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While the plight of the seniors sometimes tugged sadly at my heart, there were many individuals, societies and spiritual groups that provided praiseworthy and heart-warming support. These acts of selfless care for those in need have stayed with me as endearing memories.
The cyclothon was a spiritual journey as much as it was a cycling marathon. Visits to these senior citizen homes made me realise how essential care homes are to help elders tide over or cope with loneliness and deteriorating health that strike the privileged and the disadvantaged equally, though the disadvantaged feel the pain a lot more. All through the cyclothon I saw people who were ill and needed medical attention, but the vast majority were battling loneliness and mental health concerns. Well run homes will create an environment which will help senior citizen combat these fears and concerns. The challenge is to provide this environment and a happy life to elders across the social spectrum.
In many instances, elders were living with a family but needed to move into a home, either because the children were busy with their work or looking after their own children or didn’t have the financial resources to take care of an ailing elder. It is a sad fact of life that many elders are abandoned by their family.
Adarsh Narahari said that financially well-off families appoint a nurse when an elder is in the early stages of dementia. The nurses provide the basic assistance for daily living activity but often do not provide the companionship that these elders need the most. Lack of which leads to a rapid deterioration in the mental health of the elder with deteriorating quality of life. In well run homes with assisted living facilities, trained staff provide the environment that will arrest the deterioration in mental health and enable a higher quality of life for a much longer period.
Aging at Home
Care for elders and facilities for homecare and assisted living are much more advanced in Western countries.
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