EVALUASI KINERJA PERLINDUNGAN SOSIAL PADA PENDUDUK USIA LANJUT PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF SOCIAL PROTECTION IN FOLLOW-OLD POPULATIONS

Abstract The number of elderly people increases along with the improving situation andeconomic conditions in the community. The more the number of elderly people themore problems. The main problem is that the elderly are not in good condition.Middle and old seniors who are over 70 years of age find it difficult to live withouthelp from family, community and government. Many elderly people are neglectedor neglected. The government helps to make the community's old age not only aburden, but also to make the elderly independent, healthy and happy. Thegovernment has implemented various social assistance programs, namely directassistance, health insurance and pro elderly programs that can be initiated by thecommunity and the business world. This study aims to analyze the performance ofsocial protection in the elderly. The results showed that not all elderly peoplereceived this assistance. Some of the reasons for this are the list of elderly peoplebeing updated late, many elderly people who are unable to access it due to loweducation and knowledge, as well as limited physical and psychological coverage.To encourage coverage, the researcher recommends carrying out layered datacollection at the RT and RW levels, so that the development of the elderly can becontinuously monitored Keywords: elderly, access, assistance, social, neglected, education, health Abstrak Jumlah lansia semakin bertambah seiring dengan membaiknya situasi dan kondisiperekonomian masyarakat. Semakin banyak jumlah lansia juga semakin banyakpersoalan yang dihadapi. Persoalan utama adalah kondisi lansia yang tidaksepenuhnya baik. Lansia madya dan tua yang berada diatas usia 70 tahun tidakmudah menghadapi kehidupan tanpa bantuan dari keluarga, masyarakat dan pemerintah. Masih banyak lansia yang terlantar ataupun yang ditelantarkan.Pemerintah berupaya agar masa tua masyarakat bukan hanya menjadi beban,namun menjadikan lansia mandiri, sehat dan bahagia di usia tua. Upayapemerintah diwujudkan melalui berbagai progam bantuan sosial baik berupabantuan langsung, jaminan kesehatan maupun program pro lansia yang dapatdinisiasi oleh masyarakat maupun dunia usaha. Penelitian ini bertujuan untukmenganalisis kinerja perlindungan sosial pada lansia. Hasil penelitian menunjukanbelum semua lansia mendapatkan bantuan tersebut. Beberapa penyebabnyaadalah daftar lansia terlambat di update, banyak lansia yang tidak mampumengakses akibat rendahnya Pendidikan dan pengetahuan, serta daya jangkauyang semakin terbatas baik fisik maupun psikis. Untuk mendorong daya jangkau,peneliti merekomendasikan agar melakukan pendataan ulang berlapis tingkat RTdan RW, agar dapat terus terpantau perkembangan lansia. Katakunci : lansia, akses, bantuan, sosial, terlantar, pendidikan, kesehatan.Â