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Friday 18 May 2007

Whats wrong with old-age home? huh?

Imagine if you have an aging father, and you are unable to take care of him, For aged mother, it is not so difficult. Aged Mom can spent her time watching TV, attending various mandirs and tikaras, gossiping with friends in the park, she will be busy taking care of the house, searching for odds and ends to occupy her time, she will stitch the torn ends, cut the veggies, wash the plates and even make chappatis. or simply pass time taking panga with her daughter-in-law. She is never bored. But aging father? It is difficult. There are very few activities for him to do except to read newspaper, which he cannot read if he has poor eye-sight. We don’t expect him to help in the kitchen. At the most, he can go for walks or he can baby sit. But he needs/expects his tea/lunch/snack/dinner/attention/pampering, all at his convenience, and that is difficult nowadays, when there is so much of a work load. I don’t understand why old-age-home is a taboo in our Indian society. I was suggesting an old age home to my Indian friend who was worried about her aged father, and she looked shocked as if she had seen a ghost. Come on, be practical. If you look at these homes with open mind, they are no so bad, especially the ones where you can pay and stay comfortably. There are some good old age homes in India, where they take a deposit of five lakhs of rupees and you pay the rent of rupees ten thousand per month. They have an air conditioned private room plus they can have great number of professional to look to their mental/culinary/health needs. These homes ensure good health care, full services for a fee. These apartments which are equipped with 24 hour medical services, dining and recreational facilities, wheel chair facilities are available for a monthly maintenance charge plus the initial cost of the apartment. These independent living retirement arrangements enable the older people to enjoy life without being bothered about day-to-day maintenance. They can actively participate in the activities of the residents and also play games, swim, go out shopping and enjoy other cultural activities. Usually food is provided but the enterprising ones can cook their own meals. Such senior housing facilities are for those senior citizens who cannot take full responsibility but still want to be independent. Nothing however will take the place of staying at home with the family. Love and affection and the feeling of being wanted and needed can never be replaced by anything. Senior citizens staying in a family environment are the ideal scenario that they would want provided that is what the others want. But some times, certain things cannot be helped. Wise decision always helps.

3 comments:

  1. Pushpa,
    Where are the old age homes in Mumbai/Navi Mumbai/Thane?? Decent accomodation where my 83 year old mother can be looked after. She is fit and healthy, but my wife is now a cancer patient, and I am too busy making a living, and all the spare time, I try to be with my wife.
    Is there any way you can make a deposit and have monthly charges, or even an outright buy. If you know of any such place, you can get in touch with me at kannansundarams@gmail.com.
    Thanks and have a great weekend.
    Kannan

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  2. There are more than 200 Old Age Homes in Maharashtra situated in or near big cities. Some are in villages or in Konkan nature belt.
    Based on monthly charges, there are 4 types of Old Age Homes.
    1. Old people without any support – Free
    2. Based on the income of elderly persons
    3. Charging less than Rs.1000/- per month.
    4. Charging more than Rs.1000/-per month
    For more information on old age home please check out the site at http://www.karmayog.com/lists/oah.htm

    For paying and living in style you could check out http://dignitylifestyle.org/faq.htm#

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  3. Thank you for this usefull information
    Really helpful
    dont forget to visit us Old age homes in thane

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