International Journal of Agriculture Extension and Social Development

author(s)
Aditya Arunkumar Bikkannavar, Dr. Swati Vannur, Apsara KP and Dr. Renuka S Salunke

abstract
With changing times, the joint families are replaced by nuclear families and the current generation of old, people do not want to be dependent on their family members. Staying in their own houses makes then lonely by themselves which results in depression. Retirement housing gives them the sense of ownership of their own house but at the same time caters to their various need. Retirement housing community is a type of housing which houses the senior citizen after retirement or after a given age to aid their living with special design elements in the coming years. The study was conducted in Kittur taluk of Belgavi district with sample size of 60 men and women above the age 60 years. The purposive random sampling technique was adopted to select the sample for the study. The study concluded that, related to physical health problems of elderly, poor vision was found to be a major health problem among both men and women followed by leg pain. Majority of the respondents faced problem with slippery tiles in house and size of the basin in bathroom and difficulty to use Indian toilets. Elderly men and women come across with insufficient lighting and ventilation problems in bathroom and water closet.