| dc.description.abstract | This study is intended to determine how the strategy in meeting the needs of
the elderly poor families. The target group in this study were elderly people aged 60
years and over who worked as a night guard at the complex, farming, artisan buzz, a
janitor who cleans the yard area residents, farming. The elderly chosen because they
see their efforts to keep working at age no longer young and old that no longer work,
but they should still work.
The location of this research is Sempakata village, subdistrict of Medan
Selayang, Medan. Besides using secondary data monograph village or profile Village
also using primary data obtained through the help Interview Guide (interview guide)
to six elderly people working as officers on night duty in the complex, farming,
artisan buzz, a janitor who cleans the area of the yard homes, farming. Analysis of
the results of research using descriptive method which is based on qualitative data.
These results indicate the general condition of the elderly poor in Sub
Sempakata subdistrict of Medan Kota Medan Selayang have financial conditions do
not support the elderly. therefore they have to keep working. They work as required
to meet the needs of their families with financial limitations of weak physical
condition they still have to work so that their needs can be met. There are several
strategies to meet the needs of the elderly poor their families following the strategy
used by the elderly: Active Strategies conducted the elderly poor is to look for a
second job, family members go to work and optimize available resources. Passive
strategy carried the elderly poor is by adopting a frugal life. Network strategy that
made the elderly poor are asked for | en_US |
