Background: Older adults are likely to experience psychological and social problems due to decline in physical strength, increased health issues, inadequate financial resources, and family dynamics. In this context, they need psychosocial care services to handle such challenges. Particularly, inmates of old-age homes are more vulnerable to experience such challenges as they are away from the family care. In this background, knowing their views on psychosocial care needs while living in old-age homes is significant to improve old-age home-based care. The aim of this study is to explore the psychosocial care needs expressed by the inmates of old-age homes. Materials and Methods: Inmates of old-age homes were selected using purposive sampling. A total of twenty residents out of four old-age homes of Bengaluru Metropolitan City were interviewed using a semi-structured interview guide. The qualitative content analysis has been carried out to identify core psychosocial care needs out of the text data. Results: Three themes, namely “health-care needs,” “concerns regarding the behavior of the staff,” and “mental health needs,” are emerged. Conclusion: The current study findings provide insiders' views and highlight the importance of psychosocial care services to address their needs at every old-age home.

Introduction:Women with schizophrenia face several challenges in terms of treatment adherence and social support. Most people with schizophrenia in low- and middle-income countries like India receive minimal formal care and poor social support,which further influence high non-adherence to medication. Methodology: The descriptive research design has been adopted, and 60-women with schizophrenia were recruited for the study from out-patient services of NIMHANS Hospital,Bengaluru.Subjects were selected by using a consecutive sampling method. The researcher used a self-prepared checklist to assess Treatment Adherence among Women with Schizophrenia (TAWS) and the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) to collect the data. Results:Adherence to treatment among women with schizophrenia has been influenced by many factors such as other family activities are getting clash with the therapy,affordability,longer duration of treatment,accessibility,side effects of medicine, social stigma, misconceptions about medicine, resistance to taking medication, negative attitude towards treatment,repeated blood investigations and complex follow-ups,etc. Social Support from Family and significant others are negatively correlated with Treatment adherence among women with Schizophrenia. Conclusion: Poor adherence to treatment in patients with schizophrenia is a significant risk factor for poor outcomes, including relapse, re-hospitalization, and suicide. A thorough understanding of the multiple factors that influence adherence among women with schizophrenia would better deal with this problem.

INTRODUCTION: The staff of the old age homes being the primary caregivers to the elderly, can ensure that the health issues are addressed. Therefore, they need knowledge on aging, needs and care services for residents, and ways of providing individualized care and support for senior citizens in old age homes. METHODOLOGY: Four old age homes were selected; purposive sampling was used. 4 old age home founders and 20 old age home residents, that ve from each old age home were formed samples. The representatives of old-age home managers and residents were interviewed. The datasheet was prepared to collect information such as facilities, admission criteria, and services. RESULTS: Among the manager, three males and one female respondent, and nine males and 12 females old age home residents. Old age homes belongings to charitable homes and private homes. Majority of the old age homes doesn't have health professional. Descriptive analysis was used to analyse the data. CONCLUSION: The staff working in the old age homes requires training in psychosocial issues and interventions for the institutionalized elderly. The training programme will improve the knowledge about needs and psychosocial interventions for old age home residents. Furthermore, it would enable the staff to provide individualized psychosocial care and support for old age home residents, which are not present in many old age homes.