PUSAKA (Pusat Santunan dalam Keluarga, or “home-based care centre”) programs have been available since 2002 (Do-Le & Raharjo, 2002). PUSAKA is a community-based scheme that provides assistance and services for disadvantaged and/or poor older people within a neighbourhood. Each PUSAKA served approximately 45-60 older people. Services include home visits for older people who are too frail to visit PUSAKA centres, provision of meals, distribution of medicine and vitamins, and improvements in residences of older people including the provision of clean water, ventilation, and repair works. Most recently in 2020, there is a forum for PUSAKA staff in Jakarta for 2020-2025, indicating the program’s ongoing operation (Media Purna Polri, 2020).

In addition, unrelated to PUSAKA, The Ministry of Social Affairs’ programmes provide home care services for neglected and/or poor older people. As of 2014 there were 1,100 older people in 18 locations across Indonesia benefitting from the home care services (Media Purna Polri, 2020). (Please note that there is no information regarding the locations where this service is provided). Home improvement projects were done for 514 older people in 2013 and 644 people in 2014.

On the other hand, private home care services have grown immensely over the past few years to accommodate the increasing demand of the public. One of the private home care providers is Rukun Senior Living which has been providing an array of services for older people since 2011, including home care. RUKUN Home Care provided services such as daily living assistance, wound management, medical management, and so on, to improve the health condition and maximise the quality of life and wellness of the elderly. As of now, the services are available in certain areas of Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang and Bekasi (Alzheimer’s Indonesia, 2019a).

References:

Alzheimer’s Indonesia. (2019a). 10 Gejala Awal Demensia Alzheimer. https://alzi.or.id/10-gejala-awal-demensia-alzheimer/

Do-Le, K. D., & Raharjo, Y. (2002). Community-Based Support for the Elderly in Indonesia: The Case of PUSAKA. “Southeast Asia’s Population In A Changing Asian Context,” June, 10–14.

Media Purna Polri. (2020). Kukuhkan Kepengurusan FK-Pusaka 2020-20215, Kadis Sosial DKI: Siapkan Program Bermanfaat Bagi Lansia.