naturally various pathological tests are needed and sometime they are also required to get admitted in Hospitals and Nursing homes.
During illness somebody needs to take responsibility for coordination.Unfortunately in their cases there is nobody to help. At the same time Apart from medical treatment in families lot of works are to be done like marketing , deposit of electric bills and telephone bills etc. and also in case of domestic works they mainly depend on working helpers.
Most of the helpless couple's are having NRI sons and they are having poor bonding with their families .They however, in most of the cases of course remit money to their families.
Despite the fact the old parents being helpless in all areas they are financially more or less sound. Their NRI sons come to their parents after a long time for a short period only.
It is a serious problem of our society for plenty of old citizens.
How to solve the serious problems is a great question. I personally feel every such family may appoint one honest and educated youth for undertaking outside services and the same may partly solve unemployment problem also.
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