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 (2008-09)
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 [...]
Updated on 1st August, 2011. 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. (1) Old Age Homes run by NDMC in Delhi // Sandhya Home for Senior Citizens Opposite Hyatt Regency Hotel Netaji Nagar [...]
Here is a list of NGOs working for welfare of senior citizens in Delhi. HelpAge India C-14 Qutab Institutional Area New Delhi, India – 110016 Phone : +91-11-41688955-56 E-mail: headoffice@helpageindia.org Age Care India N-17 B Saket, New Delhi –17. Phone : +91-11-26965471 Agewell Foundation M-8A, Lajpat Nagar,Part-2 New Delhi-110024, INDIA Phone : +91-11-29836486 / 29840484 Fax: +91-11-29830458 [...]
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 [...]
