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Vice Prez concerned over neglect and abuse of elderly

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Press Trust of India Hyderabad
Last Updated : Nov 29 2018 | 4:25 PM IST

Expressing concern over adult children abandoning their parents, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu Thursday said the neglect and abuse of the elderly was "abhorrent and completely unacceptable."
Pitching for expansion of geriatric healthcare facilities in hospitals, he said, "Our cities and the facilities in them should be accessible to the elderly."

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First Published: Nov 29 2018 | 4:25 PM IST

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