IPSrC INTEGRATED PROGRAMME FOR SENIOR CITIZENS

(Old Age Home) at Nirmal, Telangana

There has been a study rise in the population of Senior citizens in India. The number of elderly persons has increased from 1.98 Cr. in 1951 to 10.38 Cr. in 2011. The projections indicate that the number of Senior citizens will increase to 14.3 crore by 2021. In recent times, society is witnessing decline of the joint family system, as result of which a large number of parents are being neglected by their families exposing them to lack of emotional, physical and financial support. The elder persons are facing a lot of Problems in the absence of adequate social security. This clearly reveals that ageing has become a major social challenge and there is a need to provide for the economic and health needs of the elderly and to create a social milieu, which is conducive and sensitive to the emotional needs of the elderly.

DOVE IPOP Nirmal Lit of Staff 2024-25

DOVE IPOP Nrmal List of Beneficiaries 2024-25

DOVE IPOP Nirmal List of Saff 2023-24

DOVE IPOP Nirmal List of Beneficiaries 2023-24

To improve the quality of life of the Senior Citizens by providing basic amenities like shelter, food, medical care and entertainment/recreation opportunities with free of cost in Home based approach, we are running a senior Citizens Home at Nirmal  of Telangana. With the main objective is to improve the Quality of life of the Senior Citizens for 25 destitute elders Senior Citizens and also to build and strengthen intergenerational relationships particularly between children/youth and senior citizens.

PROFILE OF THE AREA:

The Home for Senior Citizen, Nirmal is located in the District Head Quarters of Newly Formed Nirmal District of Telangana. It is a backward area which is predominantly in agriculture.  People here are struggling to earn their livelihood.

Particularly old age people require basic needs, clothing and medical care etc.  It covers 32 villages most of them are depends on agriculture, which is ultimately depends on rainfall.  A large percentage of people are below poverty line. The average income of the family ranges is very low when compare to state.

INFRASTRUCTURE

The home for the Senior Citizens was started on 02.02.2017. The home is used as a rest house for old age people.  It is also used as a sacred junction for the cultural and social activities.  The home consists of 10 rooms.  One is common hall for Recreation, 6 wards with beds and cots and second one is for counseling room, one for Kitchen and one for Dining Hall, the spiritual pictures will be shown to the Senior Citizens to reconcile themselves from personal problems and also develop self-confidence, faith in God and so on.

NUMBER OF INMATES

On the basis of the standard criteria adopted, 25 inmates were selected from the nearby villages.  They were all from economically poor and neglected families and who actually need help. They are all 60 + years.  And majority of the people belong to the SC, BC and ST community.

 SERVICES PROVIDED

In the Home the grannies and granddads are being over 60 years of age. Some of them is having problems of defect of eye sight, development of immature cataract, partial deafness and joint pains.  They were individually checked by Doctor and administered timely medicines to the grannies. Improvement in generally health has been observed. In the Home we provided mosquito nets, hot water and RO to the Senior Citizens.

Food

Adequate quantity, good quality, variety in food stuff and   containing an average of 1700 calories and 50 grams protein to be provided to the every beneficiary every day.  The inmates are providing nutritious food – breakfast with tea, afternoon lunch, biscuits with tea in the evening, and dinner along with some fruits in the night. Eggs are served.

Clothing:

 We are providing the inmates saris with a blouse for the grannies and dothi with towel for the granddads along with a blanket each afternoon lunch and in the evening some of fruits and biscuits.

Therapy

 With the advancing of age, most of our SENIOR CITIZENS cannot tolerate either extremes of heat or cold due to decreased vasculrity of the skin.  Many of them have suffered not only from bodily pains but also due to poor vision.  They occasionally have respiratory infection.  Sisters have taken preventive measures by administering timely medicines and so on. The SENIOR CITIZENS are timely checked by Medical Doctor. Providing medicines and  Physiotherapy to some of the inmates as per their request.

Recreational Activities

 In Home most of the grannies and  granddads had completely given up their recreational activities.  After admission into this centre, everyday all of them mixes freely and starts chit-chatting.  We provided T.V and Tape Recorder for recreational activities and library  facility  for literate inmates to read moral and spiritual books.

ACTIVITIES AT THE CENTRE : 

The inmates take bath first then they go for prayer in a separate room.  After prayer they take breakfast in the dining hall and take some rest.  Later, some of the inmates get involved in chit chat or playing traditional games and some of them are recollect their past experiences.

Lunch is provided to the inmates at around 12:30PM. By 4.00 PM, inmates are given snacks with tea; and food and fruits in the night.  Weekly five days they will be given eggs.  Every month we are providing counseling for the inmates for strengthening of their mental health with professional councilors.

ACHIEVEMENTS

 On the basis of consulting with the grannies and grandads it was found that this centre caters the various needs of the inmates like:

1. a) Physical needs: Such as food, clothing, shelter etc.
2. b) Psychological needs : Facing loneliness, frustrations and other psychological problems and insecurity to cover these situations and encourage to move co-inmates eco-friendly.
3. c) Sociological needs : Such as recreational activities, religious activities and other cultural activities like gana bajana and singing songs etc., Organizing important events like Independence Day, Diwali and Dasara celebrations.

COVID-19 Related Activities

During the Pandemic situation DOVE has taking all necessary steps to ensure that we are prepared well to face the challenges and threat posed by the growing pandemic of COVID-19 the Corona Virus especially concentrating in Senior Citizen Homes. With active support of volunteers and local administrations involved to prevent spread of the virus is to empower the senior citizens with the right information and taking precautions as per the advisories being issued by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt., of India and Govt.,  MSJE, ICMR AND TELANGANA GOVERNMENT, DOVE has initiation several measures like:

• Maintain social distances to inmates
• Hand and Hygienic facilitates provided
• Provide proper nutrition foods
• Supply of masks and sanitary to individual inmates
• Strictly avoid visitors from outsides
• Followed health precautions
• Daily maintain cleanliness
• Regularly spraying bleaching’s and cleaning materials
• Doctors’ visits twice in a week
• Yoga and meditation at Senior Citizen Homes
• Regular counseling on COVID-19 by health department and social workers
• Supply of medical kits

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Nutrition: Adequate quaintly, good quality, variety in food stuff containing an average of 1700 calories and 50 grams protein to be provided to the every beneficiary everyday