It is a matter of huge concern that family members do not feel inclined to talk to the elderly and hear their problems, Kerala Women’s Commission member P. Satheedevi has said.
She was speaking after disposing of complaints at a two-day district-level adalat organised by the commission here on Tuesday.
Ms. Satheedevi said society was changing into one that had no idea how to care for the elderly at home. The elderly expected consideration from family members. Though children expressed their wish to protect the elderly, the latter were not inclined to live with those unwilling to love them or talk to them. Society should discuss this problem seriously, she said.
