Soumya Lakshmi

Socialization is key to robust mental health and switching over costs often diminishes the mental health of elderly people. Urban living, changed social setting, changed… Read More »Uprooting Elderly

Nutrition is directly proportional to good health. Nutrition in women, children and sportsmen, celebrities for various fitness needs are much stressed aspect. However when it… Read More »Elderly Nutrition

Rivalry between adult children can be a cause of worry for infirm elderly parents as conflicts can come in the way of care they receive… Read More »Sibling Rivalry

Many studies have shown that social integration increases life span than the healthy life style or better health care. In the urban living conditions there… Read More »Socialisation In Old Age

Anyone senior care or hospice professional can experience Compassion Fatigue. Nurses, doctors, counselors, therapists, social workers, chaplains, emergency response workers, and people caring for aging… Read More »Compassion Fatigue

Spousal Hostility between older parents is a major filial problem adult children can face. This will definitely affect the quality of care if one of… Read More »Spousal Hostility

Constipation is a nagging issue for older adults. There are several factors contributing to older adults getting constipated. Medical conditions, medications, poor nutrition, decreased intake,… Read More »Constipation

Caring for older parents during their fag end of life, is the most fulfilling experience one can have. Parents who cared for us for many… Read More »It’s An Experience Not A Responsibility

In societies like India, where traditionally caring older parents were done well within the homes, ‘old age homes’ or institutionalised care is a stigma. Changing… Read More »Care Home Stigma

Domiciliary care (home based care) fails due to various reasons. In most cases, when the home based care arrangement fails and the blame always goes… Read More »Failed Domiciliary Care