Elderly in Facing Covid-19 Pandemic (Study on Communication In Family With The Elderly In Padang City)

Abstract

. Problems in handling the Covid-19 pandemic in Indonesia can be seen from the lack of knowledge and public responsiveness in dealing with the pandemic. Starting from general knowledge about the Covid-19 pandemic, what efforts are being made independently with the community, the alignment of community efforts with government policies. The Covid-19 pandemic impacts the health and economy of the community and the socio-cultural system with various aspects, namely religious education, youth, and sports, empowering women and children, to the welfare of the elderly. This study uses a qualitative approach to describe social events or realities that cannot be achieved using statistical procedures or quantitative methods to see how elderly families survive during Covid-19. This research aims to form the consequence of the social changes that have taken place so far in the elderly community in Padang City amid the Covid-19 Pandemic, where there is a shift (transformation) in the pattern of caring for the elderly their families should carry out. Why does it happen that there are extended family members in the people of Padang whose theoretically the pattern of social protection is in the form of a concentric circle, to the resilience of the elderly family in the city of Padang? Is this a consequence of social changes in the resilience of Minangkabau families and communities as expressed by previous researchers or is it more the desire of elderly individuals who can determine their actions. Family resilience is a matter of concern in this study amid the Covid-19 pandemic.