Care Settings For Elders Soumya Madam, You must publish this in your blog or in your website. This is my personal experience I am sharing… Read More »Lack Of Care Standards Plague, ‘Care Settings For Elders’.
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This question is very intriguing as there is no straight answer. According to social gerontologists like us, there is no reason to be unhappy and… Read More »Is Age and Unhappiness Related?
Ramachandra Adiga , aged now 86, was brought to the care facility without any notice to the care facility. The usual protocols like, assessments, setting… Read More »Timely intervention to ward off elder abuse
Ramanujam was a feisty, independent-minded, and solitary 92 -year-old man who, after a fall and many complications, had been living in various ‘care homes’ for… Read More »Selecting the best run care home
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Mr. and Mrs. Gonsalves , a loving couple, had been living in their own home ever since Brigadier retired. He was 94years old and she… Read More »Ageing in Place
Neeraja Metri, a scientist with the defence establishment, had a busy work schedule and two adolescent children. Her parents lived far away from the home… Read More »A daughter’s dilemma about elderly parents care and finances
“Mr. Jacob, I regret, not taking your advice, Had I been acting according to your suggestion, my parents would have been in a better state… Read More »Timely Intervention is Important in Elder Care
What is Transitional Care? Older adults who suffer from a variety of chronic conditions often need health care services in different care settings to meet… Read More »Transitional Care