Time for elderly rehabilitation and nursing care center in the country.

102 ___________________________________________________ correspondence: Dr. Madhur Dev Bhattarai Medical Education Unit, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Bir Hospital Email: [email protected] The population demography and socio-economic conditions in Nepal are changing, as in other parts of the world. With the increasing longevity of the population, there is an increased proportion of people of the older age group. Globalization and migration of younger people have lead to the decreasing trend of available family support for the older population living inside the country. Moreover, the traditional joint-family system is changing into the nuclear family. Thus it is now becoming frequent for older people to be staying alone at home.