SIXTY YEARS AND BEYOND........

Though as a standard norms, Oldage Homes accept boarders aged 50 years and above, most of the boarders in Oldage Homes are aged 60 years and above. mostly retired service holders or Professionals etc. Hence my Blog is mainly meant for the ealderlies (whether in own home or in oldage home) are aged 60 years and beyond....their problems...needs...health...survival strategies and financial status etc etc. have been discussed. I shall be thankful to the viewers if they bring to my notice anything relevant to this blog has been ommitted.

CONTROL OVER THE OLDAGE HOMES BY GOVERNMENT

It has been noticed that there is no infrastructue in Social Welfare Deptt.of either Central or State Governments to lookafter the function of the Oldage Homes and the welfare of the Oldage Home boarders. It is proposed that the governments may impose liseince to the Oldage Homes which should be renewed every year after inspection carried out by the appropriate authorities of Soicial Welfare Deptts. of Cent theral and State. There are lots of instances where unemployed men opened Oldage Homes at their own house or elsewhere like stationery shops. Their motto is to earn money at any cost. Many cases they do not bother about the minimum needs of the boarders. As most of the boarders are aged and infirm they passess their days quitely finding no other way out. Unless Government or Civic Bodies do not come forward with some benevolent policies, a major portion of the boarders of this types of Oldage Homes will pass their days till death uncared for.
In this connection I would like to bring to viewers' notice that as per my personal SURVEY, I have found that a good number of Oldage Home boarders (Female Boarders are more in percentage than Male counterpart are suffering from DEPRESSIVE ILLNESS out of which some boarders are suffering from DEMENSIA or ALZHEIMER.If their relatives arrange whole-time attendant and keep watch whether the suffering boarder is properly attended to,then it is some how, alright.In many cases this type of unfortunate boarders pass their days without attendants un-fed/half-fed/not properly clothed. Government should specify some norms which should be mandetory to the Oldage Home authrities to observe. Non-compliance of the norms should attract specific sections of Criminal Proc. Code (neglect/abuse to elderlies).EVERY OLDAGE HOMES SHOULD HAVE FIRE PROTECTION ARRANGEMENTS AND IMMERGENT MEDICAL SUPPORT FACILITIES VIZ.ARRANGEMENT OF OXYGEN GAS ETC. AND A TRAINED NURSE OR AYYEA. A good number of Oldage Homes are situated in villages far away from nearest city but those homes are not having their own transport to remove a sick boarder to nearest hospital, if necessary. Sometimes serious patient die for delay in getting transport.

LOW/NO COST OLDAGE HOMES
This is for information for 'low income group/no income-group people' that there are some 'LOW COST' and 'NO COST' Oldage Homes in some villages in West Bengal, as well as, in Kolkata Metropolitn Area (managed by charitable trust/missionaries/NGOs etc,). Above mentioned oldage homes keep their inmates in dormitaries accommodating eight to twenty boarders in one hall. I have found such homes at Barasat & Bashirhat about a decade ago. These Homes are meant for real 'destitutes', who has no shelter oh their own or peoples having megre monthly income bt which they cannot afford charges of an average Oldage Homes.To name afew such homes are Sarada Mission at Barasat (N-24 Prgs). One such Home is functioning at Narayanpur within Rajarhat-Narayanpur Municipality (to reach avail auto from Kaikhali near Airport).Beside this ihe following Oldage Homes belong to above category :

Little Sister of Poor Mahila SebaSamity
8, Red Cross Place, Kolkata-700001
2,A.J.C. Road, Kolkata73
Phone:22425552/22429360 Mother Terrassa Oldage Home,
Near Kalighat Temple, Kolkata-26

Missionaries of Charity
54, A.J.C.Bose Road, Kolkata-17