Abstract: In recent years, the aging population has been rapidly increasing in Vietnam. Many socio-economic changes have exerted an great impact on families structure and functions, families lives and elderly’s care. Based on data of some sociological surveys on families and elderly, this article focuses on highlighting some main factors and emerging issues influencing on elderly care work, that both society and families need to be taken into proper consideration so as better to bring about the elderly’s role in families, improve the intergenerational ties and families sustainability. In fact, in many families nowadays, the burden of elderly care has been taken by families members, and mostly by their adult children. The wider intergeneration gap between elderly parents and their children also likely becomes an obstacle for elderly care in families today. The article implies that mobilization of support from social organizations and people plays an important role in realizing activities for elderly healthcare.
Key words: Elderly; Elderly Care; Intergeneration Gap.