This volume highlights a range of issues underpinning elder care in India, mainly focusing on the challenges India faces in caring for the elderly. In addition to the minimal state support and near total dependence on the family for long-term social care and economic aid, the changing dynamics between generations and in the family structure and privatization of health care, in general, create new challenges that need to be addressed. Although care plays a significant role in the well-being of the elderly, there is not much research available from India. This volume draws on field-based evidence and the legal framework in India to understand how care is organized for the elderly and to locate the primary sources of care provision. The book addresses key themes such as the shrinking of the traditional support base of the elderly, the trajectory of nursing homes in India and care arrangements for the elderly within the community. Written by academics and practitioners in gerontology, this book is an informative resource for demographers, gerontologists, social scientists studying ageing, and human rights and legal experts working with the aged.