Research Article
Community-Based Interventions To Improving Elderly’s Socioeconomic Well-Being
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.4-8-2020.2302472, author={Silvi Nur Indah and Datu Jatmiko and Poerwanti Hadi Pratiwi}, title={Community-Based Interventions To Improving Elderly’s Socioeconomic Well-Being}, proceedings={The Proceedings of the 4th International Conference of Social Science and Education, ICSSED 2020, August 4-5 2020, Yogyakarta, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ICSSED}, year={2020}, month={11}, keywords={bkl melati elderly roles driving and inhibiting factors}, doi={10.4108/eai.4-8-2020.2302472} }- Silvi Nur Indah
Datu Jatmiko
Poerwanti Hadi Pratiwi
Year: 2020
Community-Based Interventions To Improving Elderly’s Socioeconomic Well-Being
ICSSED
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.4-8-2020.2302472
Abstract
This study is motivated by the large numbers of elderly people in Indonesia from years which obtained from BPS, SUSENAS, SUPAS and population census data, one of them is Special Region of Yogyakarta. The present study aims to describe how the activities exist in Bina Keluarga Lansia (BKL) Melati, the function of BKL Melati in improving elderly's welfare and the driving and inhibiting factors in improving socioeconomic well-being of the elderly. This study used qualitative research methods. The results of this study indicate that the activities in BKL have 7 tough elderly dimensions such as spritual dimension, intellectual, physical, emotional, social, vocational professional, and environmental dimensions. The role of BKL Melati is to persuade the elderly to take part in activities, review and visit elderly at their home if they sick, provide help and support to the elderly in form of activities that benefit health and well-being of the elderly in social and economic sectors, facilitate the activities of the elderly at BKL Melati, etc.The driving factors for elderly activities are from the society and government in the form of funds, facilities, other supports and own efforts from the society. The inhibiting factors is the busy activities of the elderly and the health of themselves whose started to get sick.