Personal Assistance for Elderly People using Mobile Application

Abstract

At 110 million, India has the second largest global population of ageing citizens. The elderly Indian population is one of the fastest growing in the world. By 2045, population will be probably more than 200 million. Today, majority of the people are migrating to urban areas. In rural areas, due to less employment opportunities, low wages, drought, lack of basic amenities, landlessness, social factors act, people migrate to urban areas to get more employment opportunities, higher income, better wages, better facilities activities and live far away from their parents. In this scenario, the entire responsibility of the house falls on the elderly parents, which creates stress on them and children also worry about their parents how will they handle alone. Losing the ability to perform normal tasks of daily living makes aging adults feel that they are losing independence and control over their lives. In India, there are many families at the moment who are going through this situation. For most of the Indian senior citizens, the biggest concerns are healthcare costs, lack of financial support and isolation. In addition, most of the aged are not accorded the dignity of care they deserve in later life. Due to the aging of parents, increasing heath issues and deprivation of knowledge of online media, they are unable to do all the necessary work. They have no one when they need help. And if there is someone for help, it is difficult to trust on them.