Mobile Medicare Units for the aged in India

• 80 million people are over the age of 60 in India
• 60% of them live in poverty
• 80% do not have adequate medical or financial support
• 12 million elderly people in India are blind
• 5,00,000 older people die of tuberculosis every year
• 33 million elderlies are living with diabetes !!

These shocking figures are as reported in this video.

As a small step towards extending relief, HelpAge India and Help the Aged (UK) together run Mobile Medicare Units to reach out to the disadvantaged and isolated aged people across India. Infact, Help the Aged is the only aid agency in UK that supports older people WORLDWIDE.

Take a look…

 

FAQs:
What are Mobile Medicare Units ?
How does the MMU programme work ?
What you can do ?
MMUs in action

Also Read:
Elder Abuse in India - a case of Human Rights violations
Grants (funds) for Old Age Homes in India

Old Age Home in Kolkata needs help

Watch this video…

Its a fervent appeal from an Old Age Home in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

Bholananda Briddha Ashram
44, Middle Road
Barrack-Pore
Kolkata - 120
Phone: +91-33-25941627, 69916322

Related Reading:
Elder Abuse in India - a case of Human Rights violations
Grants (funds) for Old Age Homes in India

Video - Home away from home - Old Age Homes

This video very sensitively portrays the plight of the elderlies in India, and why they are forced to live in Old Age Homes (OAH).

Take for example, the elderly woman who says she was beaten by her daughter-in-law, and her son therefore asked her to move to an old age home. Or for that matter the elderly man who was duped by his brothers and thrown out by children.

More and more elderlies are preferring to live in Old Age Homes than live with abusive children who are not even ready to own them. 

Related Reading:
Elder Abuse in India - a case of Human Rights violations
Old Age Homes in Delhi NCR
Grants (funds) for Old Age Homes in India
NGOs working for welfare of Senior Citizens in Delhi

Giving is Living

  

Inspiration for soul

Say NO to Injustice

“If everyone howled at every Injustice, every act of barbarism, every act of unkindness, then we would be taking the first step towards a real humanity.”
- Nelson Demille

“You just need to be a flea against Injustice. Enough committed fleas biting strategically can make even the biggest dog uncomfortable and transform even the biggest nation.”
- Marian Wright Edelmen

“One who is injured ought not to return the injury, for on no account can it be right to do an Injustice; and it is not right to return an injury, or to do evil to any man, however much we have suffered from him.”
- Socrates

“If you are neutral in situations of Injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.”
- Bishop Desmond Tutu

“…when conditions are evil it is not your duty to submit… when conditions are evil, your duty, in spite of protests, in spite of sentiment, your duty, though you trample on the bodies of your nearest and dearest to do it, though you bleed your own heart while, your duty is to see that those conditions are changed. If your laws forbid you, you must change your laws. If your church forbids you, you must change your church. And if your God forbids you, you must change your God.”
- Clemence Dane (1861-1965)

“In Germany, the Nazis first came for the Communists,
and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Communist.
Then they came for the Jews,
and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Jew.
Then they came for the trade unionists,
and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Catholics,
but I didn’t speak up because I was a Protestant.
Then they came for me…
By that time there was no one to speak up for anyone.”
- Martin Niemoller

“Injustice is a sixth sense, and rouses all the others.”
- Barr Amelia E.

“An individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its Injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for the law.”
- Martin Luther King, Jr.

“Injustice Anywhere is a THREAT to Justice Everywhere.”
- Martin Luther King, Jr.

“The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing.”
- Albert Einstein

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Strike out against Injustice

Old Age Homes in Delhi NCR

Last updated: 4th May, 2008

Continuing with our series on NGOs… here is a list of Old Age Homes in Delhi NCR. It includes those run by the state as well as civil society organizations.

I have updated phone numbers wherever available. But in some cases it was not possible to do so. The old phone nos. are therefore marked with a ** for identification. 

(1) Old Age Homes run by NDMC in Delhi

Sandhya                              
Home for Senior Citizens
Opposite Hyatt Regency Hotel
Netaji Nagar, New Delhi – 110023
Phone Number : +91-11-24671273, 24103542

Aaradhana                           
Home for Senior Citizens (Women ONLY)
Bhagwan Das Lane, New Delhi - 110001
Phone Number : +91-11-23382795

(2) Old Age Homes run by NGOs in Delhi

Godhuli – Senior Citizens’ Home
(Servants of people Society – Delhi Branch)
Plot-7, Sector-2, Dwarka, New Delhi - 110075
Phone: 25080568
[Head Office]: Servants of the people Society
Lajpat Bhawan, Lajpat Nagar - IV
New Delhi - 110024
Phones: +91-11-26427650 (O)
Fax: +91-11-26460328

Nirmal Hriday
(Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity)
1, Magazine Road, Majnu ka Tila
New Delhi – 110054
Phone: +91-11-23812180

Har-Mit Trust                   
B-37, Greater Kailash - I
New Delhi - 110048
Phone: +91-11-29241375

Ozanam Home Society
Rosary School Compound, Radio Colony
Kingsway Camp, Guru Teg Bahadur Nagar
Delhi – 110009
Phone: +91-11-27604369

