Oldage Problems

Today I was at Vivek Chetana, the NGO I am associated with, to attend a committee meeting. Since there are quite a number of elderly ladies discussions invariably revolve around oldage and problems faced by old people. There’s a very old lady whose only daughter stays abroad and she stays alone with helps recruited from agencies. There’s another lady who stays with three helps. Then there’s this elderly husband who has cancer and has to go for his chemos leaving a bedridden wife behind at home all by herself. In our complex an elderly gentleman who stays all by himself had to be taken to hospital by other inmates recently. I understand he has children who do not look after him.
Is this the fate of modernization? People call me old fashioned . I feel very sad when I see children neglecting their parents. Single people usually have no expectation from anyone. I know I will probably spend my last days in an oldage home at least I want to. But my friends who have grown up kids are really attached to their children. But most kids nowadays think only about themselves.
Today we decided at the meeting to start a project called “Arta shangi” –Companion for people in distress.
Am I being morbid? But I really feel upset when relationships are not respected or cherished – parent/child, husband/wife, amongst siblings .amongst friends etc etc
I feel duty is more important than personal interests. If society expects me to do certain things or behave in certain ways I would rather do it than behave in a reckless manner.