The comparison of social problems or difficulties which the elderly people over 60 years old may encounter between those who live in a rural area and those live in rest rooms

The aim of the study is to determine physical and social differences between the elderly people who live at their homes and those live in rest rooms This study includes 221 people who live in Seyranbağlan and Omitköy Rest Rooms and 150 people who live in Ahiboz, Beynam and Gökçehöyök villages in Gölbaşı district. All of the people are older than 60 years. The used methodology is poll. There are meaningful differences between the elderly who live at their homes and those who live in rest rooms in terms of age, marital status, education, the number of children they have, having a job now or before, being able to appraise their health condition, using their spare time effectively, having a friend who can share their emotions. The people who live in rest rooms are older than those who live at their homes. While the age average of the elderly people who live in rest rooms is 76,1 + 8,2, the age average of the elderly people who live at their homes is 67,8 + 5,8. The percentage of the elderly people who are married is higher among those who live at their homes than those who live in rest rooms. Moreover, the number of the elderly people who are divorced or widowed is bigger among the elderly people who live in rest rooms. The elderly people who live at their homes have lower education level. They even have no high school education or more. Moreover, the percentage of people who are not literate is higher among the elderly people who live at their homes. %24 of the elderly people who live in rest rooms and %16,4 of the those who live at their homes have no children. Furthermore, the elderly people who live at their homes have more children than those who live in rest rooms.75- It is defined that while %57,7 of the elderly people who live in rest rooms have had a job before, this percentage among the elderly people who live at their homes is %36. It is seen that there are statistically meaningful differences between two groups when they appraise their health condition. (Ki-kare = 38,86, p < 0,000.) While only %5,3 of the elderly people who live at their homes feel themselves not fine, %19,1 of those who live in rest rooms feel themselves not fine. While the percentage of the elderly people who use their spare time effectively among the elderly people who live in rest rooms is %35,7,that among those who live at their homes is%60. It is seen that while most of the elderly people who live in rest rooms (%57) have no friend with whom they can share their feelings, most of the elderly people who live at their homes (%68) have. In spite of this, there is almost no difference between the elderly people who live at their homes and those who live in rest rooms in terms of smoking cigarettes, drinking alcohol, having an accident or having an operation, having a chronic disease and using drugs systematically.