Home for the Aged (Delhi Christian Friend-In-Need Society)
Village Asola, Fatehpur Beri
Chattarpur Road, New Delhi – 110030
Phone: +91-11-26652011

Ayudham Society for the Old and Infirm
Village Rewla Khanpur, P. O. Pandwala Kalan, Jhatikra Road Near
Najafgarh, New Delhi – 110043
Phone: +91-11-25319412
[Head Office] : C - 22, Rajouri Garden, New Delhi - 110027

Elders Home Society
P-5, 1st Floor, Sector-17
Rohini, Delhi - 110085
Phone: +91-11-27570684

Arya Mahila Ashram
Near Arya Samaj Mandir, Durga Colony
New Rajendra Nagar, New Delhi - 110060
Phone : 28741786 & 28745091

St. Mary’s Home for the Aged Women
6, Rajpur Road, Delhi – 110054
Phone : 23928868

Nav Kaushlya Rani Home for the Aged Blind
(National Association for the Blind)
Narela, Delhi
Phone : 26176379, 27285164

Shahid Sainik Stri Sadan
P.P.G. Lane, Rashtrapati Bhawan
New Delhi – 110014

Air Force Association Senior Citizen Home          Read more…
62-64, Institutional Area, Tuglakabad
MB Road, Near Batra Hospital
New Delhi-110062
Phone: 26058866

Geeta Vridh Ashram
New Rajinder Nagar, New Delhi – 110060
Phone : 5725560 **

Anand Dham & Vridh Ashram
(Jagriti Mission Project)
Bakkarwala Road, Nangloi - Najafgarh Road
Nangloi, Delhi – 41
Phone number : 28345601, 28341300

Kartar Vridh Ghar
Village Kaushak
G.T. Karnal Road
Delhi

(3) Old Age Homes run by Delhi Government

Old Age Home
PWD Barracks, B Block
(Near Gurudwara & Desh Bandhu Gupta College)
Kalkaji, Delhi – 110019
Phone Number :26218940

Home for Aged and Infirm Persons
Khadi Gramodyog Bhawan
(Near Musaddi Lal Higher Secondary School)
Narela, Delhi – 110040
Phone Number : 27784236

(4) Old Age Homes run by NGOs in NOIDA (Uttar Pradesh)

Manvayatan
Plot No. 2, Sector - 37, Institutional Area (behind community centre)
NOIDA, Uttar Pradesh – 201303.
Contact Person : Mr. V. Lall (6466066, 6288010)
Tel : +91-120–2432195, 2432383

Anand Niketan Vridh Sewa Ashram
(Jan Kalyan Trust)
C 5, Sector – 55
NOIDA – 201305, Uttar Pradesh
Tel : +91-120-4582405, 4581475, 4583686

(5) Old Age Homes run by NGOs in Gurgaon (Haryana)

Chiranjiv Karam Bhoomi
(Divya Chaya Trust)
C-1, Palam Vihar,
Gurgaon, Haryana (INDIA)
Phone : +91-124-4070090                 
Email: info@ckb.org.in

HOPE Senior Citizens’ Home Society
Post Box No: 4 , U-215 ,
New Palam Vihar , Phase-II,
Gurgaon - 122017
Haryana. (India)
Phone: +91-124 -4071721, 2468383;  Mobile: +91-9313901456
Email : jfhope9@yahoo.co.in

Updates:
I shall keep updating this post as and when I am able to collect new information.

Also read:
Elder Abuse in India - a case of Human Rights violations

Related Reading:
Grants (funds) for Old Age Homes in India
NGOs working for welfare of Senior Citizens in Delhi
Benefits, Concessions and Schemes for Senior Citizens in India
The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007

NGOs working for welfare of Senior Citizens in Delhi

Here is a list of NGOs working for welfare of senior citizens in Delhi.

1. HelpAge India
C-14 Qutab Institutional Area
New Delhi – 110016
Ph: 011 41688955-56
E-mail: headoffice@helpageindia.org
http://www.helpageindia.org

2. Age Care India
N-17 B Saket,
New Delhi –17.
Phone: 011-26965471

3. Agewell Foundation
M-8A, Lajpat Nagar,Part-2
New Delhi-110024, INDIA
Ph:091-11-29836486 / 29840484
Fax: 29830458
Email: agewell@bol.net.in
http://www.agewellindia.org

4. Elder’s Home Society
Flat No 23 Shankar Mkt.,
Connaught Place
New Delhi- 1

5. Ashirwad- Senior Citizens Council
No.15 Surya Niketan,
Delhi- 92

6. Nai Roshni
D-7/7178 Vasant Kunj
New Delhi-70

7. Home for the Aged Trust
B – 153, East of Kailash, New Delhi - 65

There must be several others who do not find mention in this list. I would try and include them as and when the information is available.

Related Reading:
Elder Abuse in India - a case of Human Rights violations
The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007
Benefits, Concessions and Schemes for Senior Citizens in India

Sunday Clinics for Senior Citizens in Delhi

This health initiative of Delhi government is a boon for elderlies and their care-givers. Infact it is steps like this which go a long way in according real health benefits to senior citizens.

Sunday Clinics is a scheme of the Health Department of Delhi Government  wherein OPD facilities are provided to senior citizens every Sunday between specified hours. This way the care-giver who accompanies the elderly is not required to take leave from work.

This facility (in designated hospitals) is available on Sundays from 9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon, while in some it is available between 10:00 AM - 12:00 Noon.

Following hospitals of Delhi government run Sunday clinics:

1. Aruna Asaf Ali Hospital, Raj Pur Road
2. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital, Hari Nagar
3. Dr. N.C. Joshi Hospital, Karol Bagh
4. Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Shahadra
5. Jagjiwan Ram Hospital, Jahangir Puri
6. Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital, Khichripur
7. Loknayak Jai Prakash Narain Hospital, Jawahar Lal Nehru Marg
8. Rao Tula Ram Hospital, Jaffarpur
9. Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital, Mangol Puri

Following 3 Hospitals/Institutes in Delhi also run Sunday clinics with separate registration counters for senior citizens:

1. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
2. Maualana Azad Medical College, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg
3. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, Baba Khadak Singh Marg

It would be worthwhile to mention here that this scheme of Senior Citizens’ Clinic is in operation since 1998.  I only hope all senior citizens are aware so as to take benefit of same.

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Creating criminals out of innocents

“Did you really think that we want those laws to be observed?” said Dr. Ferris. “We want them broken. You’d better get it straight that it’s not a bunch of boy scouts you’re up against– then you’ll know that this is not the age for beautiful gestures. We’re after power and we mean it. You fellows were pikers, but we know the real trick, and you’d better get wise to it.”

“There’s no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren’t enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws.”

“Who wants a nation of law-abiding citizens ? What’s there in that for anyone ? But just pass the kind of laws that can neither be observed nor enforced nor objectively interpreted – and you create a nation of law-breakers – and then you cash in on guilt. Now that’s the system, Mr. Rearden, that’s the game, and once you understand it, you’ll be much easier to deal with.”

This is an extract from the famous Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand.  I deliberately broke this 1 para quote into 3 only to make the emphasis clear.

Infact this is one of my favorites… simply because it very lucidly explains the mind of corrupt forces and their need to institutionalize corruption. And how successfully they do it by creating absurd unjust laws, the only way they can rule over innocents… the only way they can become centres of power.

This also explains why some laws end up getting more abused than others, and why some laws are beyond comprehension, especially when the issue they seek to address could have been resolved otherwise.

Needless to say, absurd laws are open to misuse… misuse makes them abused. And abused laws are the easiest way to creating criminals out of innocents.

What a way to Rule !

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92-year-old beaten, thrown out of home by daughter-in-law

Here comes another case of Elder Abuse from India… that too from Mumbai,  a city considered safe for women in India !

But then as evident this city was unable to protect a 92 year old woman, Laxmibai Laxmidas Paleja from getting abused and beaten up by her own daughter-in-law, Darshana.

Darshana inflicted brutal physical injuries on the 92 year old Laxmibai by kicking, abusing and beating her. The old woman was not only badly beaten but also thrown out of her house and dumped at her daughter’s place. Her condition was so bad that she had to be immediately shifted to a hospital. Laxmibai Paleja is now admitted in Harkisondas Hospital in Mumbai. She says:

Don’t curse me by wishing me health. When I close my eyes to sleep I pray they may never open again.

How much I wish she would never say so !

But then this growing menace of Elder Abuse is leaving no choice for elderlies. When forced to live under such inhuman conditions they all end up looking forward to death… the ultimate release.

Laxmibai Paleja further said :

My grandson kicked me on my face and my daughter-in-law abused me. It was after my son died that they started ill-treating me. They would call me useless and force me to do work even though I can barely walk because of my age. Finally, they just threw me out of the house, saying I had nothing to do with them.

Her son died of a paralytic attack in December last year.  She says she was abused because her daughter-in-law and grandson were fed up of taking care of her.

Police complaint
On a complaint from Laxmibai’s daughters the Police registered a non-cognizable complaint (which means police shall not arrest without a warrant). Which only means that abusive Darshana and her abusive son have nothing to fear.

But legal experts opine that this case should have been registered as a criminal offence.

Parents cannot be evicted without the due process of law, if they have been staying there from before. There are number of enactments which can be applied. Firstly, under Section 125 CrPC, a magistrate can order the child to maintain his old parents. Secondly, Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act says an aged parent can demand maintenance from the same way a wife can demand from her husband. Also, the Domestic Violence Act provides parents with the Rights to seek relief.

Like Mother like son
A closer look at this case throws up a disturbing fact. The daughter-in-law seems abusive and her son does not seem far behind in conduct. Does that mean abusive women rear abusive children ?

I know… it isn’t easy finding answer to this question.

But then if the probability is positive it does become a serious cause of concern for the future health of India… simply because children growing in an abusive, discordant atmosphere would carry psychological scars on their young, impressionable minds. Such children would have their own inner battles to fight first and only if they emerge victorious would they be able to make meaningful contributions outside.

 

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