title: Aging of population and elderly care in Sri Lanka.
abstract: "The main purpose of this paper is...to examine the trends [and] characteristics of the elderly population [in Sri Lanka] and to inquire into the status of elderly support and care.... There is considerable evidence to show that [the] mechanisms of family support and care of the elderly have weakened. There is an increasing demand for institutional support by the elderly. This paper attempts to identify some of the underlying reasons that have prompted the elderly to make the decision to move out of the family kinship network and seek institutional support."
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Siddhisena
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ratnayake
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001208:Asia; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D005190:Family; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005195:Family Relations; D005376:Financial Management; D005380:Financing, Government; D005843:Geography; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011788:Quality of Life; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012943:Social Security; D012946:Social Welfare; D013188:Sri Lanka
keywords: Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Asia; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Relationships; Financial Activities; Financing, Government; Geographic Factors; Kinship Networks; Living Arrangements; Population; Population Characteristics; Quality Of Life; Residence Characteristics; Social Security; Social Welfare; Southern Asia; Spatial Distribution; Sri Lanka