Increasing numbers of older people in Saudi Arabia raises concerns specialists

Official statistics expects census elderly reach two million by 2019

Raises the growing proportion of elderly people in Saudi Arabia fears among specialists and officials, especially with the changing pattern of the Saudi family and the shrinking size and preoccupation with children in the battles of life for the care of their parents or reliance on domestic workers to care for them.
As a chronic disease and mental obsession worrying the Ministry of Health and the heavy burden required for long periods of care and medicines are expensive.
And expects the official statistics that surpasses two million elderly by 2019
So calling for the deployment of culture specialists planning for aging or post-retirement and early attention to health and exercise and this Matvtkdh much culture in Saudi society due to poor service or faulty concept of aging as the end stage of preparation and investment.
For his part, believes Professor of Social Work Assistant d. Abdul Aziz al-Dakhil, young people, who make up 60% of the composition of the Saudi society inevitably Schikh and thus will increase the numbers of older people therefore requires individuals, groups and institutions to prepare for this stage and said "Arab. Net" The elderly are the energy can be invested in Transfer the culture of the community, and take advantage of their previous professional and functional, cultural, and can take advantage of older people to volunteer to go back to them and society benefits.
And spread the concept of communities that man when he reached old age at age sixty years and reached retirement age, it reached the stage of the lack of activity and production, and this belief is wrong correct it "a coordinated program of care for the elderly in public administration, health centers," d. Mason vertical saying, "The tender elderly and production continue until a late stage of life reach 85 years and more by avoiding physical disabilities or mental health and follow a healthy lifestyle is characterized by motor activity, sports and health nutrition balanced and not to smoke. "
In this regard, calls for the intruder to open clubs for the elderly half-day (day), includes activities and programs of social, cultural, recreational and athletic fit elderly people and meet their needs.
"The role of care for the elderly Latvian purpose do not meet the needs of the elderly."
The number of care homes for the elderly spread over 10 regions of the Kingdom by the policies included in the website of the Ministry of Social Affairs.
65% Ienonfima recommends the establishment of modern scientific studies of a national center for the care of elderly people in the Kingdom under the supervision of the Ministry of Social Affairs, as well as the provision of qualified national cadres in the care of the elderly.
A study of modern scientific again that 65% of the elderly living with their families or in foster care, suffer a lot from the low level of health services, as well as delayed social security, and the lack of services, or privileges of their own, are of the view 48% of people with the elderly there is no provide services for the elderly.
On the other hand she d. Mason "The Ministry of Health began a program this year, care for the elderly based on the national strategy for the health of the elderly for five years 2010-2015 AD.
The first phase was implemented this year in primary health care centers after completion of the preparation phase for the application program in the last year. "
She added that the objective of the program is to maintain the health of the elderly and improve their quality of life by providing comprehensive health services, integrated and continuous, accessible and high quality to them in primary health centers in collaboration with governmental and non-governmental organizations concerned and interested in the health of the elderly.
Marriage elderly is that some Saudi families tend to marry older after losing his wife in order to achieve, inter alia, compensation for this loss, and marry someone who humanizes his unit, and is based on the sponsorship especially in light of preoccupation with family members and the weakness of programs and services for the elderly.
He d. Intruder to be references to the studies that the probability of the death of some older a few years after the death of a spouse. "If so, it is due to the impact of the psychological side, thus affecting the health of the elderly due to loss of a life partner, which may be due to poor attention and care that can be received by the elderly after the loss to those who sponsored psychologically, physically and spiritually."
In the view of d. Mason to care for the elderly in the community may be affected by what society is going through changes of the most important low proportion of extended families that include grandparents and small family size is limited to the children and parents.