Every year, the number of elderly people who go to live in care centers for the elderly is increasing. The main reason is the migration of children.

Elvana has been living in the asylum for 2 months. Life has not been fair to her, so this time seems like the calm after the storm.

After 10 years of living once with her daughter and once with her son, mother Bukurie has found the missing peace. Life in the asylum has brought her years back to her youth, with friends, where there is no shortage of conversations and coffee every morning, on this balcony.

“The asylum is just like home, there I had work, I would go shopping, I would wait for people, here I have my room, my bed, my books, I watch TV, I have friends… my husband died 10 years ago, I was alone even though my daughter was picking me up, but I went here and there, I wanted to stay somewhere so I wouldn’t move,” said Bukuria, an 88-year-old pensioner.

Unlike her friends, Glikeria had never thought that one day she would live in an asylum. For her, this change has been difficult to accept, especially since her thought of her old age with her grandchildren.

“At first I was very upset, but I got used to it…I miss the warmth of the house, another life. I didn’t like it but I didn’t upset cuni, I’m sorry. As there is none at home, I went out in the afternoon, went shopping, had lunch,” said an 82-year-old woman.

October 1 is the World Day of Older Persons.

The focus on this day is on the third age, their problems and the increased care they need, from family, society and institutions.