Urgensi Revisi Undang-Undang tentang Kesejahteraan Lanjut Usia

Lukman Nul Hakim

Abstract

At present we are witnessing an increasing population of the world's elderly. The World Health Organization (WHO) calls this phenomenon as humanity’s greatest triumph. Indonesia is one of the countries with the most elderly population in the world. The WHO predicts that in 2025 Indonesia will occupy the fifth position with the highest percentage of elderly people in the world. This article tries to answer what is the latest scientific study of the elderly? What should be the category limit old age in Indonesia? Is the revision of the Law Number 13 of 1998 concerning Elderly Welfare (the Elderly Act) is urgent to do? Finally, what is the role of the Indonesian Parliament on this issue? The researcher uses a qualitative method with a combination of interview techniques and literature studies. This article tries to answer what is the latest scientific study of the elderly? What should be the category limit old age in Indonesia? Is the revision of the Law Number 13 of 1998 concerning Elderly Welfare (the Elderly Act) is urgent to do? Finally, what is the role of the Indonesian Parliament on this issue? So if there is an elderly bonus, the burden on productive people will be heavier. Gerontologists introduce the concept of active aging as a solution. A concept that invites us to see the elderly not as burdens but people with economic and social potential. A solutive, comprehensive and implementative policy that is supported by implementers at the central, regional, and community level will make the bonus of the elderly a blessing. Therefore, the revision of Law No. 13 of 1998 on Elderly Welfare is urgently called for, with several important things that must be included, namely the principle of humanity, the rights of the elderly, elderly data collection, and economic protection for the elderly.

Abstrak

Saat ini kita sedang menyaksikan meningkatnya populasi lanjut usia (lansia) di dunia. World Health Organization (WHO) menyebut fenomena ini sebagai kemenangan terbesar umat manusia. Indonesia merupakan salah satu negara yang mempunyai populasi lansia terbanyak di dunia. WHO memprediksi bahwa pada tahun 2025 Indonesia akan menempati posisi kelima negara dengan persentase lansia tertinggi di dunia. Artikel ini mencoba menjawab bagaimanakah kajian ilmiah terkini tentang lansia? Berapakah sebaiknya batasan kategori usia lansia di Indonesia? Apakah revisi Undang-Undang Nomor 13 Tahun 1998 tentang Kesejahteraan Lanjut Usia (UU Lansia) mendesak untuk dilakukan? Terakhir, bagaimana peran DPR RI mengenai isu ini? Peneliti menggunakan metode penelitian kualitatif, yaitu dengan kombinasi teknik wawancara dengan pakar dan kajian literatur. Berdasarkan perhitungan dependency ratio oleh BPS, pada tahun 2020 ini 100 orang usia produktif menanggung beban 48 orang non-produktif, sehingga jika terjadi bonus lansia maka beban orang produktif akan semakin berat. Para ahli gerontologi memperkenalkan konsep active ageing sebagai solusi. Sebuah konsep yang mengajak kita memandang lansia bukan sebagai beban melainkan orang-orang yang potensial secara ekonomi dan sosial. Sebuah kebijakan yang solutif, komprehensif dan implementatif yang didukung oleh para pelaksana di tingkat pusat, daerah, dan unsur masyarakat akan menjadikan bonus lansia sebagai berkah. Karena itu revisi UU Lansia mendesak dilakukan, dengan beberapa hal penting yang harus dimasukkan, yaitu prinsip kelanjutusiaan, hak-hak lansia, pendataan lansia, dan proteksi ekonomi bagi lansia.

Keywords

active aging; elderly; elderly bonus; law; welfare; bonus lansia; kesejahteraan; lanjut usia; undang-undang

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.46807/aspirasi.v11i1.1589

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