India, Sept. 15 -- An American woman living in India has sparked a discussion online after sharing her observations on how elderly people are treated in India compared to the United States. Dana Marie, who currently resides in Bengaluru, posted a video on Instagram highlighting the stark differences she noticed in hospitals and nursing homes in both countries. In the video, she noted that in the US, many elderly patients are often left alone during medical visits, while in India, family members almost always accompany them.

"When I lived in the US and I would go to the hospital, I remember noticing that majority of elderly patients were completely alone," she recalled. "I worked in a nursing home for a while and a lot of my patients woul...