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Custodial Care for the Elderly

Providing adequate custodial care for the elderly is a growing problem in all parts of the world for both developed and developing countries. While some developed countries, such as Sweden and the Federal Republic of Germany, have formulated and implemented effective programs to deal with this problem, others, such as the United States, appear to be floundering in a sea of indecision. The situation in the developing countries is even worse, because those countries have fewer resources available to apply to problem solutions for providing adequate custodial care for the elderly. Where the solution to the problem in the United States, as an example, is primarily one of political will, social responsibility, and the reallocation of some resources, the solution in the typical developing country is also a function of resource development.

This study proposes to examine the provision of custodial care for the elderly in one developing country. The country which will be the subject of the proposed study is Bermuda. The title of the proposed study will be as follows: "Successes and Failures in the Provision of Custodial Care for the Elderly The Case of Bermuda."

As is true in most countries of the world, both the absolute number of elderly persons and the proportion of elderly persons in the population are increasing in Bermuda. The reason underlying this phenomenon is the combination of improved medical care, improved nutrition, and other factors, which are being manifested in lengthened life spans. Lengthened life spans, unfortunately are not being accompanied by capacities either physical or financialpossessed by elderly persons which permit them to care for themselves during this period of their lives. Further, many young and middle aged Bermudians in the early1990s find the provision of custodial care for their elderly relatives neither socially desirable nor financially supportable.

The combination of all of ...

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