Term
elderly is the final stage of the aging process. In defining the boundaries of
the elderly population according to the National Family Planning Coordinating
Board, there are three aspects to consider the biological aspects, economic
aspects and social aspects. Biologically speaking population of elderly people
are experiencing the aging process continuously, which is characterized by
decreased physical endurance that is increasingly vulnerable to disease that
can cause death. This is due to changes in the structure and function of cells,
tissues, and organ systems. Economically, the elderly population is more seen
as a burden rather than a resource. Many people assume that old age is no
longer life provides many benefits, some even up to think that the life of the
elderly, is often perceived negatively as the burden on families and
communities from the social aspect, the elderly population is a social group
itself. In Indonesian elderly population occupying a high social class that
must be respected by the young people. According to Bernice Neugarten (1968)
James C. Chalhoun (1995) Old age is a period in which people can feel satisfied
with his success.
The World Health
Organization (WHO) classifies into 4 ie elderly: Middle age (middle age) 45 -59
years, Seniors (Elderly) 60 -74 year old elderly (old) 75-90 years old and very
old age (very old) over 90 years. Similarly, elderly limitation set forth in
Law No. 4 of 1965 on the provision of livelihood assistance the elderly, that
are eligible for
