Life satisfaction and emotional wellbeing among aged, living in activity-oriented and non-activity oriented elderly care providers

The objective of the study was to determine the level of Life satisfaction and Emotional Well-being among 60 elderly people, (30 activity-oriented and 30 non-activity oriented) age varying from 60 years and above, living in old age homes in Bengaluru, (Karnataka). The tools used in the study were The Satisfaction with Life Scale (Diener, E., et al., 1985) and Emotional Wellbeing Scale (Shermila and Portia, 2015). Results of the study indicate that there is a significant difference in the Level of Life Satisfaction among elderly residents who live in activity-oriented and non-activity-oriented elderly care providers, indicating the importance of planned activity-oriented old age care homes. Concerning emotional wellbeing, no significant difference between elderly residents who live in activity-oriented and non-activity-oriented elderly care providers was noticed. Furthermore, it was found that there are no significant gender differences in perceived level of life satisfaction and emotional wellbeing among elderly living in old age care homes. The researchers did not find a significant association between life satisfaction and emotional well-being among the elderly, which calls for more research attention and recommendations in future works.