Indonesia was entering the era of theold structured population,where the elderly population in Indonesiahas increased every year. Noted that thenumber of the elderlyin Indonesia in2010 reached 18.57million, or approximately9.77% of the total population of Indonesia. If not handled properly, then thiselderly population explosion will cause variouseffects that are not good. Therefore, the governmenthas begun to perform a variety of anticipation, such as making lawsor regulations, andvarious agencies associatedwith the welfare of the elderly.

Indonesia is known as one of the countrythat upholds the values ​​of eastern, where the mannersof the elderly isone culture thatis upheld. However,along with the developmentof the era, the values ​​of easternIndonesia started to mix with westerncultural values​​.