Case Based Reading Passage

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CASE BASED READING PASSAGE
Read the following text. (10 Marks)

1. A large majority of the elderly in India does not get long-term and palliative care, revealed a study
conducted for the United Nations. The survey of more than 10,000 respondents across Northern,
Southern, Western, Eastern and Central India during May-June 2018, showed that 62.1% of the
elderly did not get such care. More than half of these people, 52.4%, said they primarily need
traditional family support, says a study by Age well Research and Advocacy Centre.
2. Older people in India often face problems such as disability, restricted mobility, loneliness,
poverty and lack of awareness on accessing old-term care. With a fast growing population of older
people, the ever-increasing gap between generations and the fast and demanding lifestyle of young
people, for a majority of older people, life is still a struggle for independence.
3. “According to 64% of elderly respondents, loneliness, marginalisation and isolation are the most
critical issues faced by bedridden, elderly patients as they cannot visit, meet or interact with their
relatives, friends and neighbours,” said Himanshu Rath, founder of Agewell Foundation.
4. The elderly have to compromise and make adjustments in their lifestyle according to the wishes of
the younger members of their families to ensure they are cared for, the study revealed. It highlighted
that 67.6% of the elderly being taken care of their family members have to look after the children of
the families. They have to perform tasks such as babysitting in return for proper care and support.
5. “Around 73.7% said they have to take care of the house and other properties of their younger
family members to ensure long-term and palliative care in old age”, the study report said. “Over 75%
of respondents have to limit their personal social interactions as their family members direct them to
do so, otherwise their family members can avoid providing their basic needs of food and
medicines.’’Most elderly respondents (68.5%) said breaking up of the joint family system is one of
the biggest factors for the challenges they face in getting long-term palliative care.
6. Healthcare equipment such as wheelchairs, relief material such as adult diapers and care-giving
service should be provided on a regular basis to destitute older people, who are bedridden and
suffering from acute mobility issues, the report said.“Though providing long-term and palliative care
to older persons comes in the purview of family responsibilities in India, it is observed that older
persons, who are financially independent, have a high net worth or hold property entitlements, are
treated comparatively well by their family members” said Rath.
7. “Managing home care for the elderly is a massive challenge as multiple service providers—
nursing agencies, physiotherapists and medical suppliers—are small scale and unorganised and,
therefore, provide incomplete care,” he said. “In India, health insurance coverage is essentially
limited to hospitalisation. The concept of geriatric care has remained a neglected area of medicine so
far in the country.”
Answer the following questions, based on given passage.

(i) List two essential requirements for older people suffering from mobility issues. (2)
(ii) Select the option that displays the reason behind financially independent elderly being better off.
(1)
(a) They have money to meet their financial needs.
(b) They are treated with much more care and respect.
(c) They are seen as one to be revered.
(d) They have medical expenses.
(iii) After reading the passage, what do you think is the primary need of all the elderly people in
India? (1)
(iv) Complete the given sentence by selecting the most appropriate option. (1)
According to the study, long-term and palliative care comes under the purview of …………….. .
(a) government responsibilities
(b) liabilities
(c) social responsibilities
(d) Both (a) and (c)
(v) Select the option that displays the most likely reason for stating that older people who live with
family are no better. (1)
It is so because
(a) they also suffer from loneliness
(b) they have no one who loves or cares for them
(c) they have additional burden of responsibility
(d) All of the above
(vi) Based on the reading of the text, state a point to challenge the given statement. (2)
Joint Family System along with the need for private space has brought challenges to the long term
elderly care
(vii) Complete the given sentence with an appropriate inference from the last paragraph of the
passage. (1)
The concluding paragraph of the passage makes a clear case for ………………. .
(viii) State whether the given statement is True or False. (1)

In order to get proper case and support, the old people have to adjust their lifestyle as per the wishes
of their children.

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ENGLISH WORK SHEET

CASE BASED READING PASSAGE

Read the following text. (10 Marks)

Answer the following questions, based on given passage.

(viii) State whether the given statement is True or False. (1)

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