Life In Old Age Home For Abandoned Senior Citizens
Today I am anxious to see the advancement of Old Age Homes across India.
People who have crossed their age at 60 are described as senior citizens, elderly and aged. Why Old Age Homes? Once, We lived unitedly as a Joint Family beneath one roof with completely different blood relatives – father, mother, grandma, grandpa, uncle, aunty, grandchildren and lots of a lot of, But currently living a pathetic lifetime of loneliness.
Like today the joint family system is faded and every old age people are being separated from their family. This makes them mentally disturbed and their heart flows with tears. So that Old age kings and queens need some changes in their lives and they should not feel that they are lonely.
Every young man and woman wants to live an independent life even after their marriage, So that they cannot take care of their parents because of their selfishness. So why only young people send their parents out of their homes and make them join in an Old Age home.
Benefits of Old Age Home
In association they help with the daily activities with alternative caretakers who care 24x7 for the senior citizens.
Here doctors are in the hands and they are available every time even in an emergency.
Here there are many senior citizens staying happily with others like holding hands, hugging, pampering each others with pure heart,
They are expecting the lost love from those who visit them and they are getting it daily from their caretaker.
In this corona period the caretakers and doctors take extra care for those who stay there.
Old people can live here peacefully without any kind of stress or depression like thinking about their children being away from them.
The environment is the most important for them to lead a proper health with getting some good air.
We have crossed around two years during this corona era even though old people get along here safe and peaceful with all the security measures.
In old age homes they get best assisted living facilities and trained nurses to look after them the whole day.
They can make good friends and spend time with them so that they won’t feel like being lonely.
Wheelchair friendly campus,
Regular open area yoga and breathing sessions,
Providing them LED television, seperate rooms, bed for good sleep, healthy food(immunity boosting meals).
Personal laundry.
Terrace gardens will make them peaceful in the evenings.
Private and common dining hall.
A Luxurious old age home makes old people live comfortably.
Daily holistic activities for mental and good condition in fitness.
Conducting youth programs to encourage them.
And finally, Safe haven for old people.
The aged people need a lot of care.Nowadays some children leave their parents alone due to which the elderly father or mother is left alone in an old age home. Thus, old age homes play a fundamental role in taking care of such elderly people and should have company of elderly that provides companionship especially for those who have lost their spouses, giving them a home-like surroundings is safe and sound.
The aged with their rise in age begin to be seen as a burden due to lack of health and dwindling monetary age due to that they may conjointly face violence and neglect. As a result, many old age people live without their families. The foremost severely isolated and lonely are people over 80, out of that most of them are old age women, those who are spouseless and those who are living alone.
The old are therefore like little children who need a lot of care with good nutritious food and essentialities. Senior citizen homes provide them the finest happiness.
The centre ensures all desires of elders are met in addition to food, clothing, medical services and lodging. The senior citizens relish in great outdoor and indoor habitat.
Here in old age homes they have fun activities for their happiness like playing cards, carrom, old games which they used to play when they were kids, learning and working on new things which are useful for their life, the outsiders or motivators will give gestures to motivate old people.
Helping people at an old age home
When it comes to helping people at an old age home, there are a number of things you can take into consideration. Whereas caring for the old people in Home Care, you will be able to support them to complete some tasks on their own, you'll be able to even sit down with them for a few minutes and talk to them regarding something they require. Giving them fun tasks like mind games, Sudoku, craft work and exhibitions and outdoor activities. Most old people need a good sleep and proper medicine. Elders need communication with everyone so that only they will not feel lonely.
We should give them a regular visit to feel them in a good way by spending some time with them because old people are the pillars of our community.
Thus, most of the senior citizens in old age homes are very happy that they at least have support from their neighbours and friends over there in homes. Elders are living at present full of problems both for themselves and for their children. And lucky few depart with satisfaction and peace of mind